SAVE THE 36 BUS & CEDAR BLVD.

The final draft of PRT's Bus Line Redesign contains a number of changes detrimental to public transit, accessibility, and mobility in Mt. Lebanon. 

1) Loss of Key Shopping and Employment Connections: The 36 route will no longer service the Galleria, shops along Rt. 19 (Trader Joe's), Village Square (Market District), or South Hills Village.

2) Elimination of all service on Bower Hill between Washington and Cochran: While the proposed shift from the 41 to the 35 adds fantastic new direct service to Oakland, the route now turns off of Bower Hill  at Cochran Road, then left onto Cedar Boulevard to reach Washington loop through part of Uptown.  With the additional loss of the 38M, all service on Bower Hill between Cochran and Washington will be removed.   

3) Negative impact on Micro-Mobility Goals: Move Lebo is actively advocating for the Municipality to create a Micro-Mobility loop to connect Uptown, the High School, and Main Park.  As we have seen with recent e-bike issues, dedicated infrastructure is needed for our kids to safely get around without conflicting with pedestrians on our sidewalks.  We feel that running both the new 35 and 36L routes along Cedar Boulevard between Cochran and Washington would have a detrimental impact on this goal.

What we would like to see instead?

1) Retain service on the 36 to South Hills Village: Preserve direct access to key retail and employment destinations.

2) Keep the 35 on Bower Hill: Prevent a complete loss of service on this well trafficked corridor.  The newly added 35s that runs from the T station direct to Oakland will be able to handle demand for commuters from uptown.

3) Use Cochran Road for the 36: If the 36 does not continue service to South Hills Village, route it along Cochran Road to reach Washington Road rather than Cedar Boulevard.  Cochran is a much larger road capable of handling buses and could service new stops at the High School, Library, and more of Uptown.

What can you do?
1) Sign this petition.  Signatures will be hand delivered to PRT staff during in-person public hearings on September 10th.
2) Add comments on the specific route pages here:

41->35: https://engage.rideprt.org/buslineredesign/BLR-route-35
36->36L: https://engage.rideprt.org/buslineredesign/BLR-route-36L

Sign The Petition

The Lebo Loop

Move Lebo is actively advocating for the Municipality to create a Micro-Mobility loop to connect Uptown, the High School, and Main Park.  As we have seen with recent e-bike issues, dedicated infrastructure is needed for our kids to safely get around without conflicting with pedestrians on our sidewalks. thIS LOOP WOULD PROVIDE A SPACE FOR BIKES, SCOOTERS AND E-MOBILITY DEVICES TO SAFELY GET AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.

The yellow portion is the Lebo loop. The orange sections indicate safe routes that can be used to access the loop.