TransitScreen, the service to inform commuters about the availability of all kinds of transportation options that began in Oakland in April, is now available at the City-County Building, Downtown.
The free service is essentially a display monitor that tracks Port Authority buses, ride-share services like Lyft and Uber, car-sharing service Zipcar and Pittsburgh's bike-sharing program. The service usually is provided by a large employer, but the local system is paid for as a demonstration project by the University of Pittsburgh as part of its Smart Living project to see if the monitors can be used to encourage commuters to spend their time waiting for transportation at shops and restaurants.
Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh’s chief resilience officer, said the city is happy to have the information available for visitors. The monitor is on the Grant Street side of the building and is easily accessible from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
“It’s just another data point to help people move around the city,” he said.
TransitScreen also is available in Oakland at Pitt’s Sennott Square, the SkyVue Apartments and three medical facilities: UPMC Montefiore, UPMC Presbyterian and Falk Clinic.
More information about the Smart Living program can be found here.
First Published: June 29, 2017, 3:24 p.m.
Updated: June 29, 2017, 3:28 p.m.
