The corridor becomes Lysle Blvd in McKeesport, a wide, fast-moving highway.
PRT's newly-renovated McKeesport Transportation Center (2022) is located along this corridor.
Bus boarding bulbs (also known as bump-outs for curb extensions) expand the sidewalk into the parking lane to provide more space, make boarding the bus easier and more accessible, and prevent illegally-parked cars from blocking the bus stop.
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Queue Jumps allow buses to bypass stopped traffic, using short bus lanes and/or trasnit-priority traffic signals.
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Pedestrian Safety Islands help people cross the street by providing a safe place to stop in the middle of the street. They also make pedestrians more visible an can slow traffic to make crossing safer and easier.
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Bumpouts can incorporate green infrastructure like planted areas to beautify the street and capture stormwater. A maintenance plan is a key component to ensuring long-term effectiveness.
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Future bridge projects will provide an opportunity to collaborate with PennDOT and Allegheny County to make transit improvements in these areas.
A future bridge preservation project presents an opportunity to collaborate with PennDOT and Allegheny County to incorporate transit-supportive design.
A future bridge preservation project presents future opportunity for collaborating with PennDOT and Allegheny County to incorporate transit-supportive design. The existing configuration and function of the bridge ramps to the Waterfront may also be reconsidered to provide better traffic circulation.
