Allegheny County government announced Tuesday it is distributing the first Connect Cards for its discounted-fare pilot program for low-income public transit users. Nearly six thousand applicants have been approved, as well as an additional 3,300 children in these approved households, according to the county’s Department of Human Services (DHS). DHS
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Tuesday that the county will soon be embark on a 12-month pilot program to provide some low-income transit users with discounted transit passes, with the goal of potentially launching a permanent program in late 2023. The program is being facilitated through the county’s Department