PRT 2027 budget avoids fare hikes & service cuts, but funding struggles still loom over the future

Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s budget for the Fiscal Year 2027 will avoid fare hikes and service cuts, but the organization warns that there are still long-term funding troubles ahead.

In a press release shared on Friday, a PRT spokesperson said the FY2027 operating budget is $595.7 million. That budget includes $44.8 million in capital funding and $15.4 million in operating reserves.

The FY2027 capital budget has been set at $211.6 million, with $50.9 million coming from federal funds, $155.5 million in state funding and $5.2 million from county and other capital sources…

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