Fisrt things first, I am really going to finish my “expert” analysis of the AVR’s Commuter line, I swear.
In the meantinme…
The AVR Rail proposal has popped up again. The city got a grant for redevelopment or greening of a ribbon of land heading from the Strip through Lawrenceville.
Check out the article here.
.The total funding was $1.5 million. It isn’t explicitly stated, but the most of the amount seems to be going to building the greenway. Relocating sidings and industries is noted, but that seems to allow for the greenway, not to facilitate commuter rail.
Still, the fact remains that AVR’s commuter service was mentioned hand in hand with this. Questions of funding still remain un-answered, and because there is currently no public money involved, there is no study or project plan available to the public.
This is all well and good, but again, I see limited value in integrating this into the greenway. I am not questioning the greenway or the value of building up our transit infrastructure, I am merely questioning the value of AVR’s proposal to making transportation better IN Pittsburgh. A commuter style route to the suburbs is fine for, well, commuters, but not to bring residents to another neighborhood in the city. What you'll most likely end up with is residents of the city using buses, driving or biking to reach this new development when all is said and done.
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