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Discuss “New bus routes will take students to Waterfront and the South Side Works”

Just in time for the 2005?2006 school year, the Port Authority of Allegheny County is planning major service changes to take effect on Labor Day. Of greatest interest to Carnegie Mellon students will be the new 59U service to the South Side Works via Oakland, and the two 61-series buses to Squirrel Hill and beyond.

Now, students will finally have a public transit option to the South Side Works, the one-year-old retail development featuring the popular restaurant franchise The Cheesecake Factory and a multi-screen cineplex, among many other stores. The 59U will stop at the development before serving Oakland on its way to the Waterfront after 5:30 pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays. According to Ron DaParma, a real estate writer...

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