Air traffic in the region is centered at Pittsburgh International Airport. Getting comparative data for the Pittsburgh region has been complicated by upheavals in the airline industry and US Air’s abandonment of its Pittsburgh hub. Through a consultant, Seabury APG, comparative data for the past ten years are now available on a quarterly basis. The... More
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Annual Air Passenger Trend
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Annual Airport Information Trends
Air traffic in the region is centered at Pittsburgh International Airport. Getting comparative data for the Pittsburgh region has been complicated by upheavals in the airline industry and US Air’s abandonment of its Pittsburgh hub. Through a consultant, Seabury APG, comparative data for the past ten years are now available on a quarterly basis. More
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Annual Delay per Traveler
Transportation
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Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. More
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Annual Delay per Traveler Trend
Transportation
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Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. More
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Travel Time Index
Transportation
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Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. The index on “travel time” is the difference between the time on a “normal”... More
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Travel Time Index Trend
Transportation
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Traffic Delay
Time lost in one year by an average traveler is an excellent measure of road congestion. The Urban Mobility Report measures average daily delays on key arterial roads during prime commuting hours. The data are compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute. The index on “travel time” is the difference between the time on a “normal”... More
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Unlinked Passenger Trips per Capita
Transportation
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Transit Usage
This indicator measures mass transit by calculating a ratio between trips and the resident population of the service area. The chart below shows the number of unlinked passenger trips per capita in 2014 for each benchmark region. Unlinked passenger trips is the number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles. Passengers are counted each time... More
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Unlinked Passenger Trips Trend
Transportation
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Transit Usage
This indicator measures mass transit by calculating a ratio between trips and the resident population of the service area. Western regions like Portland and Seattle are included because their systems’ sizes are comparable to Pittsburgh’s. Their developmental histories differ from the majority of regions against which Pittsburgh is usually benchmarked. The chart below shows the... More
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Quality of Roads
Transportation
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Road Quality & Costs
Pavement condition data are derived from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual survey of state and locally maintained roads and highways, based on a uniform pavement rating index. While Pittsburgh roads have improved in the last few years among our benchmark regions, almost half of our roads remain in mediocre or poor condition. More