The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today on the first mayoral debate of the campaign season last night, hosted by the Pittsburgh Design Coalition.  Check out this quote from the article:

The two agreed on major transportation issues: that Oakland and Downtown should be better linked by mass transit; that the subway extension to the North Side is a waste of money; and that the northerly portion of the Mon-Fayette Expressway is dead. Mr. Ravenstahl said the expressway wasn’t even in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s most recent request for federal funding.

Boy, are we glad to hear it!  Now let’s hope the candidates can agree that finding workable alternatives for Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley should be among the priorities for our region’s transportation planners.

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