Why Fare Rise: The Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Why the Increase in Fares of
The Duquesne
Incline
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania ?
The Duquesne Incline is operated by a not-for-profit organization known as
the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline. The Duquesne Incline does not now, nor has it ever, received any direct government subsidy for day-to-day operations from the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the Federal Government; nor, does it receive any funds from the recently-established Allegheny Regional Asset District. The
Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT--Pittsburgh's public transit system) reimburses the Incline only for PAT patrons who use current passes, tickets, tokens, or current transfers to ride The Duquesne Incline. Operation of The Duquesne Incline relies entirely on Incline fares collected, membership fees, donations, and gift shop sales !
However,
The Duquesne Incline is legally owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny
County, which operates the public transportation system (including Light
Rail Subway lines, bus routes, the Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines, and
the ACCESS Paratransit System for the disabled and elderly)
for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (with a few bus routes serving limited
areas of Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington, and Westmoreland
Counties).
The Port Authority leases The Duquesne Incline to the Society
for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, for day-to-day
operations, at a cost of one dollar per year. The Port Authority then
returns that one dollar to the Society, as a donation.
As the legal owner of The Duquesne Incline, the Board of Directors of the
Port Authority of Allegheny County controls the fares charged for
rides on The Duquesne Incline. The Port Authority owns and operates
another inclined plane, the Monongahela Incline. To maintain a simplified
and consistent fare structure, it has been the policy of the Port
Authority Board of Directors that both inclines charge the same fare to
riders.
As with Light Rail and bus fares, incline fares usually rise with
each Port Authority Transit system-wide fare increase. Hence, this is the
reason for an increase in fares on The Duquesne Incline.
Summary of Passenger Fares on The Duquesne Incline
For more detailed Incline fare information,
click here.
Or, for information on specific topics:
Fares for Senior Citizens
Fares for the Disabled
Valid Hours for use of Reduced
Transit Fare Card for the Disabled
Holiday Schedule for ALL-DAY USE of Reduced Transit Fare Card for the Disabled
Fares for Patrons Carrying Bicycles
Fares for Groups of Ten or More
Port Authority Transit Bus and Light Rail Transit Fares
Incline Tokens--DISCONTINUED
Free Continuation Transfers
between The Duquesne Incline and Mount
Washington Bus Routes
Quick-Reference Page -- Transportation
Public Transit to The Duquesne Incline
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