(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Posted on Facebook on January 20th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is now in the process of implementing new seating options at some of its smaller bus stops throughout its region. According to the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, PRT has over 6,500 bus stops throughout the Pittsburgh area, some of which only consist of a sign on a post. Three of the new seating configurations have been installed in Bellevue and Monroeville and PRT is planning to place 100 of the seats throughout its system in a span of over the next two years. PRT will now be using Simme-Seats, which are made of coated steel with a mounting pole between them and they are said to be able to hold up to 500 pounds each and able to withstand winds of over 160 miles per hour. The new seating options will cost around $650 each with another $400 in costs for installation by PRT workers, compared to the costs of between $4,500 and $11,500 for a full bus shelter.