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Commuting costs in Pittsburgh climbed by 40% between the first halves of 2021 and 2022, an updated study finds. Previously, the research inaccurately showed a larger increase due to an undisclosed change in how external insurance rate data was calculated.
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Pittsburgh developed from a hodgepodge of former boroughs and municipalities, and its hills and river valleys prevented planners from creating a traditional street grid. These factors make the city difficult to navigate in a vehicle. On top of that, local drivers have some idiosyncratic behaviors.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says data collected from nearly a dozen roundabouts across the state reveal their design has resulted in a…
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Court officials say distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania jumped by 52 percent last year and have increased 172 percent since 2013.Nearly seven in…
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There were fewer fatal crashes and more alcohol-related arrests on Pennsylvania's highways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.State troopers…
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Teenagers are often thought of as irresponsible — or even reckless. But a group of local researchers recently came to a different conclusion about what's…
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Many Pittsburgh area students will return to school this month, bringing long-dormant, flashing “school zone” signs back to life.Studies show that obeying…
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A group of state senators is hoping toughen traffic laws around cell phone use.Sen. Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin) earlier this year introduced a bill to make…
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According to the group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS), hundreds of lives could be saved if Pennsylvania strengthened its driving laws. The…
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As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back on 2014 and airing some of the Essential Pittsburgh stories that were most popular on our website,…