tibor75
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Typical that the dumbasses in the city would flock to something like this. Heck, if God Ben is there, it's got to be good.
Mellon Arena event snarls Downtown traffic, parking
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
By Joe Grata, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A motivational program at Mellon Arena, whose theme includes increasing productivity, slowed productivity for thousands of Pittsburgh workers this morning.
Commuter routes and Downtown streets were jammed as about 15,000 people converged on Mellon Arena for the 8 a.m. start of the all-day program at the arena, whose guest speakers included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (via videotaped message) and Forbes Magazine Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes.
And if you're looking ahead to this evening's rush hour, be warned: the event is scheduled to conclude at 4:45 p.m.
The addition of so many extra people to the morning rush hour led to delays of 30 minutes or longer to Port Authority bus routes, equally-long travel times on the Parkway West and Parkway East and earlier-than-usual "Full" signs posted at parking lots and garages.
"Virtually every bus headed Downtown was affected," Port Authority spokesman Bob Grove said. "Some routes were 45 or more minutes late because of the arena event. When that happens, buses don't get back out to start their next inbound trip on time."
Anticipating the crowds, police were posted at key intersections in order to help control traffic, particularly along Grant Street below Mellon Arena.
But many people headed to the all-day motivational program, created by Zig Ziglar, who bills himself as "America's #1 Motivator," had little idea where to go and where to park because of their unfamiliarity with morning rush hour habits in the city.
Regular commuters arrived only to be surprised by the traffic and scarcity of parking.
"More people than usual parked early, leaving others out in the cold and trying to get to places like the North Shore lots," said Grove, whose own bus was delayed by the traffic. "Our people get caught up in it, and there's not much we can do about it."
Grove and many other riders exited their buses at earlier stops and hiked the extra distance to appointments and jobs.
Mellon Arena event snarls Downtown traffic, parking
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
By Joe Grata, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A motivational program at Mellon Arena, whose theme includes increasing productivity, slowed productivity for thousands of Pittsburgh workers this morning.
Commuter routes and Downtown streets were jammed as about 15,000 people converged on Mellon Arena for the 8 a.m. start of the all-day program at the arena, whose guest speakers included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (via videotaped message) and Forbes Magazine Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes.
And if you're looking ahead to this evening's rush hour, be warned: the event is scheduled to conclude at 4:45 p.m.
The addition of so many extra people to the morning rush hour led to delays of 30 minutes or longer to Port Authority bus routes, equally-long travel times on the Parkway West and Parkway East and earlier-than-usual "Full" signs posted at parking lots and garages.
"Virtually every bus headed Downtown was affected," Port Authority spokesman Bob Grove said. "Some routes were 45 or more minutes late because of the arena event. When that happens, buses don't get back out to start their next inbound trip on time."
Anticipating the crowds, police were posted at key intersections in order to help control traffic, particularly along Grant Street below Mellon Arena.
But many people headed to the all-day motivational program, created by Zig Ziglar, who bills himself as "America's #1 Motivator," had little idea where to go and where to park because of their unfamiliarity with morning rush hour habits in the city.
Regular commuters arrived only to be surprised by the traffic and scarcity of parking.
"More people than usual parked early, leaving others out in the cold and trying to get to places like the North Shore lots," said Grove, whose own bus was delayed by the traffic. "Our people get caught up in it, and there's not much we can do about it."
Grove and many other riders exited their buses at earlier stops and hiked the extra distance to appointments and jobs.
