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Zapf, Karen. "Passionate engineer saved Duquesne Incline."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2008 June 9.
Obituary of David H. Miller, who founded Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline.

* "Duquesne Incline Listed As Romantic Spot."
KDKA-TV 2 2008 Feb. 13.
"The website MSN.com has listed the Duquesne Incline among its top ten romantic spots along side such landmarks as the Brooklyn Bridge and Niagara Falls."

* Petrucelli, Alan W. "A Fresh Look: Incline leaves him steeply impressed."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 Feb. 11.

* 2007 Nov. 16 - Incline Fare Increase January 1 --
The Administration and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) tentatively approved, on November 16, a series of transit fare rate increases, slated to go into effect on 2008 January 1. Final approval by the entire PAT Board of Directors is expected on November 21.

This includes a 25-cent increase in The Duquesne Incline one-way fare, from the current fare of $1.75 to $2.00. While The Duquesne Incline is operated by the non-profit Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne heights Incline, The Duquesne Incline is legally owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County per the Second Class County Port Authority Act, as amended, originally approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1959. Click here to learn more about why the fare of The Duquesne Incline will be increasing on January 1.

More details of PAT system-wide fare increase, scheduled for 2008 January 1 --

PAT News Releases: Link 1 *** Link 2

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On-Line: Bus, trolley fares to go up a quarter By Joe Grata and Jonathan D. Silver

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review On-Line: Port Authority proposes quarter increase in base fare By Jim Ritchie

* 2007 Sept. 13 - Pittsburgh City Paper:
Column: "You Had to Ask" By Chris Potter
How did the Marquis Duquesne, a long-ago governor-general of French Canada who as far as I know never set foot here, get so many things -- like a university, an old-boys' club and a now-defunct beer -- named after him?
Question submitted by: Rob Domenick, Jeannette

* 2007 June - Port Authority Rider Report:
130 Years Old and Climbing
130th Anniversary of The Duquesne Incline

* 2007 May 20 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Construction Guide
SPECIAL NOTES
Duquesne Heights Incline
130th Anniversary of The Duquesne Incline

* 2007 May 4 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Column: Tuned In Journal By Rob Owen
Visiting 'The Kill Point'
"Already "Kill Point" has shot on the Duquesne Incline..."

* 2007 April 26 - America's Most Livable City: Pittsburgh
(Only American city ranked "Most Livable" twice: 1985 & 2007 !)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

* 2006 July 24 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Costly rehab down the line for Mon and Duquesne Inclines
By Jim Ritchie

* From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2005 March 27:
Great Depression, automobiles led to decline of inclines, street railways
By Marjorie Wertz

* From the Pittsburgh Trib p.m., Pittsburgh - 2004 August 23:
Inclines remain commuters' secret By Derek J. Fuchs

New Bus Route 100 West Busway All-Stops provides greatly improved bus service between The Duquesne Incline and Downtown Pittsburgh. This new route also provides enhanced service between The Duquesne Incline and Sheraden, Ingram, Crafton, East Carnegie, and Carnegie.

Route 100 West Busway All-Stops runs every 10-12 minutes during rush hours, every 20 minutes during the middle of the day on weekdays, every 20-30 minutes on weekday evenings and during the day on weekends, and every 40-45 minutes weekend evenings.

New service between the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline and the Pittsburgh International Airport is now provided by Route 28X.

For a detailed schedule of Route 100, Route 28X[or any other Port Authority rail or bus route], Click Here.

Fort Pitt Bridge

At this time, there are NO TRAFFIC DETOURS when travelling from Downtown Pittsburgh to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline.

When returning Downtown, from The Duquesne Incline, it will be necessary to use the Liberty Avenue or Boulevard of the Allies exits(which reopen after reconstruction on or about
July 5, 2000) or the Grant Street exit from the Penn-Lincoln Parkway-East(Interstate 376/U.S. 22 & U.S. 30). From the Fort Pitt Bridge, there will be no direct access to the Fort Duquesne Bridge to the North Side, or the Downtown exits to Fort Duquesne Boulevard or to the Tenth Street Bypass(beginning on or about July 5, 2000).

West End Bridge

Vehicles crossing the West End Bridge, from the North Side, will not be able to access West Carson Street to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline until "Light-Up Night" in the middle of November. All traffic crossing the West End Bridge will be diverted into the West End or onto the West End Bypass Expressway.

Motorists from the North Side should use the Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt Bridges to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline; take the West Carson Street exit, at the south end of the Fort Pitt Bridge, to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline.

ALL HIGHWAY DETOURS END OCTOBER 16, 2000

PAT Bus Service to West Carson Street Incline Station

Until September 10, bus service serving the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline on West Carson Street will be limited. Only bus routes with the numerical prefix "21", and bus route 26D, will serve The Duquesne Incline. Hence, there will be a significant reduction in bus service between Downtown Pittsburgh and the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline during the months of July and August.

Bus service to the Lower Station of The Duquesne Incline will significantly improve, beginning September 10, with the opening of the West Busway. New bus route 100 will run frequent service from the Carnegie Station of the West Busway, past The Duquesne Incline and through Downtown Pittsburgh, to Oakland. Additionally, several express bus routes, including the 28X Airport Express, will pass The Duquesne Incline. Although these bus routes cannot be used for transit between Downtown and The Duquesne Incline, they can be used between South Hills and West Hills points and The Duquesne Incline.

Pedestrian Access to West Carson Street Incline Station

Pedestrian access to The Duquesne Incline, using the sidewalk on the Fort Pitt Bridge between Point State Park(near the Fort Pitt Museum) and West Carson Street, remains unaffected.

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From the The New York Times - March 23, 2000:
"Glory Days of the Incline, Before the Decline"

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Special Notice Regarding Fort Pitt Bridge Detours: February 25, 2000

At this time, there are NO TRAFFIC DETOURS when travelling from Downtown Pittsburgh to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline. All regular Port Authority bus routes[bus routes with the numerical prefixes 21, 26, 31, 36(but NOT route 36A, Monday through Saturday), and route 28B] continue to serve The Duquesne Incline's Lower Station, both to Downtown Pittsburgh and from Downtown. Pedestrian access to The Duquesne Incline, from the Fort Pitt Bridge, also remains unaffected.

Beginning in March of 2000, the only detours will occur for vehicles entering Downtown Pittsburgh from the Fort Pitt Bridge[Interstate 276 north/U.S. 22 and U.S. 30 east(a.k.a. Penn-Lincoln Parkway-West)]. At that time, only the Liberty Avenue and Boulevard of the Allies inbound ramps, from the Fort Pitt Bridge into Downtown Pittsburgh, will be closed from March to late June of 2000. Vehicles will still be able to enter Downtown Pittsburgh, from the Fort Pitt Bridge, using Downtown exits from the Interstate 376/U.S. 22 and U.S. 30 east(a.k.a. Penn-Lincoln Parkway-East). Downtown Pittsburgh can also be reached from the Fort Pitt Bridge using the Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Tenth Street By-Pass exits; access from the Fort Pitt Bridge to the Fort Duquesne Bridge(and North Side points) will not be affected.

Access to the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline, from the West End Bridge, West End Circle, and West End By-Pass Expressway will continue, unaffected.

The Interstate 279 "Portal Bridge" has reopened, as of Wednesday, July 28, 1999. Special "Portal Bridge" detour directions and instructions have now expired and are no longer in effect. At this time, except for the closing of the Liberty Avenue Ramp to the Fort Pitt Bridge, normal highway, PAT bus, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic patterns resume to The Duquesne Incline. During the closing of the Liberty Avenue Ramp to the Fort Pitt Bridge, the Fort Pitt Bridge can be accessed, to reach the Free Parking Lot of The Duquesne Incline, from Downtown Pittsburgh by the Stanwix Street ramp or ramps from Fort Duquesne Boulevard and the Fort Duquesne Bridge(which cross the reopened "Portal Bridge").

1999 February

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Through the Office of State Representative Thomas C. Petrone, Grants $56,000 to The Duquesne Incline for Rehabilitation of Incline Station Buildings and Erection of Platform for the Public to View the Incline Operating Equipment.

Photograph of Grant Presentation Ceremony
Pictured in photograph, from left to right: Ruth Miller, Duquesne Incline Treasurer; David H. Miller, Duquesne Incline President; Pennsylvania State Representative Thomas C. Petrone; David Vater, member of the Duquesne Incline Board of Directors; Glenn A. Walsh, Duquesne Incline Internet Web Site/E-Mail Administrator.

Photograph of Grant Check

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