05/03/2026
When they began developing plans two years ago for Pittsburgh to host the NFL Draft, organizers quickly realized they faced a serious hurdle, Jared Bachar, president and CEO of VisitPittsburgh, said Monday.
With upward of 700,000 people expected to attend, Pittsburgh’s small business district likely wouldn’t be able to handle the crush of traffic and parking needs if a high percentage of attendees decided to drive into the city for the three-day event, he said.
“We approached Pittsburgh Regional Transit because we knew PRT was going to have to be a primary partner,” Mr. Bachar said. “We knew driving and parking wasn’t going to be enough to accommodate that many people.
“We went to them with a problem; they came back with a solution.”
By most accounts, the solution — setting up special bus and light rail service at least every 15 minutes from suburban park-and-ride lots in all four compass directions to move riders to draft events at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore and Point State Park in Downtown — was a huge success.
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