Giant Eagle to Offer Port Authority ConnectCard Service
The reloadable plastic smart cards are intended to eliminate the need for paper passes and tickets, according to the Port Authority.
The local Giant Eagle Market District is among nearly 50 of the grocery chain's locations that will begin selling and renewing the Port Authority's new ConnectCard. The reloadable smart cards are intended to replace paper transit passes and tickets, according to a statement from the Port Authority of Allegheny County. Transit patrons can purchase weekly or monthly passes and load that amount onto their cards, then present the cards to ride a Port Authority vehicle. The Market District store is located at 7000 Oxford Dr. in Bethel Park and permits customers to buy and load a card for weekly or monthly use and to check their balances. The new cards are being sold at Giant Eagle locations throughout the area. Port Authority patrons who …
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Mary Kay Petrini
7:13 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
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