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We timed PIT's new terminal

Most travelers can reach their gate in 20 minutes or less.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="people mover" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/05/07/where-is-nebby" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/05/07/where-is-nebby" target="_self">people mover</a> is gone and security is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="streamlined" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/11/18/tsa-opens-new-state-art-security-checkpoint-pittsburgh-international" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/11/18/tsa-opens-new-state-art-security-checkpoint-pittsburgh-international" target="_blank">streamlined</a>, but how fast can you actually get through Pittsburgh International Airport&#x27;s new terminal? We timed it.Why it matters: PIT opened its new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$1.7 billion terminal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/17/pittsburgh-airport-new-terminal-opens" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/17/pittsburgh-airport-new-terminal-opens" target="_self">$1.7 billion terminal</a> late last year, promising to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="slash" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1091784939105174" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1091784939105174" target="_blank">slash</a> curb-to-gate times for many travelers.

Downtown tower to become affordable housing

The $30M project will bring 46 units, almost all of which will be affordable, by 2027.

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A 120-year-old office tower Downtown will get new life as affordable housing soon.Why it matters: Downtown Pittsburgh is full of vacant and aging office buildings as the neighborhood slowly crawls out of its pandemic lows.

Throwback Thursday: A Pirates game without food, drinks, or umps

One of the oddest games in Pittsburgh baseball history played out on this date 50 years ago.

Sports

One of the oddest games in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pittsburgh baseball" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pirates-season-preview-hope-playoff-run" data-vars-content-id="1f1ac5ba-5f72-4f8f-9b94-5861030f78a3" data-vars-headline="Throwback Thursday: A Pirates game without food, drinks, or umps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pirates-season-preview-hope-playoff-run" target="_self">Pittsburgh baseball</a> history played out on this date 50 years ago.Flashback: Four-hundred concession vendors at Three Rivers Stadium voted May 21, 1976 to go on strike shortly before a Friday night game.

First Look: Armada's 90,000-square-foot expansion

The logistics giant is bringing workers back with a major office upgrade.

Another large Pittsburgh company is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bringing workers back into the office," data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYAI6AnJJdt/" data-vars-content-id="5168ff5d-be7f-400e-8179-d2f957c0e767" data-vars-headline="First Look: Armada&#x27;s 90,000-square-foot expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYAI6AnJJdt/" target="_blank">bringing workers back into the office,</a> and it&#x27;s incentivizing them with a swanky new upgrade.Why it matters: Logistics company <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Armada" data-vars-click-url="https://www.armada.net/company/" data-vars-content-id="5168ff5d-be7f-400e-8179-d2f957c0e767" data-vars-headline="First Look: Armada&#x27;s 90,000-square-foot expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.armada.net/company/" target="_blank">Armada</a> is Pittsburgh&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="third-largest privately held company" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/subscriber-only/2025/06/13/meet-the-350-highest-revenue-private-companies-based-in-the.html" data-vars-content-id="5168ff5d-be7f-400e-8179-d2f957c0e767" data-vars-headline="First Look: Armada&#x27;s 90,000-square-foot expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/subscriber-only/2025/06/13/meet-the-350-highest-revenue-private-companies-based-in-the.html" target="_blank">third-largest privately held company</a> — behind Giant Eagle and 84 Lumber — and its new headquarters in Wexford gives it room to expand.

By the numbers: NFL draft

Fans traveled far and spent big as the draft set records across the region.

Visit Pittsburgh released a slew of statistics about the city hosting the draft over three days in late April.The intrigue: Pittsburgh broke <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="attendance records for the NFL draft" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/27/nfl-draft-pittsburgh-record-crowd" data-vars-content-id="fc8c2249-6fae-4043-884f-b6bbeb0d63c4" data-vars-headline="By the numbers: NFL draft" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/27/nfl-draft-pittsburgh-record-crowd" target="_self">attendance records for the NFL draft</a>, but the numbers go beyond that.

Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill

The proposal could be added to a major transit funding package this week.

President Trump is throwing his support behind an effort to improve railway safety that was written in the aftermath of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="East Palestine train derailment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment" target="_self">East Palestine train derailment</a>.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Railway Safety Act" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/rail-safety-bill-senate-ohio-train-derailment" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/rail-safety-bill-senate-ohio-train-derailment" target="_self">Railway Safety Act</a> has lingered in Congress for over three years after the 2023 derailment, even with bipartisan support from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rep. Chris Deluzio" data-vars-click-url="https://archive.triblive.com/local/regional/deluzio-fetterman-renew-calls-for-action-on-railway-safety-act/" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://archive.triblive.com/local/regional/deluzio-fetterman-renew-calls-for-action-on-railway-safety-act/" target="_blank">Rep. Chris Deluzio</a> (D-Aspinwall), Democratic Sen. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="John Fetterman" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/27/fetterman-noem-dhs-shooting" data-vars-content-id="fe53f2b4-c808-40a5-b6e1-9dfdbe7265e3" data-vars-headline="Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/27/fetterman-noem-dhs-shooting" target="_self">John Fetterman</a> and Vice President JD Vance.

Meet Pittsburgh's new lion cub

Zoo staff say the cub is healthy and already hitting milestones.

The Pittsburgh Zoo &amp; Aquarium has a new rookie on the prowl.The big picture: A female African lion cub born April 5 will make her public debut in late summer, the zoo announced Tuesday.

NFL draft drove a surge in transit use

Nearly half a million rides highlight transit's role during major events.

Pittsburgh&#x27;s public transit logged more than 485,000 rides over the three days the city hosted the NFL draft. Why it matters: Pittsburgh Regional Transit said its success in moving people around during the city&#x27;s record-breaking event showcases the &quot;critical role transit plays in supporting the regional economy.&quot;

Loews plans luxury hotel by convention center

The 500-room hotel would connect directly to the convention center.

Luxury hotel giant Loews Hotels signed a letter of intent to build a 500-room hotel connecting to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced last week.Why it matters: The $418 million project is part of a larger investment committed by the state, county and city to spur over <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$600 million in investment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/01/16/development-pittsburgh-pit-upmc" data-vars-content-id="50af94a7-948a-40a5-a9a5-aa443443e913" data-vars-headline="Loews plans luxury hotel by convention center" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/01/16/development-pittsburgh-pit-upmc" target="_self">$600 million in investment</a> in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Your guide to Pittsburgh's 2026 primary

A quick look at races, voting rules and what's at stake Tuesday.

Primary Election Day is nearly here.Why it matters: There aren&#x27;t any marquee races this spring, but the decisions Tuesday could shape what is set to be an important midterm election in the fall.

Pittsburgh city population grows again

The city gained residents while many nearby communities shrank.

The city of Pittsburgh&#x27;s population grew slightly for the third straight year.Why it matters: While the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="metro area as a whole continues to dip" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pittsburgh-metro-population-decline-2025" data-vars-content-id="901c88ce-a433-4756-a829-a52e7b23de89" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh city population grows again" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pittsburgh-metro-population-decline-2025" target="_self">metro area as a whole continues to dip</a>, the city and some suburbs are expanding, helping to stabilize the region&#x27;s population.

Pittsburgh wedding costs top U.S. average

Couples and guests alike are feeling the pressure.

Wedding season is here, and so is the sticker shock.The big picture: The average <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wedding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/12/davids-bridal-wedding-dress-fit-guarantee" data-vars-content-id="6c09ed73-4f9f-4612-b182-b0ec8e644993" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh wedding costs top U.S. average" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/12/davids-bridal-wedding-dress-fit-guarantee" target="_self">wedding</a> in metro Pittsburgh cost about $38,000 last year, topping the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="national average" data-vars-click-url="https://wedding.report/action/wedding_statistics/view/market/id/00/idtype/s/location/United_States/" data-vars-content-id="6c09ed73-4f9f-4612-b182-b0ec8e644993" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh wedding costs top U.S. average" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://wedding.report/action/wedding_statistics/view/market/id/00/idtype/s/location/United_States/" target="_blank">national average</a> of $32,899, per wedding industry research firm <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Wedding Report" data-vars-click-url="https://wedding.report/action/wedding_statistics/view/market/id/38300/idtype/m/location/Pittsburgh__PA/" data-vars-content-id="6c09ed73-4f9f-4612-b182-b0ec8e644993" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh wedding costs top U.S. average" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://wedding.report/action/wedding_statistics/view/market/id/38300/idtype/m/location/Pittsburgh__PA/" target="_blank">The Wedding Report</a>.<ul><li>That accounts for a range of expenses, including food, attire, entertainment, venue costs, decor, invitations and more.</li></ul>

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By the numbers: NFL draft

Trump backs renewed push for railway safety bill

Downtown tower to become affordable housing

Meet Pittsburgh's new lion cub

First Look: Armada's 90,000-square-foot expansion