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People Power! Not Techy Products.
People Power! Not Techy Products. A Funeral Parade for the Mon Oakland Connector and Birth Day Picnic for a New Day of Community-Driven Process Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 1pm Parade start at Panther HollowParade end and picnic at the playground in The RunPicnic Potluck until 4pm-ish Out with the bad, in with the good! […]

Sara Innamorato Moves On to General Election as the Only Candidate With a Transit Platform
Transit riders are one set closer to deciding the next Allegheny County Executive – now more than ever we need to be vocal with our demands! On May 16, Sara Innamorato won the Democratic nomination for Allegheny County Executive. Joe Rockey won the Republican nomination for the seat. Both will face off in the General […]

Take the #VoteTransit Pledge to elect a champion for public transit
Transit riders! Make the pledge to #VoteTransit this Election Day to put a County Executive in office who will do the most for transit riders and our transit system Voters will roll to the polls to elect a new leader for the MOST POWERFUL REGIONAL OFFICE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT, the Allegheny County Executive. The County […]

Join Our Board! 2023 Nominations Are Open To Be A Leader for Transit Justice
Join the core team to coordinate the strategic direction of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. Nominations open until July 5th. Voting open from July 12th to 31st. Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots union of transit riders, transit workers and neighbors. We fight for a public transit system that is expanded, reliable, accessible and affordable […]

New Data on Low-Income Fare Program Demonstrates Rider Needs…and the Program’s Success
Allegheny County’s new zero fare/discount fare pilot project is proving to be a massive benefit for families across the county Last year, transit riders with PPT and allied organizations Just Harvest, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council and UrbanKind Institute won a year-long low income transit fare pilot for 14,000 residents, funded and evaluated by the […]

#VoteTransit Textbank for County Exec Election
Help transit riders get to the polls to vote in the most consequential election for our transit in the last decade! Primary Election Day is fast approaching on May 16th and there is a lot at stake for public transit riders in the Allegheny County Executive race! The Allegheny County Executive has the most power […]
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Dozens of residents call on Pittsburgh City Council to end the Spin E-Scooter pilot, and to improve resident mobility through sidewalk development, bus improvements and affordable housing instead. On ...2 months ago
Public Hearing on SPIN Scooters & Mobility Needs - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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image description: graphic that has text that reads "City of Pittsburgh Public Hearing on SPIN Scooters & Mobility Needs", overlaid on a photo of a SPIN scooter laying across a sidewalk. The City of P...2 months ago
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Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters
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Almost 90% of votes cast favour banning the scooters in a city that pioneered them.