We must build truly affordable housing near strong transit. Its a crucial pillar of PPT's Riders Vision for Transit.
Fight for affordable housing near transit lines takes on new urgency
chicagotribune.com
Neighborhood groups are trying to create transit-friendly affordable housing in Logan Square, in the middle of rapid gentrification.Have you signed the petition for Fare Equity?
🎉🤸Jump on it! goo.gl/bPM7u7
Pittsburghers for Public Transit
Port Authority: Make Our Fares Fair! These three fare policies will make a more equitable, high-performing system:
1. Equal Cash & Cashless Fares
2. Free Transfers
3. Fare Capping
If you agree, sign on to our petition here: goo.gl/bPM7u7
Another huge #FareEquity win from transit advocates in Seattle! Keep up the fight!NEWS FLASH: Major Progress on Affordable Transit!
This week the King County Council voted to take steps to implement low/no-cost transit fares for Metro’s lowest-income passengers, with the goal of having this new program in place by 2020!
What happens when you can’t afford a transit fare and you need to get to a doctor appointment, a job interview, or a shelter?
Maybe you pray that the bus driver will be kind and let you board. Or maybe you get caught by fare enforcement, slapped with a steep fine and kicked off the train far from your destination. Maybe you ask passers-by for change and bear their suspicious looks. Maybe you’re lucky enough to find a service provider to give you a free ticket or two. Or maybe you just end up walking for hours.
Thousands of King County residents face these tough choices every day. The stress and time wasted when you can’t reliably get from A to B make it extremely difficult to overcome the many other challenges that people with very low incomes face in our increasingly unaffordable region. As wonderful as the ORCA LIFT reduced fare program is, it doesn’t meet the needs of riders who can’t easily pay $1.50 per ride or $54 per month for a transit pass.
That's why this is such a huge deal. Our big job next year, 2019, will be to work with King County Metro and elected officials to create a robust and well-designed program. Thanks to the King County Councilmembers, TRU members, allies, and everyone who has been fighting for affordable public transit and helped to make this happen!
Transportation Choices Coalition Puget Sound Sage
Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH) OneAmerica Capitol Hill Housing
PPT on the WPXI-TV Pittsburgh evening news:
"We're concerned that this is a model for a process of development and attracting future employers to the region that leaves current residents out."
PGH's Amazon bid ≠equity.
“Look, residents should be asked what problems that they need prioritized, and maybe it’s housing and transit, maybe it’s clean water or education funding. Above all, they should have the ability to determine where our shared resources should be allocated.” -Laura Wiens, Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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