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The Mon-Oakland Connector is a Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Project.
SIGN UP TO JOIN THE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21’ST VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING FROM 6-8 PM HERE. Image Description: Silhouette of Rosa Parks with roses in background, text reading “Transit for People, Not for Profit! Equity, Dignity and the Freedom to Move.” Artist Credit: Christina Acuna Castillo (Thank Goodness that residents have come up with a stellar […]
Last Chance for Transit Equity! Final Public Meeting on the Mon Oakland Connector
The LAST VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING for the Mon Oakland Connector shuttle roadway project is scheduled for Wednesday, 10/21, 6-8pm Transit equity means that public transportation investments must benefit people, not corporate interests. For more than two years, Pittsburghers for Public Transit has been advocating alongside residents for investment in a community-driven plan –Our Money, Our […]
Sign the Petition for a fare relief program to move us through COVID-19!
All public utilities and essential services have started assistance programs to support low-income residents survive the pandemic and economic depression. The Port Authority must follow their lead and implement an emergency low-income fare program now. Allegheny County residents have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the ensuing economic depression. The data included in the recently […]
Help Circulate Petitions for COVID-19 Fare Relief
Allegheny County residents have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the ensuing economic depression. Nearly every other public utility and essential service has programs to ensure all people can access their life-sustaining resources. Transit is no different. Port Authority must start an emergency fare relief program now. Click here to sign the petition for emergency […]
MEDIA ROUNDUP + PHOTOS: COVID-19 Fare Relief Rally & Report Release
PPT releases a new report that calls on Port Authority to implement a COVID-19 Fare Relief program, for the lives of low-income riders and the health of the transit system. On a sunny Tuesday, PPT members rallied under the colorful MLK mural near the Wilkinsburg Busway Station to release our new report, “No Greater Need, […]
New PPT Report: Why We Need a COVID-19 Transit Fare Relief Program for Low-Income Riders
Pittsburgh PA – On Tuesday, September 22, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) published a new report detailing why the Port Authority should immediately implement a transit fare relief program for low-income riders titled “No Greater Need, No Greater Opportunity: The Time for COVID-19 Fare Relief for Low-Income Riders is Now.” This new report lays out […]
If you missed our Executive Director Laura Chu Wiens on yesterday's national panel "A Transit Agenda for the COVID-19 Emergency", talking about COVID Fare Relief and the Mon-Oakland Connectork, you can catch it here. TransitCenter also recently published a great report laying out national data about ridership and recommendations for transit systems to provide equitable and effective service through this pandemic and beyond. transitcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TC_Covid_FINAL_Pages-1.pdf
🔥🔥Councilmember O'Connor stands up against luxury micro transit pilots and for the flood relief and equitable, accessible transit that his constituents deserve! 🔥🔥👏👏
"City Councilman Corey O’Connor quickly expressed his frustrations with the plan, especially with the shuttle bus project, stating it had “turned out to be a big waste of six years” when the community could have had information about when the shuttle bus would run and how many people it would transport.
“I will say that we are finally getting answers to some of our questions, which I think is the biggest joke of all time because we’ve been waiting six years for this, especially me, on when the shuttle is going to run, who’s going to operate it,” Mr. O’Connor said.
...Mr. O’Connor also questioned why the $41 million that was pledged to be invested in preventing flooding in the area was reduced to $16 million.
“I want to know what the difference was from 41 to 16? And if it doesn’t stop the flooding problem and protect people, then it’s a bigger farce than it was at the beginning,” he said."
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Nearly 200 voice concerns at hearing for Mon-Oakland Mobility Project
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Technical difficulties at the start of Wednesday night’s virtual public hearing for Pittsburgh’s Mon-Oakland Mobility Project only added more..."'These shuttles will barely transport two families,' [Barb Warwick] said. 'If these foundations really want to serve their mission to support a better life in Pittsburgh, they would be funding better bus service.'
Others expressed concerns about future development, resulting in gentrification of Hazelwood and Four Mile Run. Bonnie Fan, a Carnegie Mellon University student, pointed to evictions in Chicago after the completion of the Bloomingdale Trail raised property values and rent prices. Karina Ricks, director of the City’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, has herself compared the Mon-Oakland Project to the Bloomingdale trail."
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Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Free Shuttle Between Hazelwood Green And Oakland
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Dozens of Hazelwood residents and people from surrounding communities spoke out against a non-profit sponsored shuttle service at a public meetingResidents stand up for transit equity! Thank you to the 200+ community members that came out to the Mon-Oakland Connector meeting last night to say no to inequitable publicly-funded privately-run micro transit pilots, and YES to more affordable housing, public transit and pedestrian investments. WE MAXED OUT THE ZOOM PARTICIPATION LIMITS. TWICE!
"10/21/20: Little love for planned Hazelwood-to-Oakland shuttle
A virtual public meeting meant to address questions about the proposed Mon-Oakland Mobility Project drew 200 participants and appeared to do little to soften neighborhood opposition to a proposed trail-and-shuttle system from Hazelwood to the heart of Pittsburgh’s university district.
...Some residents fear it would cause gentrification.
'I get calls every day from gentrifiers who want to buy my property,” said Hazelwood resident Homer Craig, 'so that they can move in people who never even thought of Hazelwood.'"
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Development news for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County including the Urban Redevelopment Authority [URA], City Planning Commission, Housing Authority, affordable housing measures and more.Upcoming Event! A Transit Agenda for the COVID-19 Emergency.
Hear PPT Executive Director Laura Chu Wiens tomrrow, Thursday, 10/22 at 1pm ET as she joins a national panel discussion with labor reps and transit agency leaders to help our transit systems and riders navigate COVID-19 and beyond. Free online registration below! transitcenter.org/event/a-transit-agenda-for-the-covid-19-emergency/?fbclid=IwAR1MAZ8PBQCQvVqz_LH...
A Transit Agenda for the COVID-19 Emergency
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Join TransitCenter for a conversation with labor representatives, transit agency leaders, and advocates about how cities can meet this moment and put transit on sure footing as cities endure COVID-19 ...