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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Future of Transit Justice Graphic Novel Series
Are you an activist-minded illustrator or graphic novelist? A movement artist who is skilled at sketch-noting? Looking to make a little extra money and help out a good cause at the same time? PPT wants to visualize the future of transit justice and we need you. An expanded, accessible transit network to connect our region […]
#FAIRFARES Kicks-off w Amazing Transit Rider Power: Photos + News Coverage
This. Is. Our. Moment. The time for #FairFares is NOW Over 60 attendees gathered today under the mural of Martin Luther King at the Wilkinsburg Busway Station to launch the new #FairFares Coalition & Policy Platform. The platform is the culmination of years of advocacy and efforts by thousands of riders– canvassing, signing petitions, mailing […]
PAAC’s new Public Engagement Series “Public Transit: A Community Discussion”
This is big. For the first time in recent history, Port Authority is planning to hold a series of community engagement sessions to hear directly from riders about some of the projects that they have planned. This is no doubt because riders like you have been vocal in saying that riders deserve to have a […]
#FairFares Platform Launch & Press Conference
Coalition launches new #FairFares platform to transform Port Authority’s Fare Policy February 4th, 9am, South Ave & Hay St near MLK East Busway Wilkinsberg Station Join a strong coalition of organizations as we launch a new #FairFares platform to transform Port Authority’s fare system to be affordable, accessible, and equitable for all riders in Allegheny […]
Participate in a Study on the Effects of Bus Stop Consolidation
PPT Member, Swetha Jasti, is doing a study on how bus stop consolidation is affecting communities. Help her out and get involved! Riders and operators of the 16-Brighton or 51-Carrick: are you interested in participating in research on bus stop consolidation? Your contribution will be part of a research project that aims to place riders […]
Victory for Grassroots Public Transit! + PHOTOS!
240+ supporters!Raised $18,000+!PPT is rising for transit justice! It is time to celebrate! PPT is about to close out a wildly successful year-end fundraising campaign! Together, our grassroots network mobilized over 240 supporters to raise over $18,000! We did this as a team, coming together to say that public transit is a human right! That bus […]
1 week until application deadline to be part of PPT's Graphic Novel Project: the Future of Transit Justice (...a working title, open to all ideas).
Get your info in by February 28th:
www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/call-for-artists-future-of-transit-justice-graphic-novel-series/
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Future of Transit Justice Graphic Novel Series - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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Are you an activist-minded illustrator or graphic novelist? A movement artist who is skilled at sketch-noting? Looking to make a little extra money and help out a good cause at the same time? PPT want...Yesterday PAAC announced it would slow-down the rollout of the bus stop consolidation program. This is a win for riders, no doubt. It will allow more time to improve upon a process that our mobility and access depend on. Thx to PAAC for hitting the brakes, and huge shoutout to all the riders and community groups that have spread the word, organized canvasses, attended meetings and called for improvements. PPT will release a more detailed statement next week: Northside Common Ministries, Northside Coalition for Fair Housing, Just Harvest, Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, Enjoy Bellevue, South Side Smart Streets, Southside Pittsburgh, Bloomfield Development Corporation, Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation
www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/02/20/Elimination-bus-stops-Port-Authority-finalize...
Lets make the Oakland-Downtown BRT the start of a vast network of on-street bus rapid transit for all in our region. ow.ly/7y2a50ypunK
Port Authority's BRT project remains highly rated by federal agency
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The project to use exclusive bus lanes to improve service is among five proposed projects highly rated by the Federal Transit Administration.Prioritizing 7-day service will do HUGE things for equity & access for Allegheny County Residents. Hats off to Port Authority on this one!
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Port Authority To Add Weekend Service On Local Bus Routes
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New service adjustments will go in effect on Sunday, March 15th.Hey look! Its PPT on TV with NewsChannel 5 Nashville disrupting the one-sided industry-funded narrative about Autonomous Vehicles. ow.ly/pwcf50ypuUv
An autonomous vehicle future: Will it be safer? Better for the economy?
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Critics point to what happened in Arizona in 2018, when an Uber self-driving car killed a pedestrian.