Did you check out Port Authority of Allegheny County's 2018 Bus Rider Survey?
What stands out to you? Who should be included in decision-making?
• Bus riders make up 83% of PAAC's 215,000 riders
• 76% of riders depend on transit
• 67% of customers indicated an annual income of less than $35,000. (The county average is $$42,600)
• 41% of the county's riders are Black (Compared to 12.9% of the population)
• 65% of Port Authority customers primarily use the bus to go to work
portauthority.org
It's about time we question what's being sold to us about Autonomous Vehicles.
"The tech giants that own and control the technology [...] have crafted a distinctive narrative. Crudely summarized, it goes like this: “While there may be odd glitches and the occasional regrettable downside on the way to a glorious future, on balance AI will be good for humanity. Oh – and by the way – its progress is unstoppable, so don’t worry your silly little heads fretting about it because we take ethics very seriously.”
Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy | John Naughton
theguardian.com
Journalists need to stop parroting the industry line when it comes to artificial intelligencePlastic seats.
Discuss.
Will riders like plastic bus seats? Port Authority will find out
post-gazette.com
Port Authority will try seats that are easier to clean if they get wet when two buses begin service next week from the East Liberty garage.Nice job Clevelanders for Public Transit - out front with the call for more equitable fares and appointing board members that actually ride transit!
RTA looking to major studies to make improvements in 2019
news5cleveland.com
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is hoping three major studies will help it make major improvements in service and reliability in 2019.We can build a system for riders, by riders.
"The next plan for improving Port Authority service might not come from within the transit agency at all, but rather from a grassroots group that has fought against service cuts."
Pittsburghers for Public Transit to recommend Mon Valley transit improvements
post-gazette.com
The advocacy group would use bus lanes and signaling priority to improve Port Authority bus routes to Monroeville and McKeesport.Latest Posts
#MakeOurFaresFair Rally & Media Coverage
🗣️”1 trip! 2 trip ! 3 trip! 4! Why are poor folks paying more” Through the last 6-weeks, Riders led a campaign to collect over 2,500 signatures in support of three easy #FareEquity policies: 1. Fare Capping (to allow daily/weekly/monthly/yearly bus passes to be paid for one ride at a time) 2. Free Transfers 3. […]
Amazon Passes on Pittsburgh: A Bullet Dodged
Finally, after months of private negotiations over billions of public dollars, Amazon has announced it will pass on Pittsburgh as the location for its second headquarters. It is reported that Pittsburgh’s bid would have given enormous tax incentives and decision-making power over where their tax-dollars would be spent. All without any public input or transparency. That’s […]
labor day 2018
Labor day is an important holiday in Pittsburgh. It is a reminder to those in power that it is people like us who keep the city and county running. Thousands of union members from all over the area marched together in celebration of fights won and in preparation for fights to come. When riders’ unions […]
High service marks for Port Authority
Good news that riders give the Port Authority high marks! But this is important too: “Price seems to be such a sensitive issue for riders that TransPro recommended that the agency do everything it can to avoid raising fares over the next few years. Last year, the agency switched to a flat $2.50 fare for […]
PPT and Put People First joint meeting
On October 23rd Pittsburghers for Public Transit came together with Put People First!- PA for a great event to learn the history of Dr. Martin Luther Kings Poor Peoples Campaign, the last campaign he worked on before his assassination. Put People First! PA is an organization committed to fighting for universal healthcare in PA. […]
Mon-Oakland connector
“Jonah McAllister-Erickson of Pittsburghers for Public Transit said, ‘We probably could use better public transit, but this is not the solution. Micro transit projects have been a complete flop’ in other cities, with low ridership and high operating costs.” http://www.post-gazette.com/…/Proteste…/stories/201807300043