“[City officials] would prefer a system that encourages the use of mass transit and alternate methods of transportation to reduce traffic congestion.”
Way to speak up, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania!
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) needs to listen to local voices and invest in public transit.
Plan to widen part of I-83 to 12 lanes irks Harrisburg officials
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation engineers want to widen an eight-mile stretch of I-83 that runs from Allison Hill to Shipoke. The plans call for three northbound and southbound lanes, which ...PAAC Riders deserve high-quality shelters.
It’s time for transit agencies to unlock the power of bus shelters
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Editor's note: WE ARE BACK! After an extended break in coverage due to the holidays and planning for last weekend's TransportationCamp DC, we are looking forward to helping you navigate 2019. In case ...YES! Fabulous article from PublicSource and Pittsburgh Magazine that profiles PPT Organizers, Joshua Malloy & Crystal Jennings, as well as Helen Gerhardt from Just Harvest and the incredible work they're doing to build #TransitEquity and #HousingJustice for all.
#MakeOurFaresFair, #FareCapping, #AffordableHousing, #EquitableTransitOrientedDevelopment, #FoodAccess, #RaiseTheWage, #GreenNewDeal, #PeoplePower!!!
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Public transportation is a critical component of the discussions on economic development, affordable housing, food access, the environment and health care. Here are six people thinking about those ver...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
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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
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Journalists need to stop parroting the industry line when it comes to artificial intelligenceLatest 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