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We Want Transit for All PA! 🚌❤️✊ Rally & Lobby Day
Transit for All PA! Rally and Lobby Day in Harrisburg! Whether we live in big cities or small towns, public transit is a lifeline–it connects us to jobs, healthcare, community, and so much more. Public transit in Pennsylvania is under dire threat, but we can take action together to save and expand it. Join Transit […]
ACT NOW: Stop Catastrophic Service Cuts
BREAKING: In reaction to the budget shortfall proposed by Governor Shapiro earlier this Spring, PRT has detailed sweeping service cuts and fare increases that could devastate Pittsburgh’s public transit system starting as early as 2026. Send your letter now to stop these cuts Under these proposals, the entire system would see a 35% decrease […]
Riders and Workers Grow Community and Organizing Skills at National Transit Advocacy Spring Training
Image Description: 10 PPT Members and transit advocates smile at the camera, sitting in the back of a PRT bus. Some are wearing red PPT shirts and yellow PPT pins, and one is making a peace sign. On April 25-26, 2025, Pittsburghers for Public Transit hosted our 2nd annual National Transit Advocacy Spring Training with […]
Join Our Board! Nominations Are Open for PPT’s 2025 Board Elections
Join the leadership team to coordinate the strategic direction of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. Nominations open until July 6th. Voting open from July 9th to August 13th. Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots union of transit riders, transit workers and neighbors. We fight for a public transit system that is expanded, reliable, accessible and […]
Welcome PPT’s New Digital Organizer, Clair Hopper!
Learn a little more about Clair by reading her bio and some interview answers below. Clair Hopper is thrilled to join Pittsburghers for Public Transit in an official capacity! Clair has deep family roots in the area and moved to Pittsburgh in 2021 from Houston, Texas, where she first got involved with climate and transportation […]
Hundreds of transit riders, workers, and advocates rally to Save Our Service–read our recap and take action today!
Yesterday, at the first day of PRT’s public hearings about the proposed devastating service cuts in response to the state budget crisis, hundreds of transit riders, workers, and advocates joined elected officials and PRT leadership to demand service and funding that moves all of Pennsylvania. Take Action to Stop the Cuts: High school students, small […]
Save Our Service! Rally to Win the Transit Funding We Need
SOS! Stop the cuts! Stop the fare hikes! It’s time to SAVE OUR SERVICE and win transit funding to move us all!! Devastating cuts of up to 35% of our bus and T service and 62% of ACCESS services have been proposed to take effect in Allegheny County if the Pennsylvania state legislature fails to […]