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Sign-on to Support a PRT Bus Line Redesign that Works for All! // ¡Regístrate y apoya un transporte público para todos!
Join the movement and support a Bus Line Redesign that works for all! // ¡Únete al movimiento y apoya un rediseño de la red de autobuses que funcione para todos! Whether you live in McKeesport or McKees Rocks, the Hill District or the South Hills, our public transit system needs to work for everyone. // […]
NEW TOOLS: DIY Commute Calculator for Bus Line Redesign
New Commute Calculator tool From Our Research Committee Helps Riders See How Trips Will Be Impacted by Draft 1.0 of the Bus Line Redesign Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is proposing a significant Bus Line Redesign that could dramatically change how transit riders travel across the County. We think it’s very important that transit riders have […]
NEW TOOLS to Evaluate Draft 1.0 of PRT’s Bus Line Redesign & See Biggest Changes
PPT Research Committee Launches New Community Evaluation & DIY Tools to Understand Impacts of Draft 1.0 of Bus Line Redesign We at Pittsburghers for Public Transit are organizing for a Busline Redesign that Works for All, and to do that, we know that it is very important for transit riders to be able to understand […]
PPT’s Year of Victories!
What a year it’s been! I’m so proud of everything Pittsburghers for Public Transit achieved in 2024, especially given the challenges we faced. And we did it all thanks to our members. That’s PPT’s special sauce: we’re not just a public service organization, we’re a grassroots union of transit riders, workers, and neighbors here in […]
Tell the State: Public Transit Should Be Our FIRST Option, No Matter Where We Live!
My name is Marcus McKnight. I’m a bus driver in Philadelphia and I co-founded the Philly Transit Riders Union. Are you wondering why I’m chiming in for Pittsburghers for Public Transit? Well let me tell you! Pittsburghers for Public Transit helps lead the statewide Transit for All PA! Campaign, which is organizing AND WINNING resources […]
City Council Approves First-Ever Budget for Transit Amenities!
HUGE CITY BUDGET VICTORY! Transit rider organizing wins the first-ever city budget line item for transit amenities! Get ready for more bus shelter and benches in 2025! The PPT Organizing Committee set it’s sights on bus shelters this year. Members voted to include it in our annual strategic plan and after a year of orgnizing […]
Our government has the funds. It’s up to us to demand them for Visionary Transit!
My name is Kelda Gorman, and I’m an activist member of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. This year, PPT launched its Visionary Transit Service campaign, which invites riders like you and me to reimagine what our transit system should be. I’m so excited to be part of this fight. Can I count on you to fight […]