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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Will Pittsburgh’s Mayor & City Council Candidates Improve Transit Access?
Read what the Candidates running to be PGH’s next Mayor & City Council Representatives have to say about public transit. Take our #VoteTransit Pledge to commit to electing Transit Champion! With Election Day around the corner on May 20th, city residents will have the chance to choose who should be Pittsburgh’s next Mayor & City […]
#VoteTransit 25/25/25 Goal for Mayoral & City Council Candidates
Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) Calls on Pittsburgh Mayoral and City Council Candidates to Adopt PPT’s 25/25/25 Goals and Develop a Plan for Implementation Pittsburghers for Public Transit’s Transit 25/25/25 Goals call on Mayoral and City Council candidates to: The Transit 25/25/25 Goals around sidewalks, bus shelters, and affordable, higher-density housing by our best transit […]