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PPT Speaks Up for Transit + Affordable Housing at new Giant Eagle Shakespeare Development
During yesterday’s City Planning Commission meeting, Commissioners approved a zoning change that will allow for housing to be built at the Giant Eagle Shakespeare site next to the East Busway Station. Before the vote was taken, Pittsburghers for Public Transit’s Community Organizer, Josh Malloy, and Director, Laura Wiens, gave testimony to talk about the importance […]
Bus Stops to be Removed on the 88 and 48. Join PPT to collect feedback from riders.
Last month, the Port Authority announced its plan to eliminate bus stops on all its routes, starting with the 51 Carrick and 16 Brighton. Now they are moving onto the 88 and 48. Pittsburghers for Public Transit knows that the best way to build a transit system is to engage the riders and operators who […]
Bus Stops to be removed on the 16 and 51 (& 13, 15, 17, 19L, 48, 51L, 54, 55, 59, Y46, Y47, Y49): Give Feedback Now
Do Yinz use the 51 or the 16 bus routes?(or the 13, 15, 17, 19L, 48, 51L, 54, 55, 59, Y46, Y47, Y49?)Give your feedback now. Starting this November, Port Authority is beginning its “Bus Stop Consolidation” program. What does that mean? Well, according to their website: Your bus stop is the welcome mat to […]
Use this $$$ to build the best bus stops ever [with pics!]
This new URA grant program is an amazing opportunity for residents in the City of Pittsburgh to improve transit amenities in their neighborhood. The Neighborhood Initiatives Fund (NIF) Program will “provide grants in order to help unlock the economic and placemaking potential within neighborhoods; support vision-to-action community investment strategies that build an equitable Pittsburgh; and […]
Electric Buses in PA: The Time Is NOW
On Tuesday, September 17th, Pittsburghers for Public Transit joined our allies PennEnvironment, PennFuture and the Clean Air Council to unveil a new report from PennEnvironment and PennPIRG: “Volkswagon Settlement State Scorecards“. The report grades states on how they are using monies from the massive $4.3 Billion settlement paid by Volkswagon in 2016 after they were […]
Help push the Beyond the East Busway Campaign over the goal line
If you follow Pittsburghers for Public Transit’s work, you know we’ve spent the last three months executing a campaign with residents of the Mon Valley & Eastern Suburbs to build a grassroots vision for expanding great transit Beyond the East Busway. If you don’t follow our work, welcome! You can check out more about our […]