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Public transit is a public good that needs to work for everyone. With PRT’s Bus Line Redesign that proposes changes to nearly every route, every stop, and every schedule, the time is now for transit advocates to support a redesign that works for all. Before you go any further, sign-on to support this vision today: […]

  Your Action is Needed to Ensure PRT’s Bus Line Redesign Serves Our Communties Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has released the first draft of the Bus Line Redesign (BLR). This new design contains the most substantial service changes proposed in our lifetime. Tens of thousands of people who use the system every day will be […]

Join PPT for a movie night to watch “UNION”, a story about the people-powered movement that won the first Amazon union in US history! PPT Movie Night! Watch “Union” @ Harris TheaterWednesday, October 23. 8-10pm$10-$20, but no one turned away for lack of funds Pittsburghers for Public Transit believes in the power of the people […]

Whether we live in suburban towns or city neighborhoods, everyone in Allegheny County deserves safe, reliable, dignified access to the places we need to go. Across the county, 30% of the population does not drive a car. The Week Without Driving was developed by disability advocates in Washington state and is now a national initiative, led […]

BIG CHANGES are being proposed to our transit system! We need to organize together to make a system that works for all. Whether you live in McKeesport or McKees Rocks, the Hill District or the South Hills, our public transit system needs to work for everyone.  Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) just released the first draft […]

Congratulations to the new PPT Board Members, elected by our general membership to lead us 2024-2026! Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a democratic, grassroots, member-led organization and we practice what we preach. Each Spring into Summer, our members participate in a democratic process to determine a new group of leaders who will join our organization’s […]