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BRT Press Conference
Pittsburghers for Public Transit joined residents of Braddock, Duquesne, and Rankin, ACCESS Mob, and transit advocates to tell the Port Authority “No!” to mandatory transfers and service impacts to the disability community. From the WESA coverage of the event: “The monetary and physical costs of switching buses take a toll on these communities, which tend to […]
Affordable Housing and Access to Good Transit
“The city has talked the talk about affordable housing and talked about a commitment to access and mobility, but here’s the opportunity to actually prove it,” said Crystal Jennings, organizer of the Penn Plaza Support and Action Coalition. “The Lexington site is next to the best transit in the city — the [Martin Luther King] […]
The High Cost of Transit, and Transit-Oriented Development
Photo credit: Ryan Deto, Pittsburgh CityPaper “When it comes to building affordable housing, there is no better place to do so than near public transportation. Since low-income people are less likely to own cars than higher-income individuals, good access to public transit is necessary for affordable-housing dwellers to travel to work, visit family and […]
Residents and Riders speak up at PAAC Board Meeting about the negative impact of the BRT in their communities:
Great Press Coverage on Possible BRT Impact on Duquesne and Braddock communities. If you missed the meeting, you can still email comments and concerns around the BRT proposal to brt@portauthority.org. — Residents and community representatives from Duquesne and Braddock highlighted the consequences of less frequent service along the key 61 A,B,C & D routes, along […]
Post Gazette Covers PPT’s Demands around Port Authority CEO Search
“The group recently presented the authority with a letter calling for the agency to allow groups to participate in the process and identifying the qualities it wants to see in a new CEO. “We respectfully request that, as an important public asset, the public be given an opportunity to weigh in on the final selection […]
Transit Riders Testify Against Port Authority Policy Proposal of Armed Police Fare Checkers
Nearly 30 community activists, transit riders and allies gave powerful testimony at today’s Port Authority Board Meeting in opposition to the proposal for armed police to check fares on the T! Speakers addressed concerns around police’s racial profiling of black and brown communities, the criminalization of youth and the poor, the risks of deportation for […]