PPT Blog

Read our latest blog posts below:

Latest Posts

Contact County Council Members to Fund Public Transit

At the county council meeting on Dec. 2, Heather Heidelbaugh put forward an amendment to the operating budget that allocated 3 million dollars from the county’s transit support fund balance (from drink tax and car rental revenue) to Port Authority’s operating budget. These funds would allow Port Authority to add more transit service. This amendment […]

Giving Tuesday!

Support from you will help us continue our campaigns for transit service! Click on the donate button above.

***MEDIA RELEASE***                                                                Nov 21, 2014 Contact: Molly Nichols nicholsmolly@gmail.com     (412) 216-9659 Amendment to County Drink Tax Allocation Proposed At the County Council Budget and Finance committee meeting on Thurs Nov 20, Councilwoman Green Hawkins and Councilwoman Heidelbaugh put forward an amendment to the proposed county operating budget for 2015. Co-sponsored by Councilwoman Danko, the […]

Keeping up the pressure for improved public transit

PPT has been busy these past few months, supporting community campaigns in their efforts to get service to their neighborhoods and ensuring that decision-makers make providing service to transit deserts more of a priority. Here is PPT’s op-ed highlighting the issue of transit deserts:Don’t leave transit deserts high and dry Here is a report from […]

Over 100 Baldwin residents and supporters Walk for Transit!

Watch video here Over 100 Baldwin residents and transit supporters came out Saturday morning to walk one mile up and down the steep hills of Churchview Ave, just half the distance many residents must trek to get to the nearest bus stop. They walked with their own handmade cardboard bus, to highlight the need for […]

Baldwin Walk for Transit

News coverage in advance of the walk: Baldwin residents campaign for return of bus route Please join Baldwin residents, transit supporters, and community leaders on a walk to highlight the need for restored bus service. We are inviting elected officials and the Port Authority board and staff to walk a mile in our shoes–just half the […]