PPT Blog

PPT was happy to be invited to present this morning to PAAC’s Urban Land Institute advisory panel on the future of our transit system.  We told them about us and our Transit Bill of Rights and suggested that PAAC sign onto it. What would it look like for Port Authority to join us in affirming […]

Twenty-one PPT volunteers, including eleven Port Authority riders and ten drivers, took to the streets of Baldwin on Saturday, May 10 to see if residents wanted their bus back and if they were willing to take action to get it, and the answer to both was a resounding “yes.”  We surveyed over 300 people in […]

Pittsburghers for Public Transit is launching a new campaign to restore service and push for increased public inclusion in transit planning processes, and we’d like to hear your input. For starters, we’re asking for your help in assessing the need for mass transit in the North Baldwin, Brentwood, and Carrick communities.  PPT is well aware […]

TRANSIT TALES True-life stories and panel discussion on our public transit choicesThursday, April 17th at 7pm The Kaufman Center 1835 Centre Ave (right by the Hill House) Bricolage’s Fifth Wall series seeks to break down the barriers between scripted storytelling and current events in the world at large. The 2014 Fifth Wall Series continues with […]

The transportation bill passed the PA House on Tuesday night, passed the PA Senate on Wednesday and should be on the Governor’s desk by Friday for his signature. This bill will fund roads, bridges and public transit – we can stop fearing the next round of cuts. Now we can start planning how best to […]

BREAKING: Pa. transportation funding bill in jeopardy Please email your own legislator using this easy to use site . And here’s the site where you can look up the phone number of your state legislator. Contact Key LegislatorsIn addition to urging your own elected officials to vote for the funding, we are asking that you […]