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Week Without Driving PGH Boosts Stories & Calls for Change!
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 […]
New “Bus Line Redesign” Proposes Biggest Changes of Our Lifetimes
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 […]
Election Results! New Board Members Elected to Lead Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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 […]
Testify Now to Help Win a Pathway to More Affordable/Free Fares
Take action now to support the newly proposed PRTner Pass to establish a permanent employer and developer transit fare program that could mean free transit for workers and tenants in Allegheny County! We at Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) celebrate the opening of the public comment period for the long-awaited bulk employer and developer discount […]
Our Own Lorena Peña Sits Down with La Mega Pittsburgh to talk Transit
image description: Lorena, left, standing with Nicole, right, both smiling and wearing red PPT t-shirts PPT Member Lorena takes it to the airwaves to talk about her transit organizing with Pittsburgh’s Latino Community La Mega Pittsburgh sat down with one of our PPT members who has shown herself to be a leader in her community, […]
PHOTOS! Visionary Transit Service Campaign Kickoff & PPT Summer Party!
image description: photo collage of PPT Members having a great time at the Summer Party and Campaign Kickoff! PPT kicks off the brand new Visionary Transit Service Campaign at the Summer Party – and spent a beautiful night enjoying delicious food, super-fun music, and the beautiful community we’re building together! What an amazing time we […]