Temporary pandemic service changes are being extended. Has the pandemic affected your transit service and access in either a positive or negative way? It’s time to make your voice heard!

Our public transit system has been completely upended by the pandemic. Ridership is in flux: while many workers shifted to work-at-home arrangements, many more continued relying on transit to get to jobs, food, healthcare. Transit workers are strained: although 74% of PAAC employees are vaccinated, hundreds have been unable to work because of quarantine throughout the pandemic, and seven workers have lost their lives to COVID. Budgets are stressed: increased covid precautions, a shifting workforce and unstable state funding all threaten finances at our transit agency. All of these strains leave riders with worse service than we had pre-pandemic.

To deal with these complications, in November 2020 Port Authority made some pretty significant service changes. Some of these changes were good. Namely, Port Authority increased service on some routes that continued to have high levels of riders from essential workers and low-income and minority riders. But many of the changes relied on significant service cuts on other routes. Although Port Authority tried to focus cuts mainly on commuter routes where the shift to remote working brought significant ridership drops, these routes were still essential connections for essential workers to access employment.

Even though these changes have continued for more than a year, Port Authority still maintains that they are “temporary”. We want to ensure that positive changes for riders are made permanent, and that there is a plan for restoration of our critical transit service that has been reduced.

Because these “temporary” changes have persisted for more than a year, Port Authority needs to document whether low-income or minority riders are disproportionately impacted by these changes, and to collect public feedback.

If the service changes you’ve seen have directly impacted you– in good or bad ways– sign up here to make sure Port Authority is hearing your experience:

Want to see specifics about the changes that they implemented?

Port Authority is proposing to continue the “major service changes” that were made to 30 different routes in November 2020. (A “major change” is a change that affects more than 30% of a route’s weekly trips, directional miles, or service hours OR the addition of a service day.) Of these 30 major service changes, 10 routes had added weekend service on a permanent basis (a big victory for riders who were active with numerous PPT campaigns), and 20 are considered temporary pandemic-related service changes.

Here’s a table from Port Authority’s website that summarizes what those 20 temporary COVID-related changes were:

Major Service Change Type	Transit Routes Affected
Addition of all service day trips	1, 12
Addition of weekday trips	59, RED
Route extension	P68
Reduction of weekday trips	38, 58, 65, 19L, G2, G3, G31, O1, O12, P12, P13, P7, P76, Y1, Y45

Because these changes have gone on for more than a year, Port Authority needs to conduct a “Title VI Analysis” to show that the changes do not disproportionately burden or impact minority or low-income riders (Disproportionate burden means low-income riders were disproportionately affected. Disproportionate impact means that minority riders were disproportionately affected). You can see a copy of Port Authority’s Title IV for these service changes here. Below is a screenshot of a table in the report that shows whether the changes have a disproportionate burden and impact:

We want to see service restored on all of these routes as soon as possible, particularly routes where changes disproportionately affect low income and minority riders. For that to happen, we need to hear from Port Authority what is impacting the return of needed service, and what the plan (thresholds for funding, transit worker hiring, COVID case levels?) is for bringing transit service back to pre-pandemic levels.

Here are some questions we’ve brainstormed for folks to raise during the public hearing, but feel free to come up with your own questions! Personal experience is also the most compelling testimony:

• What are the conditions and criteria that determine when or if service is restored to these routes?
• Cuts to the 58 disproportionately burden low-income riders. However Port Authority’s Title IV analysis claims that these cuts were not so harmful because riders within the walkshed of this route have access to other routes. How does the service on these other nearby routes compare to service on the 58? What critical destinations (employment centers, grocery stores, healthcare) are more or less accessible to riders on the adjacent lines?
• It is not clear why Port Authority chose August 2019 and 2021 as the comparison months. Ridership data is showing an uptick from August 2021. Would choosing different pair of months for comparison make the estimates look different?
• Studies show that service cuts lead to decreased ridership. Will continuation of service at reduced frequency lead to further decreases in ridership?
• Port Authority last conducted a (detailed) ridership survey in 2014. A study conducted in Phoenix, AZ showed that Census data might not be very representative of ridership survey data. For the routes facing an extension of service cuts, could there be a substantial difference about ridership demographic impacts if they were to use American Community Survey data instead?

Make sure that Port Authority hears about your experience on transit since the pandemic started.

Riders Show Up to Port Authority’s 837 Corridor Public Engagement Sessions, Help Drive the Rapid Transit Planning Process Forward. 

Years of planning and organizing from Mon Valley riders on our Beyond the East Busway campaign has led to the identification and prioritization of three key corridors for safer, faster, quality transit infrastructure. All three of those corridors were uplifted by riders as top priorities in the Port Authority’s recently- adopted NEXTransit long-range plan. And now, the Port Authority has begun planning for improvements in the 61C corridor from Homestead to McKeesport, along Rt 837 and Lysle Blvd.  

You can see the Port Authority’s interactive map and information about the proposed project here.

“[Route 837 improvements] can be transformational in that corridor,” Ms. Wiens said. “We should make this project as impactful as it can be.” 

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette documents the grassroots organizing that won riders the opportunity to make transit in the Mon Valley safe and comfortable, and for buses to get priority on the streets to ensure that buses are fast and reliable. 

On Dec 7th, more than a dozen PPT members and residents of Homestead, Duquesne and McKeesport joined the Port Authority’s public input session to identify opportunities for infrastructure and bus service improvements. Riders also highlighted concerns, particularly around the proposed removal of every other bus stop along 8th Ave in Homestead without any clear process for evaluating the impact of stop removal. PPT has long called for the Port Authority to assess and publish clear data on the impact of bus stop consolidation on metrics like access to nearby social services, ridership levels, impact on riders with disabilities and other protected classes, and on the safety of riders navigating longer distances with questionable infrastructure to get to their bus stops. 

We applaud the Pittsburgh Post Gazette editorial board’s recent accolades for the Mon Valley project here, which highlights what riders have long been saying about the high need for quality transit in the region. 

You can read more reporting about the public meeting and proposals by the Port Authority to improve the corridor here:

Port Authority presents initial plans to improve service, bus stops between Homestead and McKeesport (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/7/21, Ed Blazina)

Port Authority wants bus-only lanes and other upgrades for Homestead-McKeesport corridor (Pittsburgh CityPaper, 12/11/21, Ryan Deto)

It’s not too late to weigh in! The Port Authority will continue to collect feedback on this project into the New Year. 

If you want our analysis of what is in the Port Authority’s plan and what opportunities there are for improvement, check out this blog. 

New Port Authority Fare Changes Do Not Remove Fare Cost Burden on Low Income and Minority Riders, and Highlight Need for a Low-Income Fare Program

Effective January 1st, 2022, the Port Authority will be implementing a rolling pass program that “starts” a weekly or monthly bus pass on the first day of its usage, rather than bus passes that follow a calendar schedule. The Port Authority will also be implementing changes for stored value CONNECT card users: a 25 cent increase in per-trip cost coupled with free transfers within a three-hour window. 

While the bus pass changes will likely make bus pass purchases more useful and accessible to some, the stored value CONNECT card changes will not alleviate fare cost burdens on the majority of transit riders, including for low-income riders and riders of color. (Low-income riders in the Port Authority’s Title VI Fare Analysis are identified as those living in households with an annual income of <$25,000. Minority riders are all those who did not exclusively identify themselves as white/Caucasian in Port Authority’s 2014 rider survey.)  In fact, the Port Authority’s Title VI data shows that by a nearly 2:1 ratio, low-income riders and minority riders using the stored value CONNECT cards will see an increase in transit fare costs and will not benefit from free transfers, because they only take single trips within a three hour window. This highlights why it is more urgent than ever that Port Authority implement a low-income fare program such as that called for in the Fair Fares for Full Recovery Campaign.

By a nearly 2:1 ratio, low-income riders and minority riders using the stored value CONNECT cards will see an increase in transit fare costs

Moreover, because these coming fare policies do not propose any changes for riders paying with cash, Port Authority continues to maintain a fare structure in which poor riders pay more money for worse transit service. In fact, more trips made by low income and minority riders are paid for with cash than are paid for with stored value CONNECT Cards. Cash-paying riders currently pay the highest fare for service, at $2.75 for every trip and another $2.75 for each transfer. Routes with high cash usage run through disproportionately low-income and high minority communities, and these routes often require more transfers with more limited and infrequent service to access critical amenities. Moreover, there is low CONNECT card adoption in these communities by design, because access points for charging or purchasing CONNECT Cards like ticket vending machines and Giant Eagle/Goodwill stores are less available. It is therefore imperative that, at a minimum, the Port Authority allow low-income riders paying cash to receive the same free transfer benefit offered to CONNECT card users, by reinstating the Port Authority’s paper transfer tickets as PPT and allies have called for in its #FairFares Platform.

Port Authority continues to maintain a fare structure in which poor riders pay more money for worse transit service.

While PPT supports fare programs that make using the transit system more efficient, it is critical that low-income riders see some relief from the disproportionate burden that transit fares represent. A critical social utility that relies on user fees for revenue is by nature regressive; Port Authority could also begin to shift costs for providing the service to corporations by implementing a bulk discount pass program for corporations, human service organizations and developers to buy into. As an interim solution, the Port Authority should follow through on its goal to create a low-income fare program, as it was named a top priority in their long-range planning effort. Given that these Jan 1’st fare policy changes do not remedy transit fare cost impacts for many and will likely exacerbate costs for some of our region’s most marginalized riders, advocates are calling on the Port Authority to take decisive steps to make fare equity a reality, now.

The time for a low-income fare program at Port Authority is now.

Public transit advocates have (many) seats at the table as the new Mayoral administration takes office.

Monday, December 20th, Mayor-Elect Ed Gainey held a press conference to release his plan for the mayoral transition and announce the members of the committees who are going to help him in that work. Fortunately for those that care about public transit, affordable housing and an accessible city for all, Mayor-elect Gainey has given us multiple seats at the table.

In his transition plan, the Mayor-Elect announced that he will create the vision for his new administration with the help of four committees:

1. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
2. EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
3. INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
4. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY

High-quality, accessible public transit is essential to the success of all four of these committees – the Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform can guide us on how to pull them all together.

Transportation is at the intersection of many critical issues; housing, economic development, clean air, community access to school, healthcare, and food. It will be important for all of Mayor-Elect Gainey’s transition committees to consider the role that accessible transportation plays in their success.

The Mayor-Elect has put many of the City’s prominent transportation advocates on the Infrastructure & Environment committee. This is exciting because, as PPT’s new Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform outlines, the city’s infrastructure investment directly impacts the quality and effectiveness of our transit system. Pittsburghers for Public Transit’s own Laura Chu Wiens will sit on this committee, along with BikePGH’s Scott Bricker, Friends of the River Front’s Kelsey Ripper, Hazelwood Initiative’s Tiffany Taulton and others. The committee will be led by Dr. Jamil Bey, of UrbanKind Institute, and Christine Mondor, of evolve environment :: architecture – both of whom have supported the Pittsburgh 100 Day Transit platform and have worked with Pittsburghers for Public Transit many times in past years.

The Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform has numerous recommendations that will help the Equitable Development committee in their charge to focus “on ways to accelerate affordable housing development and provide the necessary supports, especially for families whose household incomes fall between 30% and 80% of the area median income.” These households are those who are disproportionately without access to vehicles and who are using transit. They are also the households who are disproportionately pushed out of the city and farther from quality transit because of rising housing costs. The 100 Days Transit platform’s demands around inclusionary zoning (with higher affordability near great transit lines), parking reform, and transit-oriented development have a high potential for this committee.

The Equitable Development committee will be chaired by Monica Ruiz of Casa San Jose, and Bob Damewood of Regional Housing & Legal Services – both longtime friends and collaborators of PPT’s. Also on this committee are many others who’ve joined PPT in supporting transit justice, including Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy of Pittsburgh United, Carl Redwood Jr of the Pittsburgh Black Workers Center, Jasiri X of 1Hood, and Maria Montano of SEIU Healthcare PA. It’s also worth noting that a Port Authority Board Member, Stephanie Turman, has been appointed here as well.

Great public transit access is also important to Mayor-Elect’s other two committees as well; Education and Workforce Development and Community Health and Safety. The Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform calls for the Mayor to announce a plan to provide transit passes to all city employees. This is a way to encourage the Port Authority to finally begin its bulk bus pass program. UPMC and other huge institutions need to begin paying their fair share for our transit system. If the Mayor plays his part in encouraging a bulk bus pass program, this will be a catalyst that allows institutions to give their employees free transit & the expanded opportunity that comes with it.

The Education and Workforce Development committee is co-chaired by Regina B. Holley, PHD, former Board Director for the School District of Pittsburgh, and Darrin Kelly, President of the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council. The Community Health and Safety committee is co-chaired by Dr. Kathi Elliott of Gwenn’s Girls, and Wasi Mohamed of the Pittsburgh Foundation.

This Transition Team is an opportunity to uplift public transit and the critical ways that city policy can improve it. Read the Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform and Sign-on Now to Support.

Press Conference to Launch the Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform lays out an ambitious but achievable workplan for the new city administration.

On December 16th, riders, workers, and allies rallied in Oakland to launch the Pittsburgh 100 Day Transit Platform for the next Mayor of Pittsburgh. This platform highlights the role that the City of Pittsburgh plays in ensuring that all residents have access to quality, accessible transit, and puts forward a list of 18 priority actions that Mayor-Elect Gainey can pursue in his first 100 days.

The press conference included a packed list of passionate speakers spoke on the key categories of the 100 Days Platform during the press conference, ranging from building affordable housing next to frequent transit corridors to relocating abandoned bus shelters, to current routes and fixing broken sidewalks.

See the full platfom here and sign on to support this vision

In the City of Pittsburgh, Bus Lines Are Lifelines

With the dawn of a new mayoral administration, all of us have the opportunity to make history and immediately improve the experience for riders. PPT’s 100 Days Transit Policy Platform is about getting folks where they need to go and ensuring that our neighbors can safely travel to a bus stop without fear of mobility limitations. Local transit initiatives have the power to map Pittsburgh’s future cityscape while also improving housing equity and creating economic growth for all residents. As Executive Director Laura Chu Wiens stated “Public transit is essential for a healthy, economically robust, equitable, sustainable, world-class city…We have this incredible asset in this robust public transit system in our City, which leads to enormous and demonstrable benefits in reductions in congestion, improvements in public health, transportation cost savings for households.” It is past time for the City of Pittsburgh to do its’ part to make this future a reality.

Thank you once again to Bill McDowell, Teireik Williams, Kevin Joa, Pastor Love, Ms. Saundra Cole, and Rev. Sally Jo Snyder who shared their stories.

Be a part of this historic moment for transit and support the Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform by clicking here, listen to Laura’s interview with the Confluence on WESA, and follow us on social media @Pgh4PubTransit for updates as we countdown to day 100! 

Check out the news coverage of the Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform launch:

• Advocates urge Gainey to take decisive action on transit in his first 100 days by Margaret J Krauss of WESA
• ‘We can’t miss this unique opportunity’: Civic groups push Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Ed Gainey to make public transit a top priority by Ed Blazina of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Pittsburghers for Public Transit wants to shape Ed Gainey’s goals for infrastructure, development by Kevin Galvin of WESA
• Advocates unveil Pittsburgh city transit platform to improve sidewalks, development, and more by Ryan Deto of City Paper
• Proponents Announce Pittsburgh City Transit Platform to Improve Sidewalks, Development, etc. | News | Pittsburgh by Ryan Deto of Pennsylvania News Today
• Local transportation advocates asking Mayor-Elect Ed Gainey to make major changes to Pittsburgh transportation system by Shelby Cassesse of KDKA Radio.

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The new Mayor can afford all residents the freedom to move.

Join PPT to release the new Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform. As a new City administration takes office this platform can guide them in refocusing transportation, housing, and land use policy to benefit all Pittsburghers.

Press Conference to release the Pittsburgh 100 Days Transit Platform
Thursday, 12/16
11am – 11:45am
Fifth & Atwood Bus Station
RSVP here to the Facebook event

Reach out to info@pittsburghforpublictransit.org with any questions or to get involved.

[Accessibility Information: the event will be held outdoors in front of the new bus station at Fifth and Atwood. Seating is limited, although PPT will bring two folding chairs with armrests. Bathrooms are available inside the Faulk Medical Building next door. ASL interpretation will be available. The location is served by all of the bus routes that travel the Fifth Ave corridor in Oakland. On-street and paid car/bike parking is available at. Reach out to PPT with any additional accessibility questions: info@pittsburghforpublictransit.org]

See the list of the 25 supporters who are

Access Mob
Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh
Alliance for Police Accountability
Bike Pittsburgh
Bloomfield Development Corporation
Breathe Project
Casa San Jose
City County Task Force on Disabilities
Clean Air Council
Coalition of Organized Residents of East Liberty
Hill District Consensus Group
Just Harvest
Lawrenceville United
Neighborhood Community Development Fund
Oakland Planning and Development Corp.
Penn Plaza Support and Action
Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network
PGH Green New Deal Group
Pittsburgh Black Worker Center
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance
Pittsburgh United
Pittsburghers for Public Transit
Polish Hill Civic Association
UrbanKind Institute
Wellness Pittsburgh
West End P.O.W.E.R.

In 2021, PPT members brought both the SHELTER and the STORM! Join us to celebrate a year of successful (and hard-fought) transit organizing.

In 2021, PPT members brought both the SHELTER and the STORM.

This year was hard – the crushing effects of the pandemic, a transit death spiral, a transit funding cliff. Jobs and housing lost. PPT members had to organize together to provide shelter for our neighbors and communities. But we didn’t stop there.

Our organizing was a FORCE. We launched a statewide campaign for expanded transit funding. We built a base to put a pro-public transit mayor in office. We laid the groundwork for a low-income fare program. We continued our push to extend the East Busway and we WON MILLIONS of federal dollars that can make it all real!

Join PPT for our year-end celebration of this phenomenal storm of organizing energy. We’re partying on ZOOM, with awards, games, and music in the mix. You helped get us this far, now come party with us!

RSVP by December 7th and we’ll mail you a surprise party-pack of goodies that you can bring with you to the online celebration!

Use the Google Form below to help the organizing effort:

It’s GO Time. Homestead to McKeesport Transit Improvements are within reach!

Let’s make sure we see through to the finish line our demands for quality transit Beyond the East Busway: the Homestead to McKeesport edition. 

The Context: 

Years of organizing from riders led to the Port Authority’s recent adoption of the NextTransit long-range plan to build faster transit corridors with nicer transit stops beyond the East Busway. One of the top-line priorities that we have fought so hard for is the improvement of the 61C corridor in the Mon Valley, and now it’s happening! Port Authority is working on a Homestead-McKeesport Transit Improvement Project and will be holding virtual public meetings on

JOIN US. Tuesday, December 7th at 12:00-1:30pm and 6:30-8:00pm. Register to attend online or by phone at 412-566-5184.

You can see an interactive map and information about the proposed project here.

What’s in the Current Proposal that will Affect Riders:

There are several changes that the Port Authority is asking for feedback on, that are included in their planning documents. Specifically, 

Bus Stop Removal or “Consolidation” – The Port Authority is proposing to eliminate bus stops, which they argue will address safety, bus speed and reliability issues. We have serious concerns about these, particularly because many stops proposed for elimination in Homestead have high ridership and high numbers of wheelchair boardings (you can read more about PPT’s position on bus stop consolidation here). Some bus stops proposed for elimination are the stops at 8th Ave and West, 8th and Ann, 8th Ave and Dickson, 8th and Andrew, and Kennywood Blvd at #4000.

Rerouting of service – The Port Authority sees an opportunity to speed up buses along this corridor by shifting some bus service, but riders need to evaluate these proposals for their impact on transit access. Most notably, the Port Authority is considering moving the Duquesne section of the 61C from 2nd Ave to Duquesne Blvd, and to reroute 53L to stay on Amity Street rather than it’s current routing on Ann and McClure streets.

Bus stop improvements to select stops – The Port Authority is considering bus stop improvements to some stops like bigger station areas, benches, and better signage.

Walking/safety improvements – The Port Authority is proposing walking and safety improvements like pedestrian islands in the middle of the street to allow for shorter street crossings, crosswalks, pedestrian crossing signals and nearby bus stop sidewalk buildout.  

Speed improvements – The Port Authority is proposing some street improvements to give buses priority over cars on the road. Some notable improvements include adding a transit queue jump at the Homestead Grays Bridge to keep buses from getting stuck at the light on 8th Ave, and adding some short bus only lanes on 8th Ave.

Check out the current Port Authority Interactive Map for full details, and offer your feedback. 

So what are some things we could be advocating for?

This is an incredible opportunity to make transit fast, comfortable, accessible, safe, and supportive of local development. We want to dream big. One way to think about what we want to see is by identifying what is wrong, so we’re asking you to think through these questions and bring your answers to Tuesday’s meeting:

Safety – Where are the places along this corridor that are unsafe for riders — getting to and from the buses? While waiting for buses? And what would make the access to transit more safe for riders? What does a safe stop look like? How will Port Authority ensure the safety of pedestrians and riders during the construction phase(s)? How do they plan to install the pedestrian islands when roads are already at the point where they cannot be wid ened further?

Bus Stop Amenities – What amenities do you see at other stops that you’d want to see at your stop? What would make the wait more comfortable at a stop? For example, would Port Authority install charging ports at renovated stops and new stations?

Speed – What is slowing down your bus trips? What would make the trip faster? (For instance, do you have issues with timely transfers? Buses stopping frequently to pick up passengers? Buses waiting at red lights or behind cars?)  

Access – How will your trip be impacted if the proposed bus stop removals go through? 

What places would you like to go or could be served more directly if the Port Authority shifted the routes along the 837 corridor? What locations would you like to be easier for you to get to in Homestead, Duquesne and McKeesport? If the project construction ends up rerouting the 59, which riders saved from service cuts, how would that impact you?

Development – What kinds of things do you want to see built by quality bus stops along this corridor? More jobs, affordable and disability accessible housing, childcare centers, grocery stores?

RSVP for the meetings and advocate for change!

Port Authority has the opportunity to make this a beautiful and safe project that can serve everyone, but they will not do it on their own. The 61C is known as the most dangerous route with high ridership. Recently two people were struck by a driver near Kennywood, and one of the victims did not survive. Mobility is a human right, and we all deserve safe and accessible transportation! This means safe sidewalks, bus stops, and shelters near where we live and where we want to travel.

The only way major change will happen is when we organize together, speak up for our communities, and bring our blueprints to the planning table. 

We need to help them realize the full vision of safe, accessible, and effective transportation. We have the ability to win everything we fought for over the past few years, but it will not happen unless we make it to the last mile and push this over the finish line. 

JOIN US. Tuesday, December 7th at 12:00-1:30pm and 6:30-8:00pm.Register to attend online or by phone at 412-566-5184.

You can see an interactive map and information about the proposed project here.

“We have to care for our neighbors and be the shelter. We have to fight for them and be the storm.” – Alisa Grishman, PPT Member

Your support for PPT will mean that more neighbors like Alisa will organize to win quality, affordable public transit in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania. 

A note from PPT Member Alisa Grisman:

Public transit is my freedom, it enables me. My name is Alisa Grishman and I am a disability activist, wheelchair user, public transit rider, and member of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. Like tens of thousands of people across the state, my life and my independence rely on access to affordable public transit.

But public transit in PA is in trouble. Although the new federal infrastructure bill will send millions to transit agencies, it only funds infrastructure. It’s the State of Pennsylvania that’s on the line to fund the transit workers to run the essential service, and this funding will sunset at the end of this year.

No politicians are coming up with ideas to keep our systems running, and that’s why our organizing is critical. Through the Spring, we worked with hundreds across the state to build this vision for transit that moves all Pennsylvanians. Then, after months of isolation from the rest of the world, we rallied on the steps of the state capital to launch the Transit for All PA campaign!

This campaign and vision are gaining momentum. In the last 6 months we have garnered the support of more than 100 elected officials, unions, and community organizations – now we need you! Public transit is not an urban vs. rural issue. It’s not a Democrat vs. Republican issue. It’s an everyone issue. Come to a meeting, give a donation, join the next rally, get involved in this organizing force! For all that things seem grim, remember we win when we organize together.

Join this community and give  a gift of any amount—whether $5, $50, or $500—to push PPT towards our goal of raising $15,000 from 250 supporters!