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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

1 day ago

"We already know that there's an issue right now with bus overcrowding and pass-ups on certain routes, particularly routes that are going through Black and Brown communities, lower income communities...[Port Authority] needs to modify their schedules to accommodate the people that are currently riding," Wiens said.

"We've been pushing them the last several months to re-allocate service to where the ridership still remains robust and move it away from where the routes that are currently not seeing very many riders, because that is likely to continue in this fashion through the duration of the pandemic."

www.wtae.com/article/port-authority-pandemic-related-driver-shortage-behind-some-missed-trips/330... ... See MoreSee Less

Port Authority pandemic-related driver shortage behind some missed trips

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"Obviously, this has huge impact on riders if the buses they anticipate coming don't show up," Laura Chu Wiens, executive director of Pittsburghers For Public Transit, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

2 days ago

This is the kind of leadership we like to see 👏🙌:

"Public transportation is an essential public good, but for too long we have not funded it like one. That’s why we are calling on Congress to pass our Freedom to Move Act, bold federal legislation to incentivize transit agencies to offer fare-free service and make long-overdue investments in public transportation for low-income and historically marginalized communities."

Thank you to US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Senator Ed Markey and Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu for leading the effort to ensure expanded transit service that prioritizes under-invested communities, and free transit for all riders!

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Freedom to Move Act would increase mobility, connect communities, assist economic recovery (Guest viewpoint)

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Instituting fare-free transit is a commonsense solution to some of the most pressing challenges our region faces.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

1 week ago

How to make mask-wearing easy and protect riders and workers? Transit agencies in Oregon and California have started giving out masks directly to riders. transitcenter.org/making-mask-wearing-on-board-the-easy-choice/ ... See MoreSee Less

Making Mask-Wearing on Board the Easy Choice

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Universal mask-wearing on transit will be fundamental to managing COVID-19's spread. Portland’s TriMet and San Francisco’s BART provide an early look at how agencies are managing this shift.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

1 week ago

Shoutout to PAAC for new data transparency! This tool can help riders who have the flexibility in their schedules - although not everyone does. We still need to look at shifting some service to assist those who keep getting passed up on crowded routes: ow.ly/zTdx50AhSTd ... See MoreSee Less

New Port Authority tool will give riders even more information about full buses, crowded routes

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Port Authority hopes the Room2Ride page on its website will help riders plan trips to avoid crowded buses that could pass without stopping.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

1 week ago

“The devastation that has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic is both social and economic. Those hardest hit are our low-income neighbors, whose financial precarity is exacerbated by the crisis.” said Bethany Hallam, Allegheny Councty Council Member, At-large: ow.ly/s5By50AhJfs ... See MoreSee Less

Officials seek low-income fares for Port Authority transit riders

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City, county and state legislators in the Pittsburgh region published a letter on Tuesday calling for the implementation of emergency low-income fares...

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