🚌Bus-only lanes 🚦Traffic signals that prioritize transit
Solutions exist to speed up service and increase reliability. We need city, county, and state to put funding and political will behind a vision to make it happen.
Port Authority buses not on schedule nearly 1/3 of the time, a state performance audit finds
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"Even for people that don't use public transportation, it's a critical issue, because without a viable mass transit agency, the traffic congestion in Allegheny County would be unbearable."Get your new PPT T-Shirt at tomorrow's Holiday Fundraiser Party! RSVP here: www.facebook.com/events/269111013798763/
"All the decorations are paid for by drivers out of their own pocket and are often leftover home decorations from previous years."
We <3 our drivers.
What to know about the holiday buses
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“It's the time of the year where it's cold, the days are shorter, and if this very little thing brings about some joy to someone's day, it's just that much better.”New HuffPost article profiles PPT and the transit justice movement in Pittsburgh.
“I didn’t call it activism. I was just doing something because I knew it was needed. ... We couldn’t get to stores or shopping malls. People couldn’t get to work.”, says Debra Green who led a campaign to restore the 59. Now she's a PPT Board member inspiring new leaders to make change! 👏👏👏
Officials Cut Bus Service In This Poor Neighborhood. One Woman Fought Back.
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For many, achieving the American Dream depends on access to public transit.🗣️"1 trip! 2 trip ! 3 trip! 4! Why are poor folks paying more"
Through the last 6-weeks, Riders led a campaign to collect over 2,500 signatures in support of three easy #FareEquity policies:
1. Fare Capping (to allow daily/weekly/monthly/yearly bus passes to be paid for one ride at a time)
2. Free Transfers
3. Remove the penalty for cash payment
On December 7th, 2018 we rallied to present these signatures and our testimony to the Port Authority of Allegheny County board of directors ,calling on them to #MakeOurFaresFair.
Huge thanks to all the riders and volunteers who rallied, gave testimony, collected signatures, made phone calls, created signs and made up chants! Thx to Just Harvest and Mon Valley Initiative for your partnership on the campaign. #StrongerTogether
We will continue to fight for equity in our system until all have the access they deserve.
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Pittsburgh has one of the highest uses of public transit in the nation: Bus lines are lifelines!
The US Census reports that Pittsburgh workers that commute using public transit is growing– in 2016 it went up to 18.1% of the population, which puts us 9th in the nation. If you include biking and walking, that’s 31% of Pittsburgh’s workers. And that’s JUST in the city of Pittsburgh, and among our working population […]
PPT joins the ATU at the Labor Day Parade!
Pittsburghers for Public Transit marched with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) on Monday, September 4th for Labor Day. YES to strong unions! PPT supports a safe, affordable, accessible transit system operated by union drivers paid good living wages and working in safe conditions.
When We Fight, We Win! Port Authority holds BRT meetings in Braddock, Duquesne, and McKeesport
WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN! In response to concerns raised by community members, riders, ACCESS mob, and PPT, The Port Authority will be holding three community meetings in Braddock, McKeesport, and Duquesne. Check out the facebook event page for Braddock and information on time and location for all three meetings below: BRADDOCK October 2 – […]
PPT goes to Harrisburg to Oppose Budget Cuts to Transit!
On September 13th, House Republicans voted to pass a budget which approved cuts of $11.3 million to transit in Allegheny County. The budget then moved to a vote in the Senate, and PPT, along with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) headed to Harrisburg to say “NO” to more cuts to transit! Transit lines are life […]
Mifflin Estates Transit Celebration!
The Mifflin Estates Transit Campaign celebrated the hard work they put in over the past year, with over 50 residents, bus drivers and PPT activists coming out to eat and find out more about the schedule and service. Thanks to their fight, the 55 will now be running through the community all day and on weekends! There […]
BRT Press Conference
Pittsburghers for Public Transit joined residents of Braddock, Duquesne, and Rankin, ACCESS Mob, and transit advocates to tell the Port Authority “No!” to mandatory transfers and service impacts to the disability community. From the WESA coverage of the event: “The monetary and physical costs of switching buses take a toll on these communities, which tend to […]