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What Amazon HQ2 Could Do to Pittsburgh
*Amazon logo superimposed over the picture of Pittsburgh, with “Pittsburgh” as the text. From Seattle24x7.com Great panel conversation hosted by Pitt Human Rights City Initiative and the research and advocacy organization UrbanKind, about the possible impacts of Amazon HQ2 on affordable housing, public transit, worker rights, taxpayer liabilities among other unforeseen consequences. See the live […]
PPT joins ATU Local 85 and the Sierra Club in publishing an op-ed on Transit Equity Day in honor of Rosa Parks
February 8th, 2018 (not: Transit Equity Day was February 5th) Happy Transit Equity Day, all! We’re celebrating Rosa Parks’ birthday with a reminder that transit is a human and civil right, that transit workers deserve fair wages, benefits and a union, and that public transportation is vital to our climate sustainability. Here’s a joint op-ed […]
Not My BRT! Riders gather outside PAAC board meeting to oppose Mon Valley service cuts!
February 8th, 2018 What an amazing month! PPT and Just Harvest have partnered in calling on the Port Authority board to not implement the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) at the expense of our 61 A, B, and C bus riders. On Friday, January 26th, more than 60 riders and bus drivers came out to rally and pack […]
PPT at MLK Day at Kelly Strayhorn Theater
February 8th, 2018 Thank you to Lisa Gonzalez, Toni Haraldsen and Crystal Jennings for making our MLK Jr tabling session at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater such a success! Lots of students joined us to hear the story of Rosa Parks, transit as a civil right struggle, and tell us what their bus means to them!
Why rally to stop cuts to the 61 A,B, and C buses? “This is my only way to work!”
When told that the Port Authority has proposed a cut in service frequency to the 61C, Derek Gordon, who works for the Steelers, said: “This is my only way to work!” He has a flex schedule, and service frequency is important for being able to plan his commute from day to day. Along with our […]
Build Ridership Not Walls! DCTR Coalition Rally
February 8th, 2018 Our Don’t Criminalize Transit Riders coalition delegated County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Thursday, January 18th, to call on him to take a public position opposing fare enforcement policing on public transit. Nearly 30 riders went to his office at the County Courthouse; we were met by six police officers, and were refused an opportunity […]
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Woman's Pittsburgh Sinkhole Bus Tattoo Goes Viral
While the Pittsburgh bus sinkhole is starting to fade from our memories, the viral image of a Port Authority bus is now a permanent tattoo on one Pittsburgher."CMU students protest U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s appearance at Traffic21 event" ow.ly/FFvR50x5Vyg
CMU students protest U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s appearance at Traffic21 event
Today, Pittsburgh hosted a high-profile member of the Trump administration, and a small group of Carnegie Mellon University students were not pleased. At the Traffic21...From East Liberty, to the Lower Hill, to the Northside; the story isn't much different for Pittsburgh. Neighborhoods that suffered "white flight" and disinvestment during the 80s are now ground-zero for gentrification and displacement.
Opinion | Gentrification in D.C. was not fated. Policy made it happen.
Attracting more residents was the goal, but it ripped apart black neighborhoods.Lowering fares, facilitating payment, decriminalizing nonpayment, removing police presence, student and family passes: this is what transit equity looks like. We can do it here in Pittsburgh.
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How to Win the Fight for Fair and Equitable Transit
Start by dismantling the systemic barriers that disproportionately penalize low-income bus riders.Awesome first-person narrative from Ms. Colette Funches on her experience participating in PPT's Beyond the East Busway campaign:
"Many people - young and old, employed or not employed - need the use of bus service every day. They can be sure of safe, well-trained bus service drivers who can get them to and from their destination safely and on time. Riders use the bus several times a week, or on multiple trips, for a daily commute and sometimes no more than once a week. As riders they want to be certain that buses will arrive in a timely fashion; the wait time should not be too long."
Shoutout to Carnegie Library of McKeesport! Thanks for your support! ow.ly/4xtW50x1XW7