🚌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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Affordable Housing and Access to Good Transit
“The city has talked the talk about affordable housing and talked about a commitment to access and mobility, but here’s the opportunity to actually prove it,” said Crystal Jennings, organizer of the Penn Plaza Support and Action Coalition. “The Lexington site is next to the best transit in the city — the [Martin Luther King] […]
The High Cost of Transit, and Transit-Oriented Development
Photo credit: Ryan Deto, Pittsburgh CityPaper “When it comes to building affordable housing, there is no better place to do so than near public transportation. Since low-income people are less likely to own cars than higher-income individuals, good access to public transit is necessary for affordable-housing dwellers to travel to work, visit family and […]
Residents and Riders speak up at PAAC Board Meeting about the negative impact of the BRT in their communities:
Great Press Coverage on Possible BRT Impact on Duquesne and Braddock communities. If you missed the meeting, you can still email comments and concerns around the BRT proposal to brt@portauthority.org. — Residents and community representatives from Duquesne and Braddock highlighted the consequences of less frequent service along the key 61 A,B,C & D routes, along […]
Post Gazette Covers PPT’s Demands around Port Authority CEO Search
“The group recently presented the authority with a letter calling for the agency to allow groups to participate in the process and identifying the qualities it wants to see in a new CEO. “We respectfully request that, as an important public asset, the public be given an opportunity to weigh in on the final selection […]
Transit Riders Testify Against Port Authority Policy Proposal of Armed Police Fare Checkers
Nearly 30 community activists, transit riders and allies gave powerful testimony at today’s Port Authority Board Meeting in opposition to the proposal for armed police to check fares on the T! Speakers addressed concerns around police’s racial profiling of black and brown communities, the criminalization of youth and the poor, the risks of deportation for […]
PPT Demands Public Process in Port Authority CEO Search
PPT presented the following letter to the Port Authority Board today, naming specific qualities that should be looked for in a Port Authority CEO, and requesting a public process to screen candidates for the position: —– To the Port Authority Board and CEO Hiring Committee, The Port Authority plays a key role in shaping the […]