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Our Own Lorena Peña Sits Down with La Mega Pittsburgh to talk Transit
image description: Lorena, left, standing with Nicole, right, both smiling and wearing red PPT t-shirts PPT Member Lorena takes it to the airwaves to talk about her transit organizing with Pittsburgh’s Latino Community La Mega Pittsburgh sat down with one of our PPT members who has shown herself to be a leader in her community, […]
PHOTOS! Visionary Transit Service Campaign Kickoff & PPT Summer Party!
image description: photo collage of PPT Members having a great time at the Summer Party and Campaign Kickoff! PPT kicks off the brand new Visionary Transit Service Campaign at the Summer Party – and spent a beautiful night enjoying delicious food, super-fun music, and the beautiful community we’re building together! What an amazing time we […]
Transit is the answer. Become a PPT Member Today and Join the Team of Advocates!
PPT is powered by our membership! We are everyday people who care about our transit system and neighbors. Will you join PPT as a member today? Meet PPT Member Connor Chapman! Connor plays a huge part in PPT’s Organizing Committee and our campaign for better bus stops. Hear from Connor what it means to be […]
PRT Expands Customer Service Hours to Help Riders Receive Updates & Info!
Expanded PRT Customer Service Hours Make it Easier for Riders to Find Out Information and Report Issues At the start of the summer, PRT moved to expand their digital customer service hours for an additional 12 hours/week (two new hours each weekday and one new hour on Saturday and Sunday). During the new digital customer […]
Join us for the PPT Summer Party to Celebrate Our Members’ Vision for the Service We All Deserve!
We have big dreams, and big goals for our transit system this year. PPT members will share what it will take for us to accomplish our ambitious goals and what those wins mean for our families and our communities to live full, and vibrant lives, starting with the launch of our Visionary Transit Service Campaign!
It’s time for Board Elections! Meet this year’s candidates and cast your ballot before 8/14/24
PPT’s election for our Board of Directors will run from July 10th-August 14th. All PPT Members in good standing should cast their ballots for our next leadership team! Please read this blog with bios on all the candidates before casting your vote. An overview of our election process and a guide on how to vote […]
New Advocate Energy on the Pittsburgh Regional Transit Board of Directors!
County Executive Sara Innamorato appoints PPT Member Bobbie Fan to the Pittsburgh Regional Transit Board of Directors! Congratulations, Bobbie! On July 2nd, Allegheny County Council confirmed County Executive Innamorato’s appointment of Bobbie Fan to the Pittsburgh Regional Transit Board of Directors. Check out the official vote here. Bobbie Fan is a long-time member at Pittsburghers […]
PPT’s Summer Membership Drive is Underway: Hear the stories of our members and their transit justice why // La campaña de membresía de verano de PPT está en marcha: escuche las historias de nuestros miembros y entérate por qué luchan por mejoras en transporte público
Lorena shares her story of being a Latino member of PPT and her important work connecting communities – join as a PPT member and help Lorena organize with the Latino Community for better transit access! Lorena comparte su historia de ser miembro latino de PPT y su importante trabajo conectando comunidades – ¡únase como miembro […]
South Hills Riders Learn to Get Around Without the Red Line this Summer // Los pasajeros de South Hills aprenden a trasladarse sin la línea roja este verano
Image descriptions: Photo on left is PPT member, Lorena, and Community Organizer, Nicole, pose for picture wearing red PPT t-shirts and sunglasses, standing in front of train tracks. // En la foto a la izquierda: Lorena, miembro de PPT, y Nicole, organizadora comunitaria, posan para una foto con camisetas rojas de PPT y gafas de […]
We won Half Fares, now let’s get our community enrolled!
image description: a photo of people smiling and holding “transit moves us” signs with white words spread across the photo Thank you for joining us to celebrate our VICTORY for fair fares! Now it’s time to get our community registered for this new half-fare program that will enable half-price fares for 130,000 residents! This is […]
Pick up the phone for the future of transit justice
Volunteer for one of PPT’s Summer phone banks to help us connect with members. Every year PPT volunteers make hundreds of phone calls to connect with members. We talk about people’s experiences on transit throughout the year; we invite them to our summer picnic; we ask for their continued support of our work. This year, […]
PRT’s Ridership Decline (And How to Reverse It)
Authored by the PPT Research Committee, 6/10/24 Pittsburgh’s getting national recognition, and it’s not good. Over the last two weeks, a chart has been circulating on social media showing the change in transit ridership from 2023-2024 as we emerge from the low-point of the pandemic. Notably, of the top 25 cities for bus ridership in […]