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New Fare Proposal From Port Authority Needs to Go Further
After two years and a $210,000 study, Port Authority’s new fare proposal has been released. Public comment is being taken until May 5th. The Port Authority has finally published the fare recommendations from a 2019 $210,000 contract with Four Nine Technologies. After more than two years, and in the midst of a pandemic, Port Authority […]
Join PA Transit Riders & Workers In New Campaign to Expand Transit Funding
Transit riders and workers won’t stand for another round of service cuts, fare hikes, and layoffs! We’re building a grassroots vision to expand transit in our state – and we need you! Public transit is essential for Pennsylvanians. It keeps us moving to jobs, food, and healthcare. We won’t let our state transit funding get […]
Port Authority’s New Service Adjustments, with comment from @PGH_Bus_Info Hotline
New quarterly adjustments bring little change. Riders are left asking for the reversal of COVID service cuts. Four times every year, the Port Authority adjusts its transit schedules and routes to account for rider’s requests, ridership shifts, construction, road closures and/or all of the other unexpected hiccups that might affect Pittsburgh roads. These quarterly adjustments […]
Apply for the new Statewide Transit Rider Organizing Fellowship
Bus riders in PA are building a movement for public transit that is more affordable, reliable, and dignified for everyone in our state! Who we are and what we do PITTSBURGHERS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT (PPT) and the PHILLY TRANSIT RIDERS UNION (PhillyTRU) are grassroots organizations of transit riders, transit workers, and residents. We mobilize together […]
New Statewide Campaign to Win Expanded Transit Funding in PA
Public transit is essential for Pennsylvanians – It keeps us moving to jobs, food, and healthcare. But state transportation funding is in jeopardy. But politicians have left transit riders and transit workers out of conversations about a solution. Transit riders and workers won’t stand for another round of service cuts, fare hikes, and layoffs! We […]
Elevate Transit Equity as Priority in Port Authority’s Long-Range Plan
This is a chance to advocate for the changes we want to see. We need to make sure transit riders are front and center. This is an exciting moment for riders. Port Authority is doing its first long-range plan in decades. This means that we have a chance to advocate for some big changes and […]
Big ticket: Port Authority looking for ways to fund $3 billion long-range plan
www.post-gazette.com
Port Authority, already struggling to meet costs, is looking for state and federal help for 18 projects identified in its 25-year plan.
www.penncapital-star.com
Officials are seeking public comment on their NEXTransit draft plan
PPT Coordinating Committee Elections 2021 - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org
Overview Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots, democratic, member-led organization that fights for racial justice and public transit as a human right. Each July, the organization holds e...
PPT Coordinating Committee Elections 2021 - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org
Overview Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots, democratic, member-led organization that fights for racial justice and public transit as a human right. Each July, the organization holds e...