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JOIN PITTSBURGHERS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT IN THE FIGHT TO DEFEND AND EXPAND OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT LIFELINES! IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT: PUBLIC TRANSIT FUNDING IN DANGER. The state legislature must pass public transit funding this year, or we will face big cuts in routes and service next year. We have less that two weeks before the budget is […]
General Membership Meeting on June 15
You’re invited to join us for our monthly General Membership Meeting on Saturday, June 15th from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Allegheny County Human Services Building, One Smithfield St, in downtown Pittsburgh. This month we’ll be in the Homestead Grays conference room on the ground floor. Here’s the agenda: Discussion of Transportation Senate Bills 1 and Senate […]
Just one week away until the RUMBLE…
On June 4th, a convoy of buses will rumble from across Pennsylvania toward the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. We’ll deliver solid information at the offices of every single one of our state legislators about why public transit is crucial to the health of all of our communities. Then we’ll raise a mighty human rumble up to the […]
General Membership meeting this Saturday, May 18th
We’re in the home stretch before the Harrisburg rally on June 4th in support of public transit funding legislation. Please join us for our General Membership meeting on Saturday at 10 am at One Smithfield in the Human Services Building. Help us plan how to fill the buses to rumble the rotunda! Here’s the agenda:1. Harrisburg […]
PPT celebrates Transit Day!
Pittsburghers for Public Transit joined GoBurgh to help kick off the first annual Transit Day in Market Square on Thursday, May 9th. We helped distribute “Transit YES!” pins while collecting signatures for our Transit Bill of Rights. Thanks to the organizers and everyone who turned out and signed up to help support the push for […]
Transit Day is May 9th!
To draw attention to this crucial public infrastructure, both the Pittsburgh City Council and Allegheny County Council will be proclaiming May 9th to be Transit Day! To celebrate our public transit system, Josh Verbanets of local band Meeting of Important People will rock Market Square at noon on May 9th, along with GoBurgh, Pittsburghers for […]
B.Y.O.B. Build Your Own Bus on May 5th
On May 5th, from 2-5pm, we’re having an art party at Assemble, 5125 Penn Ave, to make creative signs and a fleet of cardboard buses to rumble through the Capitol Rotunda during our big June rally in Harrisburg in support of public transit.Even if you can’t come to the rally, you can make a visual […]
Big Actions Being Planned with Local and Statewide Coalitions: Be In On the Action!
Pittsburghers for Public Transit is working with a broad local and statewide coalition of organizations to build support for legislation which will provide far more funding for public transportation than the Governor’s plan. You’re invited to learn about our projects and campaigns and how you can contribute your talents, experience and expertise based on your […]
Volunteer Training on April 14th: Building People Power to Keep our Transit Rolling
Better Together: You’re invited to join your fellow Pittsburghers for fun, interactive training with drivers, riders and other transit supporters who want to learn more about the transit crisis and how they can help win dedicated funding for public transit. Register here. April 14th from 2-4 pm at One Smithfield St in the Allegheny County Human […]
Pittsburghers for Public Transit Strongly Supports City’s Challenge of UPMC’s Charity Status
Pittsburghers for Public Transit continues to call for the equitable distribution of public transit costs with corporations paying their fair share. UPMC has long acted far more like a corporation than a charitable organization, failing to meet the criteria for their tax-exempt status by placing their own bottom line profits above the needs of their […]
Volunteer Training on Sunday, March 10th from 1-3pm
As our state legislature works to develop a budget, we must call for dedicated state funding for PUBLIC transit. At this point, the governor’s budget falls far short of what is needed to keep our transit rolling! You’re invited to join your fellow Pittsburghers for fun, interactive training with drivers, riders and other transit supporters who […]
Enormous THANKS to all the volunteers, organizations and elected officials who helped RUMBLE that rotunda in Harrisburg for PUBLIC mass transit!