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Council Will Vote to Continue Moving Self-Driving Shuttle Deployment
CALL to ACTION: On Wednesday, May 15th at 10 am, 414 Grant St Pgh 15219, Pittsburgh City Council will be asked to approve a $410k grant for public outreach on self-driving cars in the Hazelwood and Greenfield neighborhoods. This is yet another indication that the City’s decision to have autonomous vehicles (AV) be the “transportation solution” for these […]
#Winning! Kania’s Out! Now Let’s Get Heather McClain Appointed to the Seat
Riders succeed in removing controversial member of Port Authority Board, continue calling for Heather McClain to be appointed in his place, and for rider involvement in board selection process Riders were able to claim a victory today with Gov. Wolf’s removal of a controversial member of the Port Authority Board! This decision came just mere […]
Gov. Wolf: Appoint Heather McClain to Port Authority Board of Directors
Pittsburghers for Public Transit Calls on Governor Wolf to Remove Port Authority Board Member Embroiled in Controversy, and Appoint Rider Advocate Heather McClain In an open letter co-signed by 13 regional and statewide organizations and elected officials, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) is calling on Governor Tom Wolf to appoint rider advocate Heather McClain to […]
PPT Welcomes Rep. Austin Davis to PAAC Board of Directors
Pittsburghers for Public Transit welcomes Representative Austin Davis as the newest appointee to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. As a sophomore Representative of the Monongahela Valley, a region where transit’s usage is high and its value is essential, Austin Davis has been vocal about the vital role that transit plays […]
Transit Workers Appreciation Day is right around the corner
Ever year, March 18th marks the day for transit riders to show their appreciation for all the hard work that PAAC transit workers put into making our system run. This year PPT is going to show our appreciation by collecting personal thank-you notes from over 250 riders, and delivering them in person to the workers […]
Raise Need for Transit+Housing in Allegheny County Annual Action Plan
Strong policies are needed at the county level to tie great transit to quality affordable housing. Take three minutes to fill out Allegheny County’s Annual Action Plan survey to elevate transit/housing as a priority. More from the survey: Allegheny County is undertaking the development of its FY 2019 Annual Action Plan (AAP), as required by […]
Shout out to Anthony Puglionesi, who's doin the smart math on transit v car-ownership. What would you do with an extra $7,700?:
"The clearest benefit of ditching the whole car idea is financial. A recent study by AAA found that the average cost of owning a new car is $8,849 per year over the first five years (assuming you drive 15,000 miles per year, an average distance for drivers aged 20-54). This cost includes gas, insurance, maintenance and inspection fees, and depreciation of the vehicle’s value.
The cost of a monthly transit pass in Pittsburgh is $97.50. If you do the math, by not owning a car and opting to take public transportation, a Pittsburgher might put about $7,700 in their pocket each year."
www.publicsource.org/my-preference-for-buses-puzzles-some-people-but-consider-the-benefits-of-dit...
Remember though that racist urban renewal is not just a thing of the past. It's still happening now, here in Pittsburgh. Gentrification. Poor transit access. Over-policing. Laws that favor landlords & developers. Low wages. Investment in tech innovation over resident needs. These are all tools to suppress, divide, and conquer that are at play in our City today.
As the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival says, its gunna take a new, unsettling force to disrupt these systems. But we have the power. Lets connect our struggles and make that world a reality. ow.ly/snlY50vAyD2
How Segregation Caused Your Traffic Jam
In some of America’s most congested cities, roadways were designed to keep people “in their place.”Some serious food for thought. ow.ly/Dx1M50vAyiS
Downtown Bus Ridership Has Doubled Over Past Year - ColumbusUnderground.com
Thanks to a unique program that offers free bus passes to most Downtown workers, transit ridership for the Downtown area has more than doubled year-over-year since the program went into effect. The C-...CONGRATS! To all the winners of PPT's Coordinating Committee election. And THANK YOU to everyone who ran. This was the largest slate of candidates to ever run in a PPT election. <3 <3 The energy is high and there are good things to come. ow.ly/GD2s50vAyMY
Your bus can be FASTER + CHEAPER.
Use this tool to build a grassroots vision of how to expand the East Busway into the Mon Valley and Eastern Suburbs:
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