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MEDIA ROUNDUP + PHOTOS: COVID-19 Fare Relief Rally & Report Release
PPT releases a new report that calls on Port Authority to implement a COVID-19 Fare Relief program, for the lives of low-income riders and the health of the transit system. On a sunny Tuesday, PPT members rallied under the colorful MLK mural near the Wilkinsburg Busway Station to release our new report, “No Greater Need, […]
New PPT Report: Why We Need a COVID-19 Transit Fare Relief Program for Low-Income Riders
Pittsburgh PA – On Tuesday, September 22, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) published a new report detailing why the Port Authority should immediately implement a transit fare relief program for low-income riders titled “No Greater Need, No Greater Opportunity: The Time for COVID-19 Fare Relief for Low-Income Riders is Now.” This new report lays out […]
Huge Win for Riders! “Port Authority Plans To Redistribute Service To Meet Demand”
Listening to feedback and moving resources to support core riders, this is what transit equity is all about. In a massive win that riders have been fighting for since the start of COVID-19, the Port Authority announced on Thursday that it would redistribute service from low ridership lines to better serve riders in high-ridership communities! […]
COVID FARE RELIEF NOW: Rally Planned to Release New Report
COVID has threatened transit riders and our transit system like never before. To get both back on their feet, Port Authority must implement an emergency low-income fare now! Join PPT to release a new report authored by our members that lays out the case for why Port Authority can’t afford to wait on piloting a […]
#TrustRidersFundTransit! National Transit Rider Day-of-Action
#TrustRidersFundTransit is on October 6th is organized by Transit Riders of the US Together (TRUST), an emerging coalition of Transit Rider Unions from across the country On October 6th, transit riders across the country will call on Congress and their local agencies to #TrustRidersFundTransit! This day to action will pressure elected officials to pass $32B […]
How Port Authority Can Improve Its Board Engagement Policies
The Port Authority Board of Directors has a public engagement problem. The Port Authority’s Board of Directors is the Agency’s highest decision-making body. They meet monthly (with the exception of August) to make major decisions about the agency’s finances, governance, performance oversight, technology, planning, and stakeholder engagement. (…yes, pretty much everything that happens at Port […]
Organize with us to stop solitary confinement and end no-knock warrants!
🚨Sign up for a shift on Tuesday to collect signatures to put these measures up for a vote in the May primary! www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/transit-riders-act-stop-solitary-confinement-pass-breonnas-law/
Transit Riders Act: Stop Solitary Confinement, Pass Breonna's Law - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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Help bring an end to solitary confinement at the Allegheny County Jail, and pass Breonna’s Law to end no-knock warrants because transit justice is an intersectional issue! Join members of Pittsburgh...With over 320 people helping to raise $19,500, PPT is proud to announce that we far exceeded even our reach goal for our 2020 year-end fundraiser!! Thx to everyone who supported.
This network is organized & ready for Transit Towards Transformation”! ❤️🚌🔮https://www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/ppts-year-end-fundraising-drive-is-a-success-with-320-people-raising-19500/
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We need 15 people collect petition signatures with us on Tuesday! We’re organizing with @APA_PGH to end solitary confinement at Allegheny county jail and end no-knock warrants!!
Sign up here! Virtual and in-person opportunities available: www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/transit-riders-act-stop-solitary-confinement-pass-breonnas-law/
Transit Riders Act: Stop Solitary Confinement, Pass Breonna's Law - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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Help bring an end to solitary confinement at the Allegheny County Jail, and pass Breonna’s Law to end no-knock warrants because transit justice is an intersectional issue! Join members of Pittsburgh...PPT General Meeting is tonight at 7pm! Start your new year by organizing with your neighbors for transit justice.
RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodOqrrj4rHN3S1lviIhaE4Pu2P-E-CjQD?fbclid=IwAR1YJpIJSkkNvY08lE...
More info on FB: www.facebook.com/events/315071883082928
There is incredible potential in this moment, but enormous obstacles exist on both sides of the aisle. We need to organize from the bottom and demand no more transportation money for highways, policing, gentrification, or corporations. Transit justice now. usa.streetsblog.org/2021/01/06/georgia-senate-wins-put-major-transportation-reform-within-reach/
Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach
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Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.