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Beyond the East Busway! A Campaign Planning Meeting
On March 12th from 6 pm to 8 pm, PPT will hold a community meeting to plan next steps on the Beyond the East Busway Campaign. We want you and your neighbors involved! Pittsburghers for Public Transit is working with communities on a rider-led campaign to extend the East Busway through the Mon Valley to […]
Bus stop consolidation: PAAC must prove the benefit outweighs the harm
On February 20th, 2020 Port Authority announced that it would slow down on its plan to consolidate bus stops along all 97 of its bus routes. Instead of evaluating new routes for stop consolidation every 3-months, it will move to a 6-month schedule. This is no doubt a win for riders. The slower schedule will […]
SIGN-ON: join the call for #FairFares now
On February 4th, to celebrate Rosa Parks’ birthday and National Transit Equity Day, over 60 attendees gathered to launch the new #FairFares Coalition & Policy Platform. The platform is the culmination of years of advocacy and efforts by thousands of riders– canvassing, signing petitions, mailing postcards, rallying, testifying for fare equity and decriminalization of fare […]
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Future of Transit Justice Graphic Novel Series
Are you an activist-minded illustrator or graphic novelist? A movement artist who is skilled at sketch-noting? Looking to make a little extra money and help out a good cause at the same time? PPT wants to visualize the future of transit justice and we need you. An expanded, accessible transit network to connect our region […]
#FAIRFARES Kicks-off w Amazing Transit Rider Power: Photos + News Coverage
This. Is. Our. Moment. The time for #FairFares is NOW Over 60 attendees gathered today under the mural of Martin Luther King at the Wilkinsburg Busway Station to launch the new #FairFares Coalition & Policy Platform. The platform is the culmination of years of advocacy and efforts by thousands of riders– canvassing, signing petitions, mailing […]
PAAC’s new Public Engagement Series “Public Transit: A Community Discussion”
This is big. For the first time in recent history, Port Authority is planning to hold a series of community engagement sessions to hear directly from riders about some of the projects that they have planned. This is no doubt because riders like you have been vocal in saying that riders deserve to have a […]
This is what solidarity looks like. Rest in Power, George Floyd. ❤️✊❤️ www.vice.com/en_us/article/bv8zaw/minneapolis-bus-drivers-refuse-to-transport-george-floyd-protes...
Minneapolis Bus Drivers Refuse to Transport George Floyd Protesters to Jail
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Organized labor throughout the city is banding together in solidarity against police violence in the aftermath of Floyd’s death.This is an enormous step towards expanding equitable public transit to communities beyond the East Busway. Huge shoutout to all the rider advocates who spoke up for a more equitable BRT plan, and the Port Authority for doing the right thing. www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/05/28/Port-Authority-100-million-federal-funding-Bu...
Port Authority gets $100M in federal funding for Oakland-Downtown rapid transit project
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Port Authority received the final financial piece it needed late Thursday to move ahead on the Bus Rapid Transit project between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh:...We must protect essential transit riders and workers. PPT members raised money to get 1,100 masks to transit riders. Sign-up to help us distribute them.https://www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/sign-up-to-get-masks-to-fellow-transit-riders/
Sign-up to Get Masks to Fellow Transit Riders - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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Transit is more important than ever. We need 50 volunteers to help PPT distribute masks to essential transit riders. Earlier this month, PPT members raised money to purchase 1,100 masks for essential ...Fares must be lowered, now more than ever. www.publicsource.org/ridership-down-cleaning-costs-up-port-authority-navigates-financial-hurdles-...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has eviscerated transit ridership around the country, it’s left many concerned about the financial health of transit agencies. The Port Authority of Allegheny County says it..."We keep the cities moving. We keep the economies moving. We keep the front lines moving. But we need to be protected. We didn't sign up to die when we took these jobs." - John Costa, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
Sign ATU's petition now to help push transit worker safety: bit.ly/safeservicenow