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Last Chance for Transit Equity! Final Public Meeting on the Mon Oakland Connector
The LAST VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING for the Mon Oakland Connector shuttle roadway project is scheduled for Thursday, 10/29, 6-8pm Transit equity means that public transportation investments must benefit people, not corporate interests. For more than two years, Pittsburghers for Public Transit has been advocating alongside residents for investment in a community-driven plan –Our Money, Our […]
Sign the Petition for a fare relief program to move us through COVID-19!
All public utilities and essential services have started assistance programs to support low-income residents survive the pandemic and economic depression. The Port Authority must follow their lead and implement an emergency low-income fare program now. Allegheny County residents have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the ensuing economic depression. The data included in the recently […]
Help Circulate Petitions for COVID-19 Fare Relief
Allegheny County residents have been hit hard by COVID-19 and the ensuing economic depression. Nearly every other public utility and essential service has programs to ensure all people can access their life-sustaining resources. Transit is no different. Port Authority must start an emergency fare relief program now. Click here to sign the petition for emergency […]
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! […]
Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan
www.nytimes.com
The chamber approved the package after a grueling marathon of amendment votes and last-ditch negotiations. The measure must now clear the House a second time.
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Get’: Port Authority Plans On A Bright Future
www.wesa.fm
The Port Authority of Allegheny County is on a quest to build a transit system that is equitable, sustainable and improves people’s lives . A new round of
Why the New Mobility Revolution Leaves Seniors Behind
usa.streetsblog.org
Elders are being left out of the new mobility revolution — and will be more so by the time autonomous vehicles come around, a new study argues.
Pittsburghers Versus the Machine
transitcenter.org
After a multi-year battle, the advocacy group Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) fended off the Mon-Oakland Connector, an autonomous micro-transit project championed by Mayor Bill Peduto.
Small conveniences make a difference
www.post-gazette.com
The key word here: convenience. Utilizing technology in this way won’t revolutionize public transit but it will make life a little bit simpler.