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New Discount Fares Pilot Application is LIVE!

Very big, very good news! The application is live for the Allegheny Department of Human Services’ new Discount Fare Program. On November 17, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services launched the application for the new Discount Fares Pilot Program. Now, any person receiving EBT/SNAP benefits in September 2022 (or are the parent of a child […]

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Help PPT Kickoff New Discount Fare Program

Transit riders spent years advocating for more affordable fares in Allegheny County and we won. On November 17th, our County’s first discount fares program will go live, but community organizing is needed now more than ever. For more than two and a half years, Pittsburghers for Public Transit has been advocating with transit riders and […]

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Rider Recommendations for a Successful Discounted Transit Fare Program 

PPT Hosts Fair Fares Workshops with 120+ Low-Income Riders, Develops Recommendations for the Department of Human Services Low-Income Fare Pilot Transit riders have been organizing for years for a fare-free transit program for households that receive SNAP/EBT in Allegheny County. In September, we took one big step towards that goal: the Allegheny County Department of […]

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Transit Riders Win Discounted Fares- Now Let’s Make them Permanent!

More affordable fares are coming to our transit system because transit riders took action – but we need to continue organizing to make sure these discounted fares are made permanent and available to all. Take part in the pilot program and help make affordable fares permanent for all SNAP households in Allegheny County. Now, we […]

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Disability Advocates Criticize New MovePGH Report

In their newly-released “Move PGH Mid-Pilot Report”, DOMI and Move PGH are Spin Doctors for Spin  Move PGH and the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) recently released the “Move PGH Mid-Pilot Report” that provides their assessment of year one of a two-year pilot “to bring Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to […]


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Our #TransitWorker crisis fuels our #TransitService crisis. Riders feel the impact when workers aren’t prioritized, and riders are stepping up to support worker demands.- Home Page- Home PageGlad to have @KDKA cover the story. - Home PagePittsburgh Regional Transit riders say they routinely experience delays waiting for buses, partly because there is still a shortage of drivers. Riders fear this could lead to service cuts. ... See MoreSee Less
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"If there's an issue and we need to call for help, half the time [PRT Management makes] it sounds like we're an inconvenience to them..."- Home Page- Home PageWe can't build better transit without first improving our transit workforce! It's #TransitWorker Week and we're calling on #AlleghenyCounty Exec candidates to commit to fixing the transit worker crisis to grow our transit system. - Home Page- Home Page💖🚌✊ Support transit workers and take action today: www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/celebrate-transit-worker-day-by-standing-up-for-your-transit-w... ... See MoreSee Less
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