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Port Authority’s Q4 Service Adjustments, with comment from @PGH_Bus_Info Hotline
Each quarter the Port Authority adjusts its transit schedules and routes to account for rider’s requests, ridership shifts, construction, road closures and/or all of the other unexpected hiccups that might affect Pittsburgh roads. Additionally, Port Authority’s new Bus Stop Consolidation program aims to eliminate 20-30% of stops in the entire system. PPT’s feelings about this […]
Residents Rally for Alternate Plan to Mon Oakland Connector Project & Budget Transparency
On Monday some 100 residents and organizations attended and testified at a City Council Public Hearing demanding increased transparency and accountability through the City of Pittsburgh’s Budgeting Process. A rally was organized by the Economic Justice Circle to propose a series of improvements to the City’s budgeting process. It provided the perfect platform for residents […]
Press Release: 22 orgs & 600+ residents support alternative plan to the Mon Oakland Connector
Residents and Community Groups Affected by Proposed Mon-Oakland Roadway release Letter Calling on City Council, Foundations, Academic Institutions, and Public Agencies to Fund Alternative Transportation Proposal Entitled “Our Money, Our Solutions.” December 6, 2019 – Pittsburgh, PA – As the City of Pittsburgh continues to advance the “Mon-Oakland Mobility Corridor,” a controversial roadway project that […]
PPT Year-end Party for a Better Transit Future
Calling all transit lovers! Ride with us! Rise with us! It’s PPT’s end-of year celebration, and we want to get down with you all. 2019 has been quite a ride, kicking off with our #FairFares push, bringing Port Authority board members on the bus (and throwing one under the bus), a kick-ass organizing fellowship cohort […]
Keep Developers Accountable at Shakespeare Giant Eagle Site
Developers want to spend $15Million on a super-sized parking garage instead of providing for real community needs: affordable housing, improved transit, healthy food access, safe streets. We say no. The Giant Eagle Shakespeare site is a chance to reverse East Liberty’s legacy of gentrification and displacement. It is an opportunity to show what truly equitable […]
Help rally 200 supporters before the end of 2019
“We all rise up when we center those who are at the margins.” -Ms. Pearl Hughey, PPT Member You can build this grassroots movement for transit equity, one that centers the leadership and value of those most marginalized. Donate today to push PPT’s rider-led advocacy towards our year-end goal of raising $10,000 and activating 200 […]
Times are hard, but Port Authority has to increase service on its most crowded routes - for the safety of its riders and drivers: ow.ly/dMyV50z3ej1
🚨🚨IF YOU ARE STIll RIDING TRANSIT please take our survey. Help us advocate for safe conditions: bit.ly/Covid19Transit
Despite low ridership, Port Authority may have to add buses to maintain distancing
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Ridership is down about 75%, but some trips have enough riders that it is difficult to keep a safe distance from others .We need an accurate census count in Allegheny County-- it will determine how much money we get in state and federal funding for all sorts of critical programs including public transit, education and healthcare, for the next decade! It just takes ten minutes, and is completely confidential. You can call 844-467-2020, or fill it out online at my2020census.gov. #EverybodyCounts #CensusChallenge #igotcounted #KeystoneCounts
Taking the Census is ACTIVISM. #CensusDayofAction #KeystoneCounts #2020Census #CountMeIn #Censo2020
Port Authority gets over $28MILLION from the Census results. Do your part & get your community vital resources & representation: ow.ly/a2Ub50z1C0r
Make sure YOU are counted in the 2020 census - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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Public Transit relies on you taking the census! Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) has joined the Keystone Counts Coalition to help ensure a fair and accurate count of the upcoming 2020 census, wh...April 1st is #NationalCensusDay of Action. Spread the word, inviting others to participate, so we can have fair political representation and adequate funding for public transit and other community needs. #KeystoneCounts #CountMeIn
TAKE YOUR CENSUS HERE: ow.ly/lE2u50z1Cch
Celebrate the frontline transit workers who are moving us past this crisis - and provide them the protections and compensation they deserve. ow.ly/k5CX50z1lJB
Transit workers are heroes, too — and we need to get them protected
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Oliver Cyrus, Garrett Goble, Peter Petrassi, Anil Subba — four New York City transportation workers, all dead last week amid the coronavirus pandemic that has swept Gotham. The deaths are a remind...