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B.Y.O.B – Build Your Own Bus
This Saturday, February 9th from 1-4 pm, we’re having a party to make signs and a fleet of cardboard buses to rumble through the Capitol rotunda at the rally in support of public transit this Monday, Feb. 11th.If you’re registered for the rally, you can get creative with your most crucial messages to the media […]
RUMBLE IN THE ROTUNDA!
JOIN THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT LIFELINES! · RALLY IN HARRISBURG STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA AGAINST TRANSIT CUTS · MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2:OO P.M. · FREE BUSES & LUNCHES FOR ROUND TRIP FROM PITTSBURGH · JOIN PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO BACK THE TRANSIT BILL OF RIGHTS · IF YOU CAN’T BE ON THE BUS, PLEASE CALL […]
PPT Launches Direct Organizing and Legislative Campaigns
PPT hit the papers and the airwaves today, at a press conference announcing the launch of our direct organizing and legislative campaigns. Enormous thanks to our speakers, Dave Vinski of the Allegheny County Labor Council, Andrew Austin, Executive Director of Americans for Transit, and to Natalia Rudiak, who passed a Will of Council in support […]
New Statewide Campaign to Stop Transit Cuts and Privatization
PRESS CONFERENCE: CITY-COUNTY BUILDING, FIFTH FLOORTUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 9:30 A.M. A press conference called by Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) for Tuesday, January 22 at 9:30am a.m. will draw together representatives of Pittsburgh City Council, the Allegheny County Labor Council, Americans for Transit, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85, the Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network and […]
Out onto the buses and into the streets!
Our next general membership meeting will be this Saturday, January 19th at 10 am at the Human Services Building, One Smithfield St, in the Liberty Conference Room on the ground floor. There’s free parking – just hit the call button at the gate and someone will let you in. Here’s big stuff coming up that […]
General Membership meeting this Saturday, Dec. 15th
The Pittsburghers for Public Transit General Membership meeting is this Saturday, Dec.15th at 10 am, downtown at One Smithfield, in the Human Services Building, in the Liberty Conference Room, in the basement. There’s free parking at the building. Here’s a brief summary of the agenda: Community organizers report: County Council hearing on UPMC, Sprout grant, legislative coalition meeting in Harrisburg, etc. […]
Allegheny County Council hearing on UPMC role in our community
Pittsburghers for Public Transit will help rock the Allegheny County Courthouse today at 5pm. Help make our voices heard that UPMC, as “charity,” should actually act like a nonprofit, instead of making big bucks off their community. Ask our elected leaders to stand up for people who voted for them by demanding that UPMC give […]
PPT General membership meeting on November 17th
The PPT General Membership meeting is this Saturday, November 17th at 10am at the Thomas Merton Center, 5129 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. Agenda includes: Up/down vote on nominations for Coordinating Committee: Paul O’Hanlon and Mel Packer Report from subgroups: outreach, media, direct organizing, etc. Reports on Hill Consensus Group meeting, PCRG forums on Transit […]
Transit Bill of Rights
At the last general membership meeting on October 20th, Pittsburghers for Public Transit voted on a Transit Bill of Rights: Members of our community need public mass transit for basic mobility and access to work, school, hospitals, shopping areas, recreational facilities, polling places, places of worship, and families and friends. Public mass transit is a […]
NEXT MEETING: Sat Nov 17, 2012. 10 am at Thomas Merton Center. (General membership meetings are the 3rd Saturday of each month)This website and all our educational materials are currently being redesigned – stay tuned for some big changes. Here’s a basic summary of the Proposal for Organization, Strategy, Tactics, Activities that was revised and voted for […]
NEXT PPT MEETING: Saturday, October 20th, at 10 am at The Thomas Merton Center (5129 Penn Ave).Join a team of transit drivers, riders, and supporters working together to defend and expand mass transportation in our region. Come to find out how you can contribute to local and statewide campaigns to secure long-term, dedicated transit funding. We’ll be sharing news […]