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Contact County Council Members to Fund Public Transit
At the county council meeting on Dec. 2, Heather Heidelbaugh put forward an amendment to the operating budget that allocated 3 million dollars from the county’s transit support fund balance (from drink tax and car rental revenue) to Port Authority’s operating budget. These funds would allow Port Authority to add more transit service. This amendment […]
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***MEDIA RELEASE*** Nov 21, 2014 Contact: Molly Nichols nicholsmolly@gmail.com (412) 216-9659 Amendment to County Drink Tax Allocation Proposed At the County Council Budget and Finance committee meeting on Thurs Nov 20, Councilwoman Green Hawkins and Councilwoman Heidelbaugh put forward an amendment to the proposed county operating budget for 2015. Co-sponsored by Councilwoman Danko, the […]
Keeping up the pressure for improved public transit
PPT has been busy these past few months, supporting community campaigns in their efforts to get service to their neighborhoods and ensuring that decision-makers make providing service to transit deserts more of a priority. Here is PPT’s op-ed highlighting the issue of transit deserts:Don’t leave transit deserts high and dry Here is a report from […]
Over 100 Baldwin residents and supporters Walk for Transit!
Watch video here Over 100 Baldwin residents and transit supporters came out Saturday morning to walk one mile up and down the steep hills of Churchview Ave, just half the distance many residents must trek to get to the nearest bus stop. They walked with their own handmade cardboard bus, to highlight the need for […]
Baldwin Walk for Transit
News coverage in advance of the walk: Baldwin residents campaign for return of bus route Please join Baldwin residents, transit supporters, and community leaders on a walk to highlight the need for restored bus service. We are inviting elected officials and the Port Authority board and staff to walk a mile in our shoes–just half the […]
Baldwin Community Day a Success for the Transit Campaign!
12 volunteers helped to staff a transit booth at community day on Sat, Aug 2, 2014. Neighbors learned about the campaign, completed surveys, signed a petition, and entered a free raffle for a gift basket! By the end of the day (when we had to close down early due to the torrential downpour) we had […]
An Uphill Climb
PPT and the Baldwin campaign made the first page of the Post Gazette on Saturday: SEE ARTICLE HERE
Baldwin Campaign: Survey Results and Residents’ Actions
Check out the results of our survey and the steps Baldwin residents are taking to restore service! SEE PICTOGRAPH HERE!
The Baldwin Campaign in the Media
Here is the recent City Paper article, which features aspects of our campaign in Baldwin: Baldwin residents pushing the conversation on route restoration Do you want to get involved? Check out the “Baldwin” tab of our website. And come to the next community meeting on August 5th, 7 pm, at 3344 Churchview Ave: see flier […]
2nd Baldwin community meeting on transit a success!
50 Baldwin residents came to the community meeting on Wed July 9th to participate in the campaign to restore transit service in the neighborhood. Residents discussed 2 possible routes, and they developed plans for next steps. One committee is developing a petition campaign. Another is planning to staff a table at Baldwin Community Day on […]
2nd Baldwin Community Meeting, Wed July 9th
The Baldwin campaign to restore service is really moving! On June 27th, 4 Baldwin residents spoke at the Port Authority board meeting about the need for transit service. Additional residents were present to show their support. Board Chair Bob Hurley acknowledged that he had received many letters. See Trib article here. A delegation of residents […]