Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots union of transit riders, workers and neighbors. Together we organize for an expanded, affordable and accessible public transit system that meets all needs, with no communities left behind.

Did you miss our community meeting in Baldwin last night, but still want to be clued into the campaign? Or, do you want to share some of the materials we distributed with friends, family, and neighbors? Now you can!  Seventy residents met last night and agreed to two immediate plans of action: 1) A letter-writing […]

PPT will be helping to facilitate a community meeting with the residents of Baldwin to talk about the borough’s transit needs and steps that can be taken to help improve and restore service.  See all the details below and help us to publicize by distributing the attached poster to your friends and neighbors! Community Meeting […]

PPT was happy to be invited to present this morning to PAAC’s Urban Land Institute advisory panel on the future of our transit system.  We told them about us and our Transit Bill of Rights and suggested that PAAC sign onto it. What would it look like for Port Authority to join us in affirming […]

Twenty-one PPT volunteers, including eleven Port Authority riders and ten drivers, took to the streets of Baldwin on Saturday, May 10 to see if residents wanted their bus back and if they were willing to take action to get it, and the answer to both was a resounding “yes.”  We surveyed over 300 people in […]

Pittsburghers for Public Transit is launching a new campaign to restore service and push for increased public inclusion in transit planning processes, and we’d like to hear your input. For starters, we’re asking for your help in assessing the need for mass transit in the North Baldwin, Brentwood, and Carrick communities.  PPT is well aware […]

TRANSIT TALES True-life stories and panel discussion on our public transit choicesThursday, April 17th at 7pm The Kaufman Center 1835 Centre Ave (right by the Hill House) Bricolage’s Fifth Wall series seeks to break down the barriers between scripted storytelling and current events in the world at large. The 2014 Fifth Wall Series continues with […]

The transportation bill passed the PA House on Tuesday night, passed the PA Senate on Wednesday and should be on the Governor’s desk by Friday for his signature. This bill will fund roads, bridges and public transit – we can stop fearing the next round of cuts. Now we can start planning how best to […]

BREAKING: Pa. transportation funding bill in jeopardy Please email your own legislator using this easy to use site . And here’s the site where you can look up the phone number of your state legislator. Contact Key LegislatorsIn addition to urging your own elected officials to vote for the funding, we are asking that you […]

Recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette articles raised concerns about potential plans for a “bus free downtown” and, more importantly, the possibility of non-inclusive public transit planning processes that would give more weight to a limited range of developer and business interests rather than to the needs of a broad range of stakeholders that would be most affected […]

You’re invited to attend the PPT Hill District Chapter meeting on Friday, October 18th, at 6:30 pm at the Hill House, Conference Room B, 1835 Centre Ave.At the meeting, we will discuss ways that we can work together to… Mobilize our neighbors, fellow riders, and drivers to restore and improve service.  Address the Hill District’s […]