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MARCH TO STOP THE CUTS! 3/19!
FACEBOOK EVENT Location & Time Beacon and Murray to Forbes and Murray in Squirrel Hill at NOON Created by: Pittsburghers for Public Transit, The Port Authority plans to institute an unnecessary and devastating 15 percent service cut on March 27th. Transit riders, workers, and all those concerned about the health of our city must show […]
Riders, Workers Take Fight Against Service Cuts To Grant Street
County Council Asks Port Authority To Postpone Bus, Trolley CutsFrom WTAE: PITTSBURGH — About 75 Port Authority workers and riders gathered early Tuesday evening in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse — where a County Council meeting was taking place — and rallied against proposed cuts to bus and trolley service. Protesters wanted the council […]
EMERGENCY RALLY – STOP THE MARCH CUTS
Time March 1st· 4:00 pm Location Allegheny County Courthouse,436 Grant StreetPittsburgh PA Tomorrow Tuesday March 1, 2011 at the Allegheny County Council Meeting. Assembly will begin at 4:00 pm in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant Street. Council Meeting will begin at 5:00 pm on the 4th Floor in the Gold Room. County […]
Message from the ATU, “Come Out Tomorrow!”
Video by Marvin Bing from today’s union rally downtown in solidarity with Wisconsin workers. Pittsburgh Rally and Press Conference for Public Transportation Time 25 February · 08:30 – 10:00 Location Mellon Square Park Mellon Square Park. 6th & Smithfield, Pittsburgh (Downtown), PA 15219 Pittsburgh, PA Created by: Marvin Bing, Bryon Shane More info Enjoy your […]
PUBLIC TRANSIT RALLIES FRI & SAT! STOP THE BUS CUTS!
To Print these flyers for distribution: Downtown Flyer (Friday) Mon Valley Flyer (Saturday)
Bad deal on bonds costs Port Authority $39.2M
Thursday, February 17, 2011 By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Port Authority this week paid a bank $39.2 million to escape from a bond deal it entered seven years ago that turned out sour. The payment to Bank of America Merrill Lynch canceled a complicated and risky transaction called an interest-rate “swaption” that the authority […]
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
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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...