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News Roundup: New PPT Report Gets to the Heart of the Mon-Oakland Connector
Reporters say that the Mon-Oakland Connector costs just don’t add up. On Friday, April 10th, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) and data analysts at Tech4Society released a new report entitled The People’s Audit of the Mon-Oakland Connector, to evaluate the City’s proposed Mon-Oakland Connector shuttle roadway against resident proposals for expanded public transit services. The […]
New Report Shows Public Transit is More Effective than Mon-Oakland Shuttle Roadway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2020 // Pittsburgh, PA Media Contact: Laura Chu Wiens, Executive Director of Pittsburghers for Public Transit: (703) 424-0854 New Report Shows Public Transit is More Effective than Mon-Oakland Shuttle Roadway On Friday, April 10th, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) and data analysts at Tech4Society released a new report entitled The […]
Make sure YOU are counted in the 2020 census
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, which is data that guides many decisions for the upcoming decade. There is a lot at stake in this Census, and historically-marginalized communities […]
PAAC moves to farelsss transit + rear door boarding amid Covid-19 outbreak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dan Yablonsky, Communications Director, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (551) 206-3320, dan@pittsburghforpublictransit.org Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) applauds Port Authority’s recent decision to protect the health and safety of front-line transit workers, by having riders board through the rear-doors and by implementing a fareless transit policy. Since Saturday, more than 315 riders […]
Covid-19 Resource Lists, and a Moment for Transformation
As the Covid-19 outbreak spreads through our communities, we are seeing firsthand how years of disinvestment, defunding, and deregulation are leaving our neighbors struggling to find the essentials they need: transportation, food, housing, healthcare, education, and more. This struggle is real, and our communities are coming together to support each other through our moment of […]
Join the SWPA Covid19 Community Response Phonebank to support our neighbors
Join PPT to connect with our neighbors and make sure their needs are met during this time of Covid-19 The Covid-19 outbreak has laid bare the longer-term crisis of poverty and inequality in our country. Now, more than ever, we need protections for the 140million poor and dispossessed people in the U.S., not billions in […]
Mark your calendars! October 6 Transit Rider Unions from across the country will tell politicians to #TrustRidersFundTransit!! Like Transit Riders of the United States Together & RSVP to the FB event to learn more: www.facebook.com/events/edit/330523644827275
Its September 2020 – the year of a transit-decimating pandemic – and the @PGHtransit Board has only heard from 2 people outside of PPT.
Structural changes are needed to bring riders to the table. Here's PPT's list of actions the Board can take now: www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/ppt-recommendations-for-paac-public-engagement-improvement/
How Port Authority Can Improve Its Board Engagement Policies - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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The Port Authority Board of Directors has a public engagement problem. The Port Authority’s Board of Directors is the Agency’s highest decision-making body. They meet monthly (with the exception o...Port Authority's announcement delivers wins to communities who have long-been fighting for better weekend service. Thank you Port Authority and long-live the power of community organizing! www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/huge-win-for-riders-port-authority-plans-to-redistribute-servi...
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Listening to feedback and moving resources to support core riders, this is what transit equity is all about. In a massive win that riders have been fighting for since the start of COVID-19, the Port A...🔥READ IT HERE!!🔥 PPT's new report "No Greater Need, No Greater Opportunity: The Time for COVID-19 Fare Relief for Low-Income Riders is Now" ow.ly/bE5t50BBKCN
PennDOT's Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funds projects to encourage biking, walking, & transit. Many of these projects make active, clean transportation possible (but some are car-oriented projects in disguise).
Which is which? Find out here: www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/08/31/Southwestern-Pennsylvania-Commission-transpor...
Southwestern Pa. Commission grants help fund 16 transit projects worth $110 million
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Grants from two commission programs will complete funding for special transportation projects throughout the 10-county region.