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60+ PA Organizations Call on Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey to Pass $32 Billion to Keep Transit Moving
On Tuesday, July 21st, 62 community organizations, advocacy groups and unions across the state of Pennsylvania sent an open letter to PA Senators Casey and Toomey calling on them to champion a $32 Billion dollar COVID relief package for transit with the HEROES Act. Public transit in Pennsylvania is on the edge of disaster. Transit […]
Votes Are In: PPT Membership Elects New Coordinating Committee Members 2020
Pittsburghers for Public Transit believes in transparency, accountability, public participation, democracy, collaboration, and shared leadership. And we want to practice what we preach. So each year our organization runs an open nomination and election process for our general membership to choose 5 people to serve on our Coordinating Committee (aka our Board of Directors). The Coordinating Committee […]
PPT takes the National stage to fight for an emergency low-income fares program
In the last week, PPT has partnered with Green For All to take our call for an emergency low-income fare program to the national stage. Now more than ever, public transit must be treated as an essential life-sustaining service – like housing, food, and utilities. Just like other emergency programs have been created to assist […]
Join PA riders & workers to talk the transit crisis w Senator Bob Casey – 7/28, 5pm
PA needs Senator Bob Casey to step up big for public transit. On July 28th, join transit riders and workers from across PA for some real-talk about why we need $32B in COVID relief for public transit. Pennsylvania’s public transit is on the edge of disaster. Transit ridership has cratered during the COVID-19 crisis and […]
Sen Toomey: will you stand up for transit? PPT Member Rahul encourages $32B for Covid recovery
On Friday, July 10th, PPT Member Rahul Amruthapuri joined immigrant justice orgs Asia Pacific American Labor Alliance, New Sanctuary Movement, CWS, NACASEK, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and the Value Our Families coalition to speak to Senator Toomey’s office about the measures that immigrants need to in order to recover from Covid-19 and anti-immigrant […]
PPT’s 2020 Elections for Coordinating Committee Seats
Overview Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots, democratic, member-led organization that fights for racial justice and public transit as a human right. Each July, the organization holds elections for its members to elect a slate of candidates to serve for two years on the Coordinating Committee. The Coordinating Committee is PPT’s equivalent to a […]
Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan
www.nytimes.com
The chamber approved the package after a grueling marathon of amendment votes and last-ditch negotiations. The measure must now clear the House a second time.
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Get’: Port Authority Plans On A Bright Future
www.wesa.fm
The Port Authority of Allegheny County is on a quest to build a transit system that is equitable, sustainable and improves people’s lives . A new round of
Why the New Mobility Revolution Leaves Seniors Behind
usa.streetsblog.org
Elders are being left out of the new mobility revolution — and will be more so by the time autonomous vehicles come around, a new study argues.
Pittsburghers Versus the Machine
transitcenter.org
After a multi-year battle, the advocacy group Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PPT) fended off the Mon-Oakland Connector, an autonomous micro-transit project championed by Mayor Bill Peduto.
Small conveniences make a difference
www.post-gazette.com
The key word here: convenience. Utilizing technology in this way won’t revolutionize public transit but it will make life a little bit simpler.