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Residents Rally for Alternate Plan to Mon Oakland Connector Project & Budget Transparency
On Monday some 100 residents and organizations attended and testified at a City Council Public Hearing demanding increased transparency and accountability through the City of Pittsburgh’s Budgeting Process. A rally was organized by the Economic Justice Circle to propose a series of improvements to the City’s budgeting process. It provided the perfect platform for residents […]
Press Release: 22 orgs & 600+ residents support alternative plan to the Mon Oakland Connector
Residents and Community Groups Affected by Proposed Mon-Oakland Roadway release Letter Calling on City Council, Foundations, Academic Institutions, and Public Agencies to Fund Alternative Transportation Proposal Entitled “Our Money, Our Solutions.” December 6, 2019 – Pittsburgh, PA – As the City of Pittsburgh continues to advance the “Mon-Oakland Mobility Corridor,” a controversial roadway project that […]
PPT Year-end Party for a Better Transit Future
Calling all transit lovers! Ride with us! Rise with us! It’s PPT’s end-of year celebration, and we want to get down with you all. 2019 has been quite a ride, kicking off with our #FairFares push, bringing Port Authority board members on the bus (and throwing one under the bus), a kick-ass organizing fellowship cohort […]
Keep Developers Accountable at Shakespeare Giant Eagle Site
Developers want to spend $15Million on a super-sized parking garage instead of providing for real community needs: affordable housing, improved transit, healthy food access, safe streets. We say no. The Giant Eagle Shakespeare site is a chance to reverse East Liberty’s legacy of gentrification and displacement. It is an opportunity to show what truly equitable […]
Help rally 200 supporters before the end of 2019
“We all rise up when we center those who are at the margins.” -Ms. Pearl Hughey, PPT Member You can build this grassroots movement for transit equity, one that centers the leadership and value of those most marginalized. Donate today to push PPT’s rider-led advocacy towards our year-end goal of raising $10,000 and activating 200 […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Year-end Fundraising Campaign & Party
You can make PPT’s Year-end Party and Fundraising Campaign a success! There are lots of opportunities for our members and supporters to get involved: volunteer phonebanks, party potlucks, and fundraising teams. Your involvement can help PPT reach our goal of recruiting 200 supporters and raising $10,000. Below are the different opportunities. Please sign lend a […]
This is what solidarity looks like. Rest in Power, George Floyd. ❤️✊❤️ www.vice.com/en_us/article/bv8zaw/minneapolis-bus-drivers-refuse-to-transport-george-floyd-protes...
Minneapolis Bus Drivers Refuse to Transport George Floyd Protesters to Jail
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Organized labor throughout the city is banding together in solidarity against police violence in the aftermath of Floyd’s death.This is an enormous step towards expanding equitable public transit to communities beyond the East Busway. Huge shoutout to all the rider advocates who spoke up for a more equitable BRT plan, and the Port Authority for doing the right thing. www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/05/28/Port-Authority-100-million-federal-funding-Bu...
Port Authority gets $100M in federal funding for Oakland-Downtown rapid transit project
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Port Authority received the final financial piece it needed late Thursday to move ahead on the Bus Rapid Transit project between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh:...We must protect essential transit riders and workers. PPT members raised money to get 1,100 masks to transit riders. Sign-up to help us distribute them.https://www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/sign-up-to-get-masks-to-fellow-transit-riders/
Sign-up to Get Masks to Fellow Transit Riders - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
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Transit is more important than ever. We need 50 volunteers to help PPT distribute masks to essential transit riders. Earlier this month, PPT members raised money to purchase 1,100 masks for essential ...Fares must be lowered, now more than ever. www.publicsource.org/ridership-down-cleaning-costs-up-port-authority-navigates-financial-hurdles-...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has eviscerated transit ridership around the country, it’s left many concerned about the financial health of transit agencies. The Port Authority of Allegheny County says it..."We keep the cities moving. We keep the economies moving. We keep the front lines moving. But we need to be protected. We didn't sign up to die when we took these jobs." - John Costa, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
Sign ATU's petition now to help push transit worker safety: bit.ly/safeservicenow