🚌Bus-only lanes 🚦Traffic signals that prioritize transit
Solutions exist to speed up service and increase reliability. We need city, county, and state to put funding and political will behind a vision to make it happen.
Port Authority buses not on schedule nearly 1/3 of the time, a state performance audit finds
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"Even for people that don't use public transportation, it's a critical issue, because without a viable mass transit agency, the traffic congestion in Allegheny County would be unbearable."Get your new PPT T-Shirt at tomorrow's Holiday Fundraiser Party! RSVP here: www.facebook.com/events/269111013798763/
"All the decorations are paid for by drivers out of their own pocket and are often leftover home decorations from previous years."
We <3 our drivers.
What to know about the holiday buses
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“It's the time of the year where it's cold, the days are shorter, and if this very little thing brings about some joy to someone's day, it's just that much better.”New HuffPost article profiles PPT and the transit justice movement in Pittsburgh.
“I didn’t call it activism. I was just doing something because I knew it was needed. ... We couldn’t get to stores or shopping malls. People couldn’t get to work.”, says Debra Green who led a campaign to restore the 59. Now she's a PPT Board member inspiring new leaders to make change! 👏👏👏
Officials Cut Bus Service In This Poor Neighborhood. One Woman Fought Back.
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For many, achieving the American Dream depends on access to public transit.🗣️"1 trip! 2 trip ! 3 trip! 4! Why are poor folks paying more"
Through the last 6-weeks, Riders led a campaign to collect over 2,500 signatures in support of three easy #FareEquity policies:
1. Fare Capping (to allow daily/weekly/monthly/yearly bus passes to be paid for one ride at a time)
2. Free Transfers
3. Remove the penalty for cash payment
On December 7th, 2018 we rallied to present these signatures and our testimony to the Port Authority of Allegheny County board of directors ,calling on them to #MakeOurFaresFair.
Huge thanks to all the riders and volunteers who rallied, gave testimony, collected signatures, made phone calls, created signs and made up chants! Thx to Just Harvest and Mon Valley Initiative for your partnership on the campaign. #StrongerTogether
We will continue to fight for equity in our system until all have the access they deserve.
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Residents urge Port Authority to maintain service for bus routes in Mon Valley
Over the past several months, Pittsburghers for Public Transit has been working with residents in the Mon Valley to make sure the 61 A, B, and C buses don’t get cut in frequency and that any transit improvement is an improvement for all! A couple of really awesome Braddock residents organized an event at the […]
Great Testimony from Residents at Hilltop Parkview Manor about the Need for Transit!
December 11, 2017 Great testimony from residents of Hilltop Parkview Manor in Duquesne about the need for transit! Take a look at coverage from Ed Blazina at the Post Gazette: “Deb Watson of Duquesne and her neighbors in the Hilltop Parkview Manor Apartments don’t think it’s too much to ask that Port Authority route a […]
Transit is a Human Right! Residents at Hilltop Parkview Manor demand restoration of the 59 bus!
Over the past month, PPT has been partnering with Just Harvest, both on the BRT campaign to ensure equity in the Mon Valley and in the restoration of service to the the Hilltop Parkview Manor apartments in Duquesne. Residents here face a dangerous walk on steep roads with no sidewalks and heavy car traffic. For those […]
PPT Testimony at City Council about the Climate Action Plan
On Wednesday, November 29, dozens of climate and grassroots community activists testified at Pittsburgh City Council chambers about Pittsburgh’s proposed Climate Action Plan. PPTÂ issued the following call to our elected officials: The Pittsburgh climate action plan has positive, attainable goals for public transit in our region, and highlights the importance of public transit in building […]
PPT Writes Open Letter to Incoming Port Authority CEO Kelleman
PPT submitted an open letter highlighting our transit priorities, published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 11/26. Writing credit is largely due to PPT Board Member Dean Mougianis: “The Port Authority has hired a new CEO, and Pittsburghers for Public Transit would like to warmly welcome Katharine Kelleman to this region (Nov. 9, “Port Authority Hires […]
Pittsburgh School Board Comes Out in Opposition to Criminalizing Transit Riders
Image of Commuters on the T: Photo Credit Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette The Pittsburgh Public School board joins the Coalition against Policing on the T to endorse a civil fare checking process, with civilian fare ambassadors. Our gratitude is extended to Moira Kaleida, school board representative of Brookline and Beechview, for drafting the powerful letter, to […]