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"The budget approved unanimously by the authority board is about $700k less than the preliminary budget introduced last month due to a reduction in expected wages and salaries," ![]()
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This is not good news for workers, or the possibility of expanding service:
New Pittsburgh Regional Transit budget makes adjustments for post-pandemic needs
www.post-gazette.com
Pittsburgh Regional Transit approved a $518.97 million budget Friday for the new year that begins July 1, an increase of about 5.1% over the current spending...
With another round of cuts taking effect on Sunday, with 61 of our 101 routes changing, transit riders and workers need to be organized. ![]()
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Nominations are Open for 2022 PPT Board Elections - Pittsburghers for Public Transit
www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org
Join the core team to coordinate the direction of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots, democratic, member-led organization that fights for public transit...
Why do these politicians completely miss the point? Oil companies are taking in record profits as they gouge consumers at the pump - we need to tax these companies and make it easier for people to take transit, walk and bike. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/23/suspend-transit-fares-instead-gas-tax-climate-advocate...
"Later this month, the agency will carry out its quarterly schedule adjustment, which Kelleman says will cut service by about 4%" ![]()
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New colors are fine, but increased transit frequency and more affordable fares are the things that increase ridership.
Port Authority of Allegheny County rebrands as Pittsburgh Regional Transit
www.wesa.fm
The agency said the new brand “better reflects the services, values, and location of who we are and what we do every day.”