Equitable Transit Funding

A Green New Deal for City and Suburban Transportation

2 days ago

A Green New Deal can revive our transportation system from this Covid-19 outbreak. Buses. Bikes. Walking. ow.ly/ZKl050yX0fX ... See MoreSee Less

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Federal transportation policy is broken. American communities are suffering as a result. The U.S. transportation system is both an enormous source of carbon emissions and a major contributor to inequa...

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Density Is Normally Good for Us. That Will Be True After Coronavirus, Too.

3 days ago

"Density makes mass transit possible. It allows for more affordable housing. It creates environments where people can walk and where children can find playgrounds. It enables us to pool risks. It supports big public hospitals and stronger safety nets. It allows us to curb climate emissions, which present a public health problem of an entirely different kind." ow.ly/v9ll50yWM1p ... See MoreSee Less

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The very thing that has made cities vulnerable in a pandemic has protected them in other disasters.

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4 days ago

"Transit networks, like hospital systems and food supply chains, are vital to the success of the COVID-19 public health response. They transport millions of essential personnel to and from their jobs every day" h/t TransitCenter transitcenter.org/2-8-million-u-s-essential-workers-ride-transit-to-their-jobs/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Workers classified as essential during the COVID-19 emergency account for 36 percent of total transit commuters in the United States. Service must be maintained to allow for safe spacing on buses and ...

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PAAC moves to farelsss transit + rear door boarding amid Covid-19 outbreak - Pittsburghers for Public Transit

4 days ago

BREAKING: Port Authority moves to fareless bus transit + rear-door boarding for Covid-19 outbreak. Thx PAAC for thinking creatively about driver & rider safety. Thx to all the riders who made the call. We need a FEDERAL TRANSIT STIMULUS NOW to move us forward. www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/paac-moves-to-farelsss-transit-rear-door-boarding-amidst-covid... ... See MoreSee Less

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dan Yablonsky, Communications Director, Pittsburghers for Public Transit (551) 206-3320, dan@pittsburghforpublictransit.org Pittsburghers for Public Transit (PP...

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