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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

1 day ago

🎉TRANSIT RIDERS GOT THE GOODS!🎉 Rider advocacy pushed the Senate to pass $30B for transit in the #AmericanRescuePlan! #SaveTransit!Lots of work left to do toward progressive working-class change, but lets take a moment to celebrate. #TransitIsEssentialwww.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/us/politics/biden-stimulus-plan.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgt...
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Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan

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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.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

1 day ago

“The fare consultant process has been going on for two years,” said Laura Wiens, Executive Director of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. “We’re hopeful that the delay is to have a considered and really equitable plan that they’re going to be rolling out.” www.wesa.fm/post/don-t-ask-don-t-get-port-authority-plans-bright-future#stream/0
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Get’: Port Authority Plans On A Bright Future

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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

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

2 days ago

“Whether we’re talking about scooters or AVs, anytime that these new technologies diminish the role of transit, that’s bad news all around.” We need public agencies to prioritize public transit instead of for-profit micro-mobility. usa.streetsblog.org/2021/03/01/why-the-new-mobility-revolution-leaves-seniors-behind/
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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.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

2 days ago

Winning $4.1M to fund affordable housing, sidewalk improvements and black-owned business support instead of the boondoggle MOC shuttle project was a huge victory - but continued vigilance is necessary. Read more on the MOC campaign here: transitcenter.org/pittsburghers-versus-the-machine/
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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.

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Pittsburghers for Public Transit

2 days ago

Conveniences are nice. Affordability and universal access are better. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2021/03/02/Small-conveniences-make-a-difference-Transit-P...
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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.