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We Want the Bus Line Redesign to Benefit All!
Your Action is Needed to Ensure PRT’s Bus Line Redesign Serves Our Communties Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has released the first draft of the Bus Line Redesign (BLR). This new design contains the most substantial service changes proposed in our lifetime. Tens of thousands of people who use the system every day will be […]
RESPONSE: Riders and Workers Need a State Transit Budget That Moves Us
Whether you’re from State College or Scranton, Philly or Erie, every Pennsylvanian deserves transportation access to opportunity. On Feb 4th, National Transit Equity Day, Governor Shapiro didn’t deliver a public transit budget proposal that meets the needs of our Commonwealth. We need you to join thousands of transit riders and workers across the state for […]
Welcome to our new Statewide Campaign Manager, Connor Descheemaker!
PPT welcomes Connor Descheemaker to our team as the Statewide Campaign Manager for Transit For All PA. For over a decade, PPT has been a democratic member-led organization that fights for change in our community. We have won campaigns for improved bus service, fare accessibility, affordable housing, and transit equity. These successes are fueled by […]
Tell Gov Shapiro: TRANSIT M♥VES US!
We’re Ready for a Budget that Moves Us! On February 4th, Rosa Parks’ birth date, we’re calling on Governor Shapiro to lay out a funding plan for the transit we deserve. Thank you Governor Shapiro for hearing our call to flex funding and save SEPTA. Now it’s time for you to put transit first, and […]
NEW TOOLS: DIY Commute Calculator for Bus Line Redesign
New Commute Calculator tool From Our Research Committee Helps Riders See How Trips Will Be Impacted by Draft 1.0 of the Bus Line Redesign Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is proposing a significant Bus Line Redesign that could dramatically change how transit riders travel across the County. We think it’s very important that transit riders have […]
NEW TOOLS to Evaluate Draft 1.0 of PRT’s Bus Line Redesign & See Biggest Changes
PPT Research Committee Launches New Community Evaluation & DIY Tools to Understand Impacts of Draft 1.0 of Bus Line Redesign We at Pittsburghers for Public Transit are organizing for a Busline Redesign that Works for All, and to do that, we know that it is very important for transit riders to be able to understand […]
PPT’s Year of Victories!
What a year it’s been! I’m so proud of everything Pittsburghers for Public Transit achieved in 2024, especially given the challenges we faced. And we did it all thanks to our members. That’s PPT’s special sauce: we’re not just a public service organization, we’re a grassroots union of transit riders, workers, and neighbors here in […]
Tell the State: Public Transit Should Be Our FIRST Option, No Matter Where We Live!
My name is Marcus McKnight. I’m a bus driver in Philadelphia and I co-founded the Philly Transit Riders Union. Are you wondering why I’m chiming in for Pittsburghers for Public Transit? Well let me tell you! Pittsburghers for Public Transit helps lead the statewide Transit for All PA! Campaign, which is organizing AND WINNING resources […]
City Council Approves First-Ever Budget for Transit Amenities!
HUGE CITY BUDGET VICTORY! Transit rider organizing wins the first-ever city budget line item for transit amenities! Get ready for more bus shelter and benches in 2025! The PPT Organizing Committee set it’s sights on bus shelters this year. Members voted to include it in our annual strategic plan and after a year of orgnizing […]
Our government has the funds. It’s up to us to demand them for Visionary Transit!
My name is Kelda Gorman, and I’m an activist member of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. This year, PPT launched its Visionary Transit Service campaign, which invites riders like you and me to reimagine what our transit system should be. I’m so excited to be part of this fight. Can I count on you to fight […]
Help me be your voice on the PRT Board!
My name is Bobbie Fan, and I’m a proud member of Pittsburghers for Public Transit. I was recently appointed to represent riders on Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s Governing Board. This feels like the work I was meant to do: ensuring that PRT meets the needs of all residents in Allegheny County. To speak up for riders […]
ACTION ALERT: City Council Must Budget For More Bus Shelters!
City Budget decisions for 2025 are happening NOW. Contact your City Councilmember today to support Councilmember Warwick’s amendment for the expansion of dignified, sheltered transit stops in the City of PIttsburgh! Can you follow up your letter with a phone call? Whether you are Black or white, disabled or able-bodied, an older adult or a […]
¡Fiesta de fin de año de PPT!
¡Estás invitado! Únete a la Fiesta de Fin de Año por la Victoria de un transporte publico justo.“Fiesta de fin de año de PPT”Fecha: jueves 19 de diciembreHora: 6:00 p. m. a 10:00 p. m.Lugar: East End Cooperative Ministries6165 Harvard Street, East Liberty, 15206 Visualiza y moviliza: Ganamos cuando imaginamos un mundo mejor y nos […]