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Image Description: flyer for the rally on September 29th. Text reads: Rally and Testify! We want changes to the 61D, 71A,C,D, that build better access. September 29th. Wood St & Sixth Ave 8:30am rally 9:30am PRT ZBoard Meeting. Join us! bit.ly/prtchanges
BRT changes need to improve our access, not decrease it! Join us on September 29th to keep the pressure on for improvements!
New changes to the 71s and 61s and other routes need to benefit riders! We're holding a rally and telling our stories in front of the PRT Board of Directors and the media. RSVP today to join us at the rally and testify with other riders to the PRT Board of Directors.
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Image description: PPT Member Debra Green gives public testimony at an action to call for improvements to the BRT plan. A crowd stands behind her holding signs that call for a better BRT service plan.
More than 100 riders came to PRT's info session on September 12th to raise concerns about changes, but PRT refuses to publish the recording of the meeting!
More than 100 riders attended PRT’s info session last night to voice serious concerns about changes being made to the 61D, 71A, 71C, and 71D because of the new BRTx (Bus Rapid Transit University Line) service plan. But PRT won't publish the video of the meeting! We published this blog with quotes from riders, because their stories are crucial and PRT is trying to drown them out. We all know that these changes will make our access worse, so we need to keep on sharing our stories. Here's some of what was said at the meeting:
"I’m a student, a freelance interpreter who travels around the city, and also a carer for my grandmother. I rely heavily on the ability to get downtown, and these line changes are cutting my transportation options in half." - CJ
"Unless PRT is willing to pay riders for these transfers, this is a PROBLEM. People don’t have extra money for bus transfers. Make it make sense!” - Noelle C.
"Today I am able to take the 61 C/D and 65 bus ot get to Duquesne University from Squirrel Hill. After Oct. 1 I will only be able to take 61C to get to work because the 61D will not go all the way home and the 65 is being detoured AWAY from Duquesne University.” - Kate L.
Read what riders said said during the September 12th meeting, and join us on September 29th to rally and give testimony in front of the PRT Board!
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PPT Advocacy Training! How to write and deliver powerful and moving public testimony
Powerful public testimony is important for moving your target, catching the media's attention, and inspiring fellow advocates. Join our hour-long training on Tuesday evening to learn about how to write and deliver public comments that speaks truth to power.
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Image description: photo of the top of a poster that reads "Rider Alert" with a bus icon to the right.
Changes to 40 Routes Are Coming Oct 1! Read more about what these changes mean for riders in the blog that PPT published with the @PGH_Bus_Info_Hotline!
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