Image description: PPT Member gather at a press conference 10/27/23 before giving the #NotMyBRT petition to the PRT Board of Directors

Let’s Turn This Bus Around! Riders present #NotMyBRT Petition with a 500+ signatures to reverse the October 1 Service Changes and give us more transit, not less.

At the Friday, October 27th PRT Board Meeting, transit riders were back for the second time to demand that the October 1st service changes and the downward of trend of PRT’s service coverage and reliability MUST BE REVERSED! This time, riders held a press conference and presented the Board with a 500+ signature petition on a big, 8-foot wide, painted purple plywood cut-out of a bus! Riders then went inside to the Board and delivered an hour of public testimony detailing how cuts on the 61, 71, and nearly 40 other routes have been devastating for their access to healthcare, childcare, food and jobs. 

Calling all artists! PPT has 2 opportunities available to help us visualize the power of our organizing. One with immediate pay!

PPT is putting out a call for artist activists. We want to build a network of artists who are interested in helping us visualize what the transformative power of our campaigns is. There are two opportunities (one of the deadlines is November 1st!), so please check out the details and share with your networks.

PRT’s new Bus Line Redesign project holds incredible potential and potential pitfalls. Riders need to get involved to demand a system that’s the right size for all of our needs.

Its finally happening. PRT has been speaking for months about doing a redesign of the entire bus network after it was identified as a top priority in their NexTransit plan. Just last week they issued a press release to say that the redesign process is moving forward, full steam ahead. 

Rest in power, Ms. Lisa ❤️ 2/4/1976 - 9/242023
Your memory will live in our organizing forever.

PPT Members are invited to view the new tribute video and share a memory about Ms. Lisa and the lessons she gave us.

Get ready to #VoteTransit on November 7th! We need to elect a candidate who will champion our public transit system.

Deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, October 31st! Request your ballot here. 

• Tues, Oct 31st, 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM // PRT's In-Person Pop-Up Tent for Bus Line Redesign – Atwood Station @ Atwood Station // more info
  
• Tues, Oct 31, 5pm // DEADLINE TO REQUEST MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR THE NOV 7th GENERAL ELECTION // Request your mail-in ballot here
  
  
• Thurs, Nov 2nd, 5-6pm // PPT Communications Committee Meeting // Virtual // RSVP here
  
  
• Fri, Nov 3, 3-6pm // PRT's In-Person Pop-Up Tent for Bus Line Redesign – Northside Farmers Market @ Allegheny Commons Park // more info
  
  
• Fri, Nov 3rd, 3-4pm // PPT Research Committee Meeting // Virtual // Join here
  
  
• Wed, Nov 8th, 6:30pm optional social time, 7-8:30pm // Build the Riders' Bus Line Redesign: PPT's November Monthly Meeting // Virtual // Join here
  
  
• Tues, Nov 14, 10am-1pm // PRT's In-Person Pop-Up Tent for Bus Line Redesign – Sto-Rox Public Library @ 420 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 // more info
  
  
• Tues, Nov 14, 5:30pm // PRT Bus Line Redesign Public Meeting #1 // Virtual // more info
  
  
• Thurs, Nov 16, 11:30am // PRT Bus Line Redesign Public Meeting #2 // Virtual // more info
  
  
• Mon, Nov 20, 11am-2pm // PRT's In-Person Pop-Up Tent for Bus Line Redesign @ Monroeville Mall // more info
  

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