Image Description: PPT Executive Director, Laura Chu Wiens, presents an award to PPT Member Lorena Pena!

Sweet victory! It was an all-out celebration at our year-end victoy party last week - thanks to all the members who made it special (and thx to County Exec-Elect Innamorato and Councilwoman Barb Warwick for stopping by!)

YET AGAIN! We were overjoyed to close out another year of organizing with a tremendous victory party with all of our members. This one was probably our biggest yet! with more than 100 people coming from all parts of the county. The blow-out gathering of PPT Member-love was certainly a fitting finale to our year.

From campaign wins, to organizational growth to successful events, we had a year for the history books. All of the work is only possible because of our members, but this year we wanted to give a few members some special awards. 

Image description: illustration from PPT artist Neve Monroe-Anderson shows 5 people standing together on top of a bus holding signs. One of them is a transit worker. One is wearing a PPT t-shirt. One is in a wheelchair.

JANUARY 1 DEADLINE: All active PPT members are eligable to vote on our 2024 Strategic Plan, "We Ride Together!"

Our 2024 Strategic Plan, "We Ride Together!", has been crafted over the last 5 months with input from more than 150 PPT Members at 3 big events. Its been edited and workshopped by our staff and board and the final draft is up for a ratification vote before January 1st.

image description: a white dog turns its head sideways and holds a corded telephone in its mouth. To the left is an animated bus with the word "Future" on the head-sign

Its the most wonderful time of the year! Volunteer for one of PPT’s year-end phone banks to help finish our Member Drive with 300+ active members!

Whether you're a call-center pro or its your first time, sign up for one of the finale phone bank events to learn the ropes about how to connect with potential members, tell your story, and bring in new leaders to the movement.

Image Description: (photo credit to Casa San Jose) selfie of three Casa San Jose members riding the T with a brightly-colored, flower-shaped sign that reads “Si Se Puede”

Wins for More Language Access on Transit! Casa San Jose and Pittsburghers for Public Transit Celebrate Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s Steps Toward Language Equity

You may have noticed that starting the week of December 10th, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) began playing bilingual announcements in English and Spanish at select train stations along the Red Line! PRT also added Spanish language access on its Customer Service line (412-422-2000), and Spanish language information has been added to LED info boards along the Red Line.

image description: PPT staff members Laura and Dan take a selfie in front of the US Capitol Building during 

Help push for more funding for more service in our systems! PPT Staff just spend time on Capitol Hill. You can help our movement by asking your reps to support the "Stronger Communities and Transit" bill!

We are coming together to talk about how public transit, like trains and buses, and accessible walking and bike routes, give us a healthy, clean, and affordable way for everyone to get around. We will meet with Senator Butler’s staff and staff for other members of Congress to ask them to support Congressmember Johnson's Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act. 

Can you join us and call on your senators and congressmember to support this vital legislation?

image description: big group of smiling PPT members pose together in front of a sign that reads "This Bus Is For All of US" at the 2022 year-end party.

Join the PPT Team! We're hiring a Digital Orgnizer. Submit your application before January 10th to guarendee its reviewed!

The PPT Digital Organizer will work with the Digital Organizing Director, the rest of the PPT staff, and the PPT Membership to grow our base and win our campaigns by building out digital infrastructure, online-to-offline organizing funnels, and strategic communications.

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5119 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

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