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Image Description: Yourtube title screen of PPT's legislative roundtable recap video
PPT roundtable highlights how legislators at all levels of government can expand funding to improve & expand our buses, trains, and access to opportunity
What do we want? A visionary baseline transit service for Allegheny County residents:
1. Service Coverage
All residents should have access to transit within walking distance of their home.
2. High Frequency
Buses and trains should come at a minimum of every 30 minutes, and higher ridership routes should come a minimum of every 15 minutes.
3. Available at all hours, to service many kinds of jobs and needs
Transit should run at least from 4:30 am-1:30 am for all rapid, local, and coverage routes, with 24 hour service for high activity locations. 7 day/week service should continue to be available on all routes.
How can we pay for it? Through Elected Officials at all levels of government taking action:
Local
City and County officials could advocate for such a program to be implemented at PRT, purchase passes for City and County staff, and then pass Transportation Demand Management (TDM) policies to encourage employers to participate.
State
Elected leaders in the House and Senate can support Gov. Shapiro's budget proposal to reapportion the State's sales tax to fund that would provide PRT with $40M annually for more reliable and expanded service.
Federal
Support the "Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act" from Rep. Hank Johnson (and Senator Ossof's companion legislation in the Senate) that would could increase transit service in Allegheny County up to 37%.
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Last Friday, PPT joined Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis for a T-ride to discuss how increased state finding could support and expand PRT service. ( Read Ed Blazina's report in the Pittsburgh Union Progress to learn more [[link removed]] )
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Image Description: Screenshot of PPT Instagram post has PPT members Dan Yablonsky, Amy Zaiss, and Laura Perkins (also of Casa San Jose) standing with Austin Davis holding signs that say Transit for All PA! Graohics are added to the image thst says "Thx Austin Davis and Gov Shapiro for proposing first increase in PA transit funding in a decade" and "Write your electeds to support it here",
Take action now to push for dedicated state funding in this year's budget!
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Image description: Black and white cartoon bus that says McKnight Rd and has a sad face next to a cautionary road sign that Route Closed. Banner beneath the image reads, Transit Riders Need Safe Stops! Take ACTION.
Sign the petition! Demand PennDOT make McKnight Rd safe for all people to move!
PennDOT is about to begin a $25 million improvement project on McKnight Rd. Not a single dollar is being spent on improving sidewalks or transit access. While we understand that infrastructure upgrades are important, we demand that plans for upgrades include access and safety for pedestrians and transit riders.
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image description: yellow graphic has photos of 6 PRT Board Members who Sara Innamorato control's the appointments of, with text below that reads: "PRT Board: Change is Coming".
County Executive Innamorato can appoint five new members to the PRT Board. We want to see appointees who ride transit and will be fierce advocates for riders and our service.
At least two of these board members will need to be replaced by new people. Check out our blog to learn more about the PRT Board and see the criteria that we put together for Executive Innamorato to consider when appointing new Board Members.
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Image Description: A Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
From Ed Blazina at the Pittsburgh Union Progress: Pittsburgh Regional Transit optimistic that hiring eight more trainers will reduce driver shortage [[link removed]]
New trainers at PRT is a win because more operators being trained could result in more service. But riders still need to see what PRT's plans are for growing the workforce and expanding service.
Join PPT at our upcoming meeting to build plans for Transit Worker Appreciation Day later this month
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Join PPT's Communications Committee for a more in-depth training on the Race Class Narrative that we reviewed in last month's General Meeting.
Training: March 5, 1-2pm via zoom
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Events
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Bus
Stop
Audit
Northside
w
PPT
Organizing
Committee
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Monday,
March
4,
2-4pm
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in-person
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RSVP
here
for
meet-up
location
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Training!
Race
Class
Narrative
In-Depth
w
PPT
Comms
Committee
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OPEN
TO
ALL
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virtual
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Tuesday,
March
5,
1-2pm
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rsvp
here
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PPT
Communications
Committee
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Tuesday,
March
5,
6-7pm
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virtual
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RSVP
to
join
the
virtual
working
meeting
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PPT
Planning
Committee
for
first-annual
full-day
*PPT
Member
Training
Symposium*
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May/
PPT
MEMBERS
ONLY
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Wednesday,
March
6,
6-7pm
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virtual
//
PPT
Members
can
RSVP
here
to
get
involved
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PPT
Research
Committee
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Friday,
March
7,
3-4pm
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virtual
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Join
here
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More
Workers
Means
More
Service!
Transit
Worker
Day
Strategy
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Wednesday,
March
14,
6:30
social
time,
7-8:30
meeting
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virtual
//
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