image description: Advocates from PPT, Just Harvest, the Food Policy Council, and the Alliance for Police Accountability pose with County Executive Sara Innamorato, and staff from the Department of Human Services and Pittsburgh Regional Transit at the Allegheny Go program launch.

Whether you’re Black or white, whether you’re rich or poor, the price of transportation should never keep you from the food, healthcare, and the things your family needs to thrive. This belief has guided our organizing since February of 2020 when the Fair Fares Coalition first kicked off our campaign for more accessible transit fares at PRT.

Advocates from Pittsburghers for Public Transit, Just Harvest, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and the Alliance for Police Accountability celebrated yesterday as we stood alongside Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and leadership from the Department of Human Services and Pittsburgh Regional Transit to launch the Allegheny Go program.

Allegheny Go will enable all residents who currently receive SNAP/EBT benefits and their entire household to access half-priced transit fare on all Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses and trains.

This is an incredible milestone in our campaign for more affordable fares. Since our campaign kicked off more than 4 years ago our advocacy has encouraged thousands of transit riders, hundreds of volunteers, dozens of elected officials, and dozens of organizations to uplift the call for more affordable fares. We would not be here today if it was not for their organizing. You can check out fairfaresnow.com to learn more about the campaign’s history.

image description: photo of PPT Organizer Josh Malloy speaking at kickoff of Fair Fares campaign in 2020.

Come out and talk to riders in June with PPT!  Want to ensure the success of this campaign and show Allegheny County that we are more than ready for fair fares? We need your help to spread the word about the new discounted fares program to riders and urge them to enroll. Sign-up to volunteer and we will contact you about training and upcoming tabling events!

image description: PPT Members involved in the Beyond the East Busway campaign pose with fists raised and big smiles!

PPT members spoke to countless riders at bus stops, on buses, at community meetings and public input sessions to build support for this campaign. Together, we've shifted the narrative about what accessible transit can do for our city. Beyond that, we've organized to ensure that a champion for public transit was elected to the County Executive seat, and now we're driving policy that is helping tens of thousands of riders and our system.

image description: photo of the inside of a PRT bus at night with blue lights. Overlaid on the image is PPT's logo and text that says Monthly Virtual Meeting.

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