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BREAKING: In reaction to the budget shortfall proposed by Governor Shapiro earlier this Spring, PRT has detailed sweeping service cuts and fare increases that could devastate Pittsburgh's public transit system starting as early as 2026. Send your letter now to stop these cuts
Pittsburgh Regional Transit proposes 40% service cuts and 9% fare increases for fixed route service. Paratransit cuts of 62% and 20% fare increases. This is just the start for cuts across PA. Riders and supporters need to organize to save our service!
TAKE ACTION NOW: tell your representatives that transit is essiential all across our state! [[link removed]]
We know that transit is a public necessity, connecting people across our region--no matter their neighborhood, income level, or ability--to jobs, healthcare, food, and community. The state government's budget proposal will revoke access to these lifelines for thousands.
Alongside our partner coalition Transit For All PA!, we're calling on our elected officials to find a stable, alternative funding source for public transit--one that restores transit funding and service to pre-2019 levels across the state, from Pittsburgh to Erie to Philly and everywhere in between.
In the last 5 years, PRT has already quietly cut 20% of its service, and with it, communities as diverse as McKeesport, Greentree, and Monroeville are already struggling to reach jobs, healthcare, food, and community. If we further reduce service and increase fares to the proposed extent, the system will become effectively unusable for riders in our area. Riders are already seeing wait times of up to an hour for their daily commutes, and many riders are simply not able to afford that level of uncertainty. PRT generates over $700 million each year, supporting over 5,000 jobs [[link removed]] . We cannot afford to cut that generator down by 40 or 60 percent.
Transit riders are ready with a response that meets the scale of the crisis. The crisis is statewide: the state budget doesn't just affect Pittsburghers, but also people riding SEPTA to work in Philadelphia, elders moving around their communities safely in Erie, and disabled community members using paratransit in Harrisburg. It's all the same state budget, so the solution needs to be statewide.
Our statewide, rider-led coalition, Transit for All PA!, [[link removed]] is organizing for new, dedicated funding sources at the state level to fund the service riders need in order to use the system. We're calling on state legislators to find a new, stable source of funding for public transit, which would restore transit service across the state to 2019 levels–and even improve transit access in communities outside Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Will you take action with us by sending a letter to your state representatives?
TAKE ACTION NOW: tell your representatives that transit is essiential all across our state! [[link removed]]
✊🚌❤️ You can organize, build community, and win better public transit for our city!
Transit riders, transit workers and supporters all across Allegheny County are standing up to call for better public transit and public services. Join one of these upcoming events to grow the movement!
[link removed] [[link removed]] Application OPEN! Join our new new Mon Valley Transit Organizing Fellowship
Paid program for Mon Valley transit riders to learn how to fight for better transit access in their community. Applicaiton deadline March 23.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Join the next statewide Transit for All PA! call on 4/1!
More than 200 people are already RSVP'd for this call. You can help win better access to healthcare, schools and food by joining us to organize!
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Attend the #VoteTransit Mayoral Forum on April 9th
4 candidates are running to be our next Mayor. Join transit advocates from across the city to learn these candidates' plans for transit if they are elected to office. Election day is 5/20!
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[link removed] [[link removed]] The NATIONAL Transit Advocacy Spring Training is here in PGH!
April 25th and 26th. RSVP today to get your ticket and invite your community! 1.5 days jam-packed with training, community, fun and action to build a better system.
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Transit for All PA! is a campaign led byPittsburghers for Public Transit
Pittsburghers for Public Transit
5119 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States
Amalgamated Transit Union PA Joint Conference Board
Philly Transit Riders Union
Transit Forward Philadelphia
5th Square
PA Downtown Center
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Clean Air Council
More than 24 elected officials, 14 labor unions, and 67 community organizations have signed on to the campaign's goals - see the full list and add your name/organization here. [[link removed]]
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