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Image Description: Collage of PPT members with the phrase "We want the Bus Line Refresh to benefit all!"
🔔 Your bus routes might be changing. Get the scoop from PRT at this week's meeting!
PRT has officially released the Bus Line Refresh, a scaled-back version of their Bus Line Redesign project. They hope this update of the existing transit network will better reflect service needs without upending the system—but only you can tell them if their proposal works for you.
PRT will be at our hybrid Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, April 8th [[link removed]] to tell you all about the proposed changes, including specific breakout sessions for different areas of the city.
The best way to shape this proposal to truly benefit Allegheny County riders? Show up, learn about the proposed changes, and tell PRT if they would improve or harm your transit commute.
Join the 4/8 meeting to learn more about the Bus Line Refresh [[link removed]]
The Bus Line Refresh could impact tens of millions of transit rides—including yours—to school, work, groceries, healthcare, community, and more.
The best way you can make sure the Bus Line Refresh proposal actually increases service and reliability for transit riders across PRT's service area is submitting your honest feedback about the proposed changes.
The April 8th hybrid meeting [[link removed]] is your best way to learn about what could change, and make sure PRT knows how the changes would impact you.
You can join in-person in Shadyside, or virtually via Zoom. We will have ASL interpretation available for both in-person and virtual attendees, as always.
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P.S. We're still sorting through the full Refresh proposal, and our initial take is that it responds to a lot of the community's concerns with the original Redesign proposal—but there's still more to be done. Read more about our initial take [[link removed]] , and learn how to model your commutes [[link removed]] under the proposed Refresh.
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Image Description: advocates holding a Transit for All PA! sign at a rally, with the phrase "the countdown for funding is on: statewide all-call".
Transit service is still in danger, everywhere in PA. Here's your chance to learn how to protect it.
The countdown is on for massive cuts across the state, and shared-ride and small systems have the shortest timelines.
We need reliable, long-term investments in transit service all over Pennsylvania, and you can organize with your neighbors to win it. Join our virtual statewide call on April 29th [[link removed]] to learn how riders, workers, and advocates from all across PA can stand together and win the investments we deserve.
RSVP for the 4/29 statewide call [[link removed]]
You'll hear about the imminent, drastic transit cuts facing small transit systems and shared-ride (a.k.a. paratransit) service all across the state. You'll learn about how even though Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have a year and a half of safety, our transit systems will face the same threats if we don't win a funding solution that serves everyone—large and small systems, fixed-route and shared-ride alike.
Most importantly, you'll learn the best ways you can take action to make sure our state budget truly addresses the transit funding crisis. From base-building in small systems, to advocating for key wins in larger communities, to preparing for our 2026 day of action in Harrisburg (!!)—it'll all be in the statewide all-call.
RSVP for the 4/29 statewide call [[link removed]]
The time to start building is now: learn how to get rider surveys to your neighbors, set organizing goals, and make clear that you're not going to stop fighting until all of PA's transit riders have the safety, accessibility, and service investments you deserve.
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Image Description: Red PRT bus with the phrase "public transit must be the star" above the NFL Draft logo.
The NFL Draft is coming—can public transit hold up to it?
Ready or not, the NFL Draft is approaching Pittsburgh—an estimated 500,000-700,000 attendees will visit between April 23rd and 25th.
Here's our question (probably yours, too): will our transit system be able to carry us where we need to go, alongside all those visitors from out of town?
PRT has announced its NFL draft transit plan [[link removed]] , including a special 7-day fare pass, suburban express park-and-ride routes, and free fares on the T and Mon Incline during the event. They know that public transit should be the star of this event.
But alongside all those special measures, PRT is reducing almost all standard routes to weekend frequency —which means fewer buses, less frequently, than transit riders need during the week. This is bad news for anyone trying to get to work, school, healthcare, or the grocery store during the Draft. It's also bad news for visitors who might want to explore our city beyond the walls of the event, who may find long waits and crowded buses.
We encourage you to review the transportation plan for the Draft [[link removed]] , and plan ahead for the ways this change will impact your commutes April 23-25th.
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Image Description: a bus lane covered in ice and snow, with the phrase "Pittsburgh needs a snow removal plan for non-drivers". A red and yellow sticker says "Initial victory!"
Initial victory: Pittsburgh City Council will inventory areas to clear after snowstorms, beyond just roads
In January, a snowstorm dumped about a foot of snow on Pittsburgh. Because the City does not currently have any policies around clearing areas beyond roads, the snow stayed in transit stops, curb cuts, and intersections for months. What's worse, when crews plowed roads for cars, they left massive snowdrifts in these areas, creating impassible barriers for non-drivers [[link removed]] —especially anyone with mobility challenges or aids.
You organized to tell the City that this could not happen again. And they agreed! City Councilperson (and transit champion) Barb Warwick introduced a measure to inventory the areas beyond roadways that must be plowed when snow falls, and it passed council last month [[link removed]] . This is a critical first step to creating policies and laws that ensure non-drivers aren't stranded during the next snowfall.
News from the PPT universe 🌌
* Frontline Dignity is walking all the way to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center [[link removed]] , the largest ICE detention facility in the Northeast. They kicked off the 8-day walk with a press conference outside the ICE office in Pittsburgh's South Side, and will be walking to witness, organize, and fundraise their critical rapid response work protecting our neighbors at risk of being disappeared by ICE.

We encourage you to learn more about their efforts to defend basic rights and freedom of movement [[link removed]] , and donate to support their work [[link removed]] if you are able.
Stu Strickland on a PRT bus [[link removed]] * PPT member Stu Strickland was just profiled by the Post-Gazette [[link removed]] for his decades of car-free advocacy! Read on for a great look at Stu's perspective as a suburban commuter whose life goal is to "make it possible for people to get around using anything but a car".
* Allegheny County needs your feedback on its Comprehensive Plan! Help shape the future of the County by filling out this 11-question survey. [[link removed]]


* Become part of the Pittsburgh Walks Safe Sidewalks Crew [[link removed]] ! Start with a training on how to assess sidewalks [[link removed]] for safety and accessibility, then block walk with the Crew in the West End [[link removed]] or Manchester [[link removed]] to collect data. More trainings and walks to be announced!


* Join PA United's Affordability Crisis Town Hall [[link removed]] ! Share your stories about the rising cost of living, and speak directly to elected officials who can help address the crisis. For those living in Bloomfield, there is a Bloomfield-specific town hall [[link removed]] on April 16th.
Upcoming Events:
🚌 A Closer Look at the Bus Line Refresh (PPT Monthly Meeting) [[link removed]]
Wednesday, April 8th, 7:00-8:30 PM, HYBRID (virtual & in person in Shadyside)
🔎 PPT & Transit for All PA! Research Committee [[link removed]]
Friday, April 10th, 3-4 PM, virtual
📝 PPT & Transit for All PA! Communications Committee [[link removed]]
Tuesday, April 21st, 6:00-7:00 PM, virtual
✊ PPT Organizing Committee [[link removed]]
Tuesday, April 28th, 6:00-7:30 PM, in person at our Shadyside office
📣 The Countdown for Transit is On: Transit for All PA! Statewide All-Call [[link removed]]
Wednesday, April 29th, 6:00-7:30 PM, virtual
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