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image description: photo credit Pittsburgh Union Progress. Two maps of downtown with outlines for the two new proposed routing scenarios. Looks like a very complicated mess of colored lines. People should check out PRT’s website for accessible versions of this info: [link removed] [[link removed]]
Bus routes are undergoing a serious overhaul. Riders need to make their voices heard now.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is proposing to redesign how buses move through Downtown Pittsburgh [[link removed]] . This is a big deal and one that all transit riders should evaluate and give feedback on! The proposed “bus network redesign” will likely have a big impact on, among other issues:
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where
the
buses
stop
and
pick
up
passengers
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how
quickly
buses
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able
to
move
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how
easy
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is
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transfer
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how
safe
the
streets
and
sidewalks
are
Some of these changes will yield other surprising benefits – for instance, buses taking fewer turns in a dense urban area leads to fewer collisions. And buses that drive on fewer streets downtown will move through their routes and schedules faster and more reliably, which can create labor and cost savings that could allow for more bus service. But there are trade-offs around access and walking times that riders should consider.
Check out PRT's list of public input opportunities and speak up about how these changes impact you.
On-line via zoom:
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Tuesday,
Feb
28,
5-6:30pm
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Wednesday,
Mar
1,
12-1:30pm
In-person at PRT's Downtown Service Center, 625 Smithfield St:
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Monday
2/27,
2-5
pm
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Tuesday
2/28,
12-4
pm
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Wed
3/1,
7-11
am
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Thursday
3/2,
3-7
pm
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Friday
3/4
,
10
am-2
pm
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image description: square image of a sign that riders posted on a blue light post at Hamnett Station which has been altered to say “P3 Service Continued!!! Route OPEN! Pittsburgh Regional Transit proposed maintaining P3 stops at Hamnett, Roslyn, and Swissvale”.
When we fight, we win! Riders spoke up, organized, and were successful in maintaining (and expanding the span of) service on the P3!
Riders celebrated victory this week when it was announced that the new BRT plan would continue P3 service to Hamnett, Roslyn and Swissvale stations on the East Busway! From flyering, to canvassing at bus stops, to sharing information with community groups, to GETTING NEWS STORIES ON NEARLY ALL MAJOR NETWORKS, riders kicked butt on their campaign to fight a proposal that would end P3 service to their neighborhoods. Textbook organizing for an important win!
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Image Descriptions: photos of the signs that riders had posted at the stations where P3 service was proposed to be cut. They’re various sizes and colors (white, red) and taped to different services at the stations (light posts, signs)
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Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots union of transit riders and transit workers. We are fighting for a more expanded, affordable, and equitable transit system as a human right.
You can help us win campaigns for better transit by becoming a member today.
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