Anne Hodapp’s Story

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized

Anne Hodapp is a single mother who lives in Pitcairn, a small borough just a few miles south of Monroeville. Her 10-year-old daughter has several disabilities and has seizures, but ACCESS has said she is not disabled enough to qualify for their door-to-door transport...

The Myth of the $100,000 Bus Driver

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized

There have been rumors and misinformation heard from time to time that Port Authority drivers are paid huge salaries of up to $100,000 a year. These attempts to blame the hard-working drivers for the cuts in bus service don’t stand up to the facts.The starting hourly...
Transportation is Our Need – and Our Right

Transportation is Our Need – and Our Right

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized

photo by Dawn Jackman-Bieryby Mel PackerImagine, Dear Rider, that you go to your usual bus or trolley stop and find that it is strangely silent, that others have been standing for quite a while and no bus has been seen. You ask another rider who tells you that the...