by Dan Yablonsky | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
During yesterday’s City Planning Commission meeting, Commissioners approved a zoning change that will allow for housing to be built at the Giant Eagle Shakespeare site next to the East Busway Station. Before the vote was taken, Pittsburghers for Public...
by Dan Yablonsky | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last month, the Port Authority announced its plan to eliminate bus stops on all its routes, starting with the 51 Carrick and 16 Brighton. Now they are moving onto the 88 and 48. Pittsburghers for Public Transit knows that the best way to build a transit system is to...
by Dan Yablonsky | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do Yinz use the 51 or the 16 bus routes?(or the 13, 15, 17, 19L, 48, 51L, 54, 55, 59, Y46, Y47, Y49?)Give your feedback now. Starting this November, Port Authority is beginning its “Bus Stop Consolidation” program. What does that mean? Well, according to...
by Dan Yablonsky | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Swings and benches at a bus stop in Montreal This new URA grant program is an amazing opportunity for residents in the City of Pittsburgh to improve transit amenities in their neighborhood. The Neighborhood Initiatives Fund (NIF) Program will “provide grants in...
by Dan Yablonsky | Sep 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ashleigh Deemer, Western PA Director for PennEnviroment’s Research and Policy Center, and Dean Mougianis, PPT Coordinating Committee Member, at Tuesday Morning Press Conference On Tuesday, September 17th, Pittsburghers for Public Transit joined our allies...