by Dan Yablonsky | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
They say you can’t fight City Hall. Wait until they hear about how residents are organizing to beat the Mon- Oakland Connector, and redirecting that funding to their neighborhood’s essential needs: increased public transit, sidewalks, bus shelters, bike connections,...
by Dan Yablonsky | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Call your Councilperson and ask them to support O’Connor’s budget amendment to divest from Mon Oakland Connector and invest in the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund Councilmember Corey O’Connor announced on Thursday, 12/10, that he would...
by Dan Yablonsky | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
“My grandmother always taught me to fight for what is right.” A message from Teaira Collins, PPT Member and Leader of the 93-Hazelwood Campaign: My son Judah is the light of my life. He has down syndrome and we never know when we’ll need the 93 to get us...
by Dan Yablonsky | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
“When we expand public transit, we expand what is possible for future generations.” We’ve always known that transit is essential for riders. But this pandemic has shown us that that we’re all reliant on transit–and how it keeps the riders...
by Dan Yablonsky | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re in Transit towards Transformation! This year, we handed out more than 2,000 cloth masks to transit riders; we held a statewide Town Hall with PA Senator Bob Casey and more than 300 riders calling for $32 billion in transit funding relief; we won permanent...
by Dan Yablonsky | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Graphic with a repeating banner reading “Housing Justice is Economic Justice is Transit Justice” with an image of the Giant Eagle. By Christina Acuna Castillo Collectively, we have won some important housing, food and transit justice victories and set a...
