Image description: collage of riders and workers with signs supporting transit, overlaid with an image of the state of Pennsylvania with a cartoon bus and the words “Transit For All PA!” UPDATE: On Monday, April 28, Representatives Abney and Benham introduced the Transit For All… Read More »Transit Riders & Workers Propose A Statewide Funding Solution
[Image Description: A red keystone with white text that reads, “Take Action! Stop Transit Cuts Now!” overlaid on a collage of people holding Transit For All PA signs at a rally.] Today, SEPTA joined Pittsburgh in announcing massive cuts to service and fare increases. This… Read More »SEPTA Riders Respond to Catastrophic Cuts By Organizing For A Lasting, Statewide Solution
Thanks to all who joined on March 18 to build a Platform for Visionary Transit! That call was just step one to winning funding by June 30. Over 50 riders, advocates, and operators joined from within and beyond State College, Erie, York, Hanover, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and… Read More »Small Transit System Riders & Workers Are Organizing
Pittsburgh announced massive cuts that would impact riders of all abilities, ages, and neighborhood. Small towns and cities across PA aren’t far behind. TAKE ACTION to tell legislative leaders we need full funding for transit in every community in PA! Pittsburgh Regional Transit proposes… Read More »State Funding Forces Cuts, But Riders & Workers Take Action!
Thanks for joining us last Thursday to build a Platform for Visionary Transit! That call was just step one to winning funding by June 30. Over 175 riders, advocates, and operators from across Pennsylvania signed up to share their stories, learn the background of our statewide… Read More »What’s Next: Winning Transit That Moves Us All
Whether you’re from State College or Scranton, Philly or Erie, every Pennsylvanian deserves transportation access to opportunity. On Feb 4th, National Transit Equity Day, Governor Shapiro didn’t deliver a public transit budget proposal that meets the needs of our Commonwealth. And so, we need you… Read More »RESPONSE: Riders and Workers Need a State Transit Budget That Moves Us
PPT welcomes Connor Descheemaker to our team as the Statewide Campaign Manager for Transit For All PA. For over a decade, Pittsburgh for Public Transit has been a democratic member-led organization that fights for change in our community. We have won campaigns for improved bus… Read More »Welcome To Our Statewide Campaign Manager, Connor Descheemaker
We’re Ready for a Budget that Moves Us! On February 4th, Rosa Parks’ birth date, we’re calling on Governor Shapiro to lay out a funding plan for the transit we deserve. Thank you Governor Shapiro for hearing our call to flex funding and save SEPTA.… Read More »Tell Gov Shapiro: TRANSIT M♥VES US!
On November 22, 2024, Governor Shapiro flexed $150 million to save SEPTA riders & Pennsylvania’s economy. In celebration, the Transit for All PA! Coalition issued the following statement: Today the Transit for All PA! statewide coalition celebrates an important step for transit, with Governor Shapiro’s… Read More »Important Milestone: Governor Shapiro flexes $153 Million, Saving SEPTA from a Financial Doom Spiral
Time is running out: SEPTA and transit systems across PA are facing major service cuts and fare increases imminently. We need all hands on-deck to ensure we don’t lose our foundation, and can work to stabilize and grow our Commonwealth’s public transportation – urban, suburban, rural, and intercity.