Image Description: White text reads "PA Senate Republicans: Pass A Budget, Fund Schools, Transit, Housing Now!" over a blurry orange photo of protesters at a rally. There are colorful logos from 412 Justice, Pittsburghers for Public Transit, and Transit for All PA.

Jack, Senate Republicans are holding Pennsylvania's budget hostage, including crucial investments in affordable housing, education, and public transportation. 

This crisis affects everyone. Cuts to transit service and school funding are certain if Senate leadership doesn't get back to Harrisburg and finish the budget. 

How can we win funding for our critical services? By organizing together! Join us and 412 Justice for a rally calling for a state budget--one that funds affordable housing, public schools, and public transit that moves every Pennsylvanian forward.

When: Monday, August 11th, 10-11 AM
Where: City-county building portico, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh PA 15219

P.S. -- Do you live in Senator Devlin Robinson's district in the South and West of Allegheny County? Sen. Robinson holds a critical vote in this budget, and we need to make sure he hears your voice loud and clear. Please RSVP to join the rally! and send him a letter today.

Image Description: White text reads "PA Senate Republicans: Pass A Budget, Stop the Cuts! With photo of PPT member holding a Transit for All PA! sign.

The state budget is over a *month* late, and we’re relaunching our campaign to pressure Senate Republicans: stop holding up our funds, and pass a budget that funds mass transit!

Our NEW letter campaign will help you contact your reps, and Senate leadership, all in less than a minute. 

Image Description: a red starburst on a pale yellow background reads, "PPT's Summer Party: eat, dance, connect, build our campaigns" in stylized pale yellow text.

It's been a huge year for our movement for transit justice, and we're celebrating the best way we know how: with our community! Join us in Mt. Washington on August 13th, from 5:30-8:30, for dinner, dancing, and the best company in town. We'd love to see you there. 

(Our party is a community event, and we rely on volunteers to make it happen. Can you sign up for a volunteer shift? Don't worry, you'll still get to dance and enjoy a yummy dinner!)

Image Description: 7 squares showing the portraits of everyone running for PPT's 2026 Board of Directors.

Did you know PPT's Board of Directors is democratically elected from our membership each year? That means the people guiding our organization are the ones doing the work, building community, and living as expert transit riders every day.

In order for this beautiful feature of our community to work, we need your vote! Please vote on our board candidates by August 13th, 2025. The final day of voting is the day of our party (have you signed up yet?!), and we'll accept in-person ballots there as well. 

Image Description: PPT members measure the width of the sidewalk at a site for a potential bus stop, holding a yellow measuring tape against the ground. They're on a sunny residential street, and are speaking to each other with their hands.

Our recent bus stop audit blitz was a smash hit! 15 PPT members measured stops in 4 regions of the City, and identified a handful of excellent candidates for new bus shelters. We'll be working with the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) to bring new shelters to these locations. Big props to the members who volunteered an evening to get up close and personal with the bus stop shelter permitting process! We learned a lot and had a lot of fun cruising through the city together. ❤️

In coordination with DOMI, we're collecting information from you--the expert transit riders!--to identify stops that desperately need a shelter. Have folks put out DIY chairs and shade structures at a stop on your commute? Is your stop always chock-full of waiting riders with nowhere to rest? Help us tell DOMI you need a shelter!

Pittsburghers for Public Transit is a grassroots union of transit riders, transit workers and neighbors.