The Fair Fares for a Full Recovery Coalition commends Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services for reaching sufficient enrollment in their public transit reduced-fare pilot project.
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Struggling to afford transportation? A new county program might help
Households who got SNAP in November can enroll until Feb. 12 in a new program to possibly lower their transit costs for a year.
Fair Fares Coalition Celebrates County Launch of Reduced-Fare Pilot; Cautions Details Are Key to Success
For years, our coalition has urged Pittsburgh Regional Transit to provide fare relief for low-income households. The county is now moving in that direction.
Allegheny County needs more transparency on COVID relief spending
Allegheny County Council is poised to approve $100 million in federal pandemic relief funds without any public input.
Our testimony to the Port Authority of Allegheny County Board on fair fares
We joined allies in making clear how how PAAC’s new fare proposal falls short of ensuring mobility and food access for low-income transit riders.
Allegheny County Organizations Call for Robust COVID Relief
Just Harvest and 21 community, advocacy, and labor organizations urged our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact specific relief measures.
After the pandemic: The “old normal”, or something better?
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis of shocking proportion. We eagerly yearn for a return to normal, even as we picture what “a new normal” might require.
Giant Eagle’s East Liberty development plan fails to address food access
Ken Regal calls on city government to make the proposal’s zoning approval contingent on its addressing key concerns.
We support an IPOD in Lawrenceville – a new plan for inclusionary zoning
Today, we joined others in urging the Planing Commission to support a plan to boost affordable housing in one of the city’s most gentrified neighborhoods.
Mel Packer tells the Port Authority Board to support fare equity
Longtime Pittsburghers for Public Transit activist Mel Packer details the transit woes of low-wage Port Authority riders.
