Transit for all Pa!
Campaign Updates
Statewide All-Hands Call on July 29th
Image description: Event flyer that reads "State Transit Funding, Updates form Harrisburg, and HOW WE'LL WIN Statewise Virtual Call July 29 5:50-7pm bit.ly/729transit" Join us for a statewide all-hands call to learn what's happening with the PA budget, and how we can win Transit for All PA! Tuesday, 7/29, 5:30-7 on Zoom RSVP on Mobilize We know that public transit is a lifeline for everyone in Pennsylvania, no matter if they live in small towns, big cities, suburbs, or rural areas. But funding for transit is in peril in all 67 counties of our state. Legislators have once again...
It’s Budget Overtime! Transit Funding Can’t Wait
Image Description: Blue text on a yellow and white background reads "It's budget overtime! Transit funding can't wait!" next to a photo of a transit advocate shouting at a rally, holding a colorful "Transit for All PA!" sign The Pennsylvania legislature missed its budget deadline yet again. It's time to put the pressure on and ensure NO BUDGET WITHOUT TRANSIT! We need legislators across the state to hold the line and pass a budget that prevents transit collapse - and we need your help! The PA House passed HB 1364, which expands the Governor's transit funding proposal. This buys our...
Small Systems are in Crisis Too. “Transit for All PA!” Means No Communities are Left Behind
Image description: transit advocate poses with a brightly colored sign that says "Save Our Service" Transit riders and transit systems across Pennsylvania are in crisis. As Transit for All PA, we’re organizing for fully funded, restored and expanded transit service FOR ALL COMMUNITIES across Pennsylvania- with no communities left behind. Regardless of where we live, all riders and workers deserve reliable, frequent, accessible and fully-funded transit that meets our needs. We know that public transit runs in all of PA’s 67 counties. All communities have some form of shared-ride...
Transit Advocates Flood the Capitol to Push for the Transit for All PA! Funding Package
https://youtu.be/xJhicIituxg Hundreds of Transit Riders, Advocates, Labor Leaders, and Businesses Rallied at the Capitol to Call for Dedicated State Funding to Stabilize and Expand Transit Across PA On June 4th, Transit for All PA! made our voice heard: we are fighting for public transit access for everyone across the Commonwealth and we won’t stop until that vision is real. Our goals for the rally were twofold: one, to grow support for the Transit for All PA! funding solution and show that in tandem with the Governor’s transit funding proposal, it could restore service in the state’s...
We Want Transit for All PA! 🚌❤️✊ Rally & Lobby Day
image description: graphic has a photo of Transit for All PA! advocates at a rally holding signs. Text reads "Harrisburg Rally & Lobby Day June 4th! Stand up for transit! Transit for All PA! Rally and Lobby Day in Harrisburg! RSVP HERE Whether we live in big cities or small towns, public transit is a lifeline--it connects us to jobs, healthcare, community, and so much more. Public transit in Pennsylvania is under dire threat, but we can take action together to save and expand it. Join Transit for All PA! for a day of rallying and meeting with state legislators to share our stories and...
Legislators Take Up Transit for All PA!’s Funding Proposal!
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: Our solutions for transit expansion are being put into action! Rep Abney & Rep Benham introduced HB1523 and HB1524 that would generate enough funding to restore service levels in PGH & Philly to 2019 levels and expand it 10% beyond that in rural and smaller towns across the state! Senators Saval and Williams introduced concurrent memos in the PA Senate. These measures explicitly propose...
SEPTA Riders Respond to Catastrophic Cuts By Organizing For A Lasting, Statewide 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 would effectively kill public transit in the region, and the ensuing damage to Philly's riders, economy, healthcare system, road congestion and air quality is incalculable. In response to unprecedented cuts, we must organize for an unprecedented solution! Tell your legislators it’s time for statewide action. SEPTA...
Small Transit System Riders & Workers Are Organizing
image description: A group of people of different races and genders and ages are seated around a table with notes and laptops in a sunlit room, working together. Public transit isn't just a Pittsburgh and Philly issue! Join the next Small Systems call to win better service in your community! In the last few months, hundreds of advocates and operators joined from within and beyond State College, Erie, York, Hanover, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and the Lehigh Valley to share stories, make connections, and help one another where to share information about transit as we fight for visionary...
State Funding Forces Cuts, But Riders & Workers Take Action!
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 40% service cuts and 9% fare increases for fixed route service. Paratransit cuts of 62% and 20% fare increases. This is just the start for cuts across PA. Riders and supporters need to organize to save our service! Transit agencies across Pennsylvania are bleeding, and this week Pittsburgh Regional...
What’s Next: Winning Transit That Moves Us All
image description: Group of people of different backgrounds with sunglasses with arms raised and signs reading "Transit For All PA!" At center is a person in a power chair with a microphone. At right, a yellow block in the shape of Pennsylvania with a red cartoon bus and the blue text "Transit For All PA! and blue text below reading "We Can Win Transit That Moves Us All!" 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...