Posts Tagged by transit

EVENT – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Public Forum

September 15, 2010 Posted by p2wp under Events, Transportation
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Image via Wikipedia Sustainable Pittsburgh in collaboration with Pittsburgh BRT Forum Collaborators Monday, September 20; 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; Duquesne University – Power Center Ballroom, 1015 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA To register send full contact information to: info@sustainablepittsburgh.org (SPACE IS LIMITED.) http://www.sustainablepittsburgh.org/3ELinks/08_26_10%203E%20Links.html#article2 No fee to attend.

Clippings from November 11th – November 20th

November 20, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. State officials scheduled to get raises – Pennsylvania lawmakers and state judges are in line for 2.8 percent cost-of-living raises. Rank and file members of the state House and Senate will see their base pay increase to just over $78,000 starting next…

What is the purpose of public transit?

September 24, 2008 Posted by TransitGeek1 under Government, Issues, Jobs, Pittsburgh, Politics, Poverty, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning, Western PA
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Again, there’s a really interesting conversation about transit going on over at Nullspace: http://nullspace2.blogspot.com/2008/09/transit-tuesday-metrics-to-be-proud-of.html Chris B. deconstructs some of the “facts” touted in a recent Forbes.com report and P-G article about Pittsburgh being in the top 5 commuter-friendly regions. He points out that the figures that put us in the top 5 are ridership numbers…

Clippings from September 19th

September 19, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Onorato holds firm on withholding Port Authority subsidy – Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato is standing pat in his vow to withhold nearly $28 million from the Port Authority until a new labor agreement is negotiated, even if it it forces…

Clippings from September 16th – September 17th

September 17, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. More sprawl sponsored by Allegheny County – Pop City – $14M Cherrington Parkway Extension completion signals airport corridor growth "Owned by Allegheny County, the property is being leased to the Airport Authority, and developed in conjunction with the Moon Transportation Authority. The…

Clippings from September 15th

September 16, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. GOP paid more than $1 million for additional voter data – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – State House Republicans spent more than $1 million on extra features for a computer tracking program that were scrapped last year after they weren't being used, a GOP…

Clippings from September 13th – September 15th

September 15, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Null Space: watching the bus drive by – "More politics involved this time for sure, but one of my answers is that the Port Authority's upper Management and fellow travelers have spent a lot more time and effort on PR this time…

Clippings from September 10th

September 10, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Palin’s Wasilla To Rape Victims: Bring Your Checkbook – "So, for four years – from 1996, when Palin took office to 2000 when this law was passed – Palin didn't seem to have a problem with charging rape victims to solve their…

Clippings from September 8th – September 9th

September 9, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Pittsburgh, Pa : Car Free America – Post featuring Pittsburgh on a blog about Car Free living. Elections inspector gets role in documentary – Tribune-Review – A veteran Westmoreland County elections inspector, a vociferous opponent of touch-screen voting machines, appears in a…

Clippings from September 3rd – September 4th

September 4, 2008 Posted by links under Daily Links
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Wednesday Hostorical Markers, Now On Thursday – Another great historical marker from the mobloggers at The League of Young Voters League of Young Voters Volunteer Orientation — Monday Sept. 8th – MONDAY, SEP 8th, and 7PM, at our office (6101 Penn Avenue…