community-based, non-corporate, participatory media
community-based, non-corporate, participatory media
Save Our Transit S13 rally
by marie
Thursday, Sep. 16, 2004 at 9:19 AM
Another photo and rally summary.
At the Save Our Transit rally on September 13 at the City-County Building, City council member Bill Peduto said that our city just took a major hit with the loss of the Ultra Violet Loop stating, “Economic development IS mass transit.” State representative Don Walko asked what was the point of having shows and games in our city if people can’t get to them. David Ginns of Sustainable Pittsburgh urged supporters of mass transit to keep up the pressure, noting that all 6 of our local state senators have signed on to this bill. Rich Johnston, an organizer for Service Employees International Union, said that if we take away the buses and transportation, we should also take away the jobs of the politicians. Save Our Transit organizer Stephen Donahue urged supporters to sign postcards for our state legislators and reminded the crowd to get on the bus to Harrisburg on October 5 to rally at the State Capitol. Other speakers included Fred Brown of Pittsburgh Transportation Equity Project, state senator Sean Logan and Stu Stricklan of Save Our Transit. The rally ended with an open-mic.
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