Release Date: Wednesday, March 9th 2011

CONNECT: Facing the Funding Crisis: KeepPghMoving.org

March 2011

Have you seen the CONNECT logo on PAT busses? If you haven’t, look for the red “Keep PGH Moving” signs on the sides and inside of local busses. Representing over 86% of Port Authority Transit usage, CONNECT is committed to helping to find a solution to the transportation funding crisis.

CONNECT is a proud partner of KeepPghMoving.org and we encourage you to leverage the campaign created by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to increase pressure on the Legislature to deal with the transportation funding crisis and keep public transportation a viable option for residents. Visit www.keeppghmoving.com to create tailored messages, or choose from prepared messages, and send them to your legislators, or share them via Facebook and Twitter.

The gallery of messages that can be sent to state legislators reflects the broad repercussions of the transportation crisis. Among the messages are, “Let’s Not Become One Big Traffic Jam,” “The City Will Lose Downtown Jobs,” and “Let’s Not Add More Commute Time.”