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Can Taxing Uber Rides Save Public Transit?

Pittsburgh Regional Transit and other public transit systems across the state are in big financial trouble. The state budget is due on Monday, and lawmakers are considering a few proposals to boost transportation funding — including taxing Uber and Lyft rides — but it seems likely PRT won't get what it needs to avoid service cuts. Laura Chu Wiens, the executive director of Pittsburghers for Public Transit (https://www.pittsburghforpublictransi...) , is here to explain what's on the table, what's at stake, and what she thinks could be done to build a more robust, financially stable transit system. Want to learn more about the statewide campaign to improve our transit system? Check out Transit for All PA (https://www.transitforallpa.org/about/) . Learn more about the sponsors of this June 26th episode: Heinz History Center (https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/) Bike PGH (https://openstreetspgh.org/) VisAbility (https://www.visability.org/) Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm (https://membership.citycast.fm/) . Want more Pittsburgh news?  • Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh (https://pittsburgh.citycast.fm/subscr...) newsletter. • We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh (  / citycastpgh  ) . • Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893 (about:invalid#zCSafez) . Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here (https://citycast.fm/advertise/) .