Pittsburgh’s bridges are becoming political billboards.
Across Allegheny County, a growing network of weekly overpass protests is using huge banners to reach thousands of commuters, with messages about ICE, democracy, voting, and more.
qburgh.com
City overpasses become a tool for a growing protest movement
From the Brinton Road Overpass, Lucinda Beattie has only a few seconds to reach each driver passing below. So the message has to be big. Once a week, Beattie and a small group stand above the traffic holding banners that turn an ordinary Pittsburgh overpass into a political billboard — one of a growing number of bridges in the area being used for weekly protests.
