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PA’s Budget Surplus Should Increase Access for Millions of Pennsylvanians

The following letter was sent by the Transit for All PA! coalition to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and leading legislators in the House and Senate on June 29th, 23: Support Additional Operating Revenue for Transit sent 6/29/23To: Governor Josh ShapiroHouse Democratic LeadershipHouse Republican LeadershipSenate Democratic… Read More »PA’s Budget Surplus Should Increase Access for Millions of Pennsylvanians

Legislators, advocates praise new bill HB 1307 to allow PA Counties to expand funding for public transit

An enthusiastic crowd of State Legislators, Transit Agency Representatives, Transit Worker Union Leaders, and Transit Advocates led by Representative Joe Hohenstein, gathered on the steps of the State Capitol for a press conference on the morning of June 20th to promote Hohenstein’s new House Bill… Read More »Legislators, advocates praise new bill HB 1307 to allow PA Counties to expand funding for public transit

The new infrastructure bill has $2.8b for PA public transit, but Harrisburg is still on the line

President Joe Biden’s signing of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act will have profound impacts for transit riders across the state. The bill is expected to bring $2.8 billion home to the nearly 40 different rural and urban transit agencies that operate transit in all… Read More »The new infrastructure bill has $2.8b for PA public transit, but Harrisburg is still on the line

Transit for All PA! Campaign Kicks-off With a 100 Transit Riders & Workers Rally in Harrisburg

On Tuesday, June 29th, more than 100 transit riders, transit workers and allies in the Transit for All PA! coalition convened on the Capitol steps to kick off the fight for a dedicated $1.65 billion dollars in annual funding for Pennsylvania public transit.  Residents of… Read More »Transit for All PA! Campaign Kicks-off With a 100 Transit Riders & Workers Rally in Harrisburg