TRANSIT FOR ALL PA!

PA’s Public Transit Future Must Include New State Revenue

In 2026, Pennsylvania’s legislature once again let the budget pass without new revenue for transit. Service cuts and fare increases are already in motion in many parts of the state, so when new revenue sources become available, they must go to public transportation. 

Nearly every transit agency in PA is robbing its fixed-route budgets to keep shared-ride and paratransit service running – jeopardizing fixed-route service in the process. Our most vulnerable residents, in the most rural corners of the state, are on the brink of losing access to healthcare, food, jobs, and community.

LANTA is cutting service and raising fares in the Lehigh Valley, and Red Rose Transit and BARTA in Lancaster and Berks counties are raising Access fares for disabled and elderly riders. Systems like SEPTA and PRT are further delaying safety and accessibility upgrades due to required “flexes” of their capital budgets – money that isn’t even available to our small transit agencies.

Alongside a new funding model for shared-ride and paratransit services in all 67 counties, we can deliver new revenue for our entire Commonwealth. 

Fill out this form to email your legislators, Governor Shapiro, and PA House and Senate leadership - when new revenue sources are identified, they must go to transit!

The future of public transit funding must include new state revenue: budget action alert
A red bus from the Red Rose Transit Authority on a street in the Lehigh Valley

Transit Moves Us

Transit moves all of Pennsylvania- but without new revenue and stable funding models, it’s going to come to a halt.

Pennsylvania buses and trains are running on fumes. It’s clear that new state revenue is needed to keep our transit systems moving. That’s why Transit For All PA and over 40 state legislators developed and endorsed the Transit for All PA funding package, which will generate enough revenue to restore and stabilize transit service everywhere. This year, the shared-ride and paratransit funding crisis has been the focus of our fight, because the transportation challenges facing our older adults and disabled neighbors in smaller communities across the state are currently the most acute

Transit across PA needs new, dedicated revenue—now.

We only win if we organize together!

You can organize to win the funding needed for service stability, and expansion in every corner of the Commonwealth. 

Elders and people with disabilities in rural communities should not be limited by infrequent trip options to access basic needs. Workers and students in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh should not suffer service outages due to dangerous and unreliable infrastructure. And transit riders in the Lehigh Valley deserve a transit system that is expanding service to match its growing population – not contracting.

By taking action, you join a coalition of thousands from communities of all sizes and geographies with a shared demand: to stabilize shared-ride and paratransit service in all 67 counties, and move us forward into service restoration and expansion all over Pennsylvania.

Whether you’re from State College or Scranton, Philly or Erie, better transit is possible, is necessary, and is transformative. We’re not letting up on pushing our state elected leaders. 

are you ready to keep up the fight?

Thanks for your Support!

Here’s how you can take action to stop cuts and win better public transit across PA: