Leaders from Philadelphia and SEPTA are putting pressure on Pennsylvania for more funding as the agency reports operating on a deficit.
Those things could stop a lot of people from being able to come to the city of Philadelphia which brings in the most revenue for the state.“The last thing we want to do is cut service," SEPTA board chair Ken Lawrence said. If we have to start cutting service, if we have to start raising fares where working people can’t pay that, it’ll be a death spiral for the agency.”
Whether you're trying to get across the city, from the suburbs into the city or passing through from out of state, Philadelphia is a major transportation hub for thousands of people every day.“We don’t want this to be all about politics. We want this to be all about making sure we have a strong, robust transit system here in the city of Philadelphia," Johnson explained. “I recognize that at the end of the day we can’t sit down and be quiet and idle around this issue.
Back in March 2024, Gov. Josh Shapiro got the state house to approve a plan that would generate $282 million each year for all transit systems. Philadelphia saysHe noted that one senator proposed an idea to tax and regulate skilled games as an option to help with funding. “I consider that not a solution, but a bit of a stopgap to get us to this fall and hopefully have a more permanent solution for septa and other mass transit agencies across Pennsylvania," Shapiro said.
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