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1/30/2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro yesterday announced that his 2024-25 budget proposal will include his plan for the first increase in the state share of transit funding in more than a decade.
Shapiro’s proposal will increase the state's share of public transit funding by 1.75% — a $282.8 million investment and nearly $1.5 billion in new state funding over five years, according to a news release issued by the governor's office.
"Hundreds of thousands of people across our commonwealth rely on public transit every day to commute to work, go to school, and get to where they need to go — and Pennsylvanians deserve clean, safe, cost-effective ways to travel throughout our cities and towns," said Shapiro.
Shapiro's plan would provide the funding needed to avoid immediate service cuts or fare increases on Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and would create a more balanced and stable funding structure for SEPTA in the future, the press release stated.
The Shapiro administration has encouraged conversations between SEPTA and the five counties that use its service to discuss how they can also contribute to the system’s funding needs.