Transportation
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50,000 students rely on SEPTA in Philadelphia. They need to be prepared for service cuts.
Without a budget deal, SEPTA cut services across all buses, subways, and trolleys by 20% starting on Sunday.
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Railroad companies failed to join safety program after toxic derailment that impacted western Pa.
Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio and western Pa., none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent accidents.
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SEPTA funding crisis could affect central Pennsylvania’s Amtrak service, congressman warns
Rep. Brendan Boyle said the national passenger rail agency would lose $71 million if transit funding crisis persists
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Pennsylvania House makes last-ditch effort to stave off cuts at Philadelphia’s public transit agency
The bill—which includes funding for highways, too—increases aid for transit agency operations by $292 million, or about 25% more, with the lion’s share of the money going to the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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Shapiro says ‘the time to act is now’ on mass transit funding as potential service cuts loom
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal included a spending package that would fund mass transit agencies across the state and increase spending for roads and bridges.
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Pa. House holds a Sunday vote on transit funding as the consequences of a late budget loom
The move to advance a standalone transit funding bill is something of a pressure tactic on the part of House Democrats.
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Pa. House Democrats push a transit funding bill—again—as SEPTA warns of coming cuts
An estimated one million Pennsylvanians rely on mass transit each day in urban, suburban and rural regions.
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SEPTA says service cuts and fare hikes will begin later this month if state funding doesn’t come through by next week
SEPTA officials said without funding, there will be a 20% cut to all services and a 21.5% fare increase.
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A Berks County lawmaker says Pennsylvania must reinstate its motorcycle helmet requirement
Most motorcyclists in Pennsylvania have had the choice of whether or not to wear a helmet for 22 years, but a Berks County lawmaker said Monday that it’s time to make helmet use mandatory again.
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What’s at stake over proposed increase in mass transit funding in Pa.?
“If they cut the 32 bus especially, there goes my job. There goes my place to live. It’d put my freedom on the line.”
