June 17, 2025 - CROYDON, PA

ADVISORY - As State House Passes Legislation to Boost Funding for Pennsylvania's Mass Transit Systems, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Calls on State Senate to Follow Suit and Deliver for Pennsylvania's Economy

Just before jumping on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) regional rail train to downtown Philadelphia, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis today called for the state Senate to act now to boost funding for Pennsylvania's 52 transit systems and emphasized that transit is key to the Commonwealth's economic success.

"Every single dollar invested in transit generates $5 dollars in economic activity," said Davis. "We have big events coming in 2026 - America's 250th birthday, the World Cup and the All-Star Game - that are going to be big revenue generators, but we need public transit to get all of those visitors where they need to go. The state House is taking action to provide more funding for mass transit. Now it's time for my colleagues in the Senate to act."

Hours before the state House approved transit funding legislation by a bipartisan vote, Davis joined SEPTA leaders, transit workers and local officials at a news conference at a SEPTA station in Bucks County to continue the Shapiro-Davis Administration's push for more transit funding. The legislation passed today also includes additional funding for road and bridge repairs across the Commonwealth. The state House has voted multiple times to support mass transit - and now it's up to the Senate to act.



List of Speakers:
SEPTA Board Chair Ken Lawrence
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis
Sen. Steve Santarsiero
TWU Local 234 Secretary-Treasurer Joe Coccio
Bucks County TMA Executive Director Stephen Noll

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