Work Zone Awareness Week begins Monday
Monday is the start of Work Zone Awareness Week, a statewide campaign encouraging safe driving near road crews. The dangers road workers face remain relevant in the Susquehanna Valley.
Pa. implements Road User Charge for electric, hybrid vehicles
Pennsylvania has begun charging electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners a yearly Road User Charge (RUC) to help fund road and bridge maintenance. The new fee, which went into effect April 1, aims to create a more equitable system for funding the state’s transportation network, as owners of gasoline-powered vehicles already contribute through fuel taxes.
Drivers split on new fee for electric vehicle owners in Pa.
As of April 1, electric vehicle owners in Pennsylvania now face a new yearly fee known as the “Road User Charge.” While some residents support the law, others have concerns.
From Philly to Pittsburgh, transit leaders sound alarm on funding shortfalls
The commonwealth’s looming public transit crisis was front and center in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh during fraught hearings on how local and state legislators can bridge funding gaps.
State ‘completely dependent’ on mass transit regions
Policymakers spoke in no uncertain terms at a hearing in Pittsburgh on Tuesday: both rural and urban regions will suffer if the legislature doesn’t come up with funding solutions for mass transit. The last long-term dedicated funding measure, Act 89, was passed in 2013 and has since expired. Since then, the governor and legislature have battled over short-term solutions for the struggling SEPTA and Pittsburgh Regional Transit, or PRT, systems.
Many Pennsylvanians using fixed-route services have no alternative
Nearly 65% percent of the people who use fixed-route services in Pennsylvania have no alternate means of transportation, and nearly 60 percent of Washington County transit authority Freedom Transit’s riders have no alternative.
Bucks County Community College debuts railroad safety program
Bucks County Community College is launching a railroad safety training program for emergency responders in the region and throughout the East Coast.