David Sanko: Local roads and bridges left out of Shapiro’s massive mass transit funding bill
In Pennsylvania, nearly every journey begins and ends on a local road, yet you wouldn’t know it from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s transportation bill, which passed the House. Despite its sweeping scope, the legislation makes no mention of local roads or bridges, an omission that cannot be ignored.
The challenges facing Pa.’s road system
Public transit is a key issue holding up Pennsylvania’s budget, but top Republicans have said they don’t want to spend more money on trains, buses, and trolleys unless they also get funding for their own transportation priorities: roads and bridges.
Bridge strike prevention the target of new PennDOT campaign
PennDOT is launching a new campaign to help keep drivers from hitting low bridges. The “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign is part of a multi-state collaboration to prevent bridge strikes.
Road funding is a little-discussed factor in PA budget delay
Public transit is a key issue holding up Pennsylvania’s budget, but top Republicans have said they don’t want to spend more money on trains, buses, and trolleys unless they also get funding for their own transportation priorities: roads and bridges.
SEPTA begins warning riders about significant service cuts
A three-man crew in neon-yellow vests made their way down Hawthorne Street in northeast Philadelphia on Thursday, halting at each stop for the Route 88 SEPTA bus. On each pole, they attached a sign warning riders that the Route 88 bus was going away.
The PA Senate’s historic opportunity to shift gears on mass transit
While we may cheer for rival teams, say either “youse” or “yinz,” and have an unnatural love for Cheez-Whiz or French fries on sandwiches, the people living in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions agree on one thing: We both love and need our public transportation systems.
Despite budget crisis, transit advocates keep faith regarding future northeast Philly subway line
Unless Pennsylvania lawmakers hurry up and pass a budget that includes a solution for transportation funding, SEPTA will begin its first round of service cuts in late August.
U.S. Transportation Department announces $8.75M in shipyard revitalization grants
The Small Shipyard Grant Program announced 17 grant recipients across 12 states for projects that would modernize infrastructure, enhance training, and expand workforce development projects.