Sunday Platform: The Ongoing Fight for Transit Funding

Featured speaker: Stephen Bronskill
Coalition Manager, Transit Forward Philadelphia

Earlier this year, Transit Forward Philly launched a campaign to stop devastating cuts to SEPTA and the Philly region. After state lawmakers failed to meet an August 14th deadline for funding and SEPTA implemented a 20% cut to its service, we redoubled our efforts to bring back our trolleys, trains, and buses.

By flexing its capital funding for operating expenses, SEPTA has announced that it will restore full service on September 14th and will be able to operate service for the next two years. While this crisis was not resolved with the permanent, sustainable funding that SEPTA and transit systems across PA need, the voices of transit riders and Philadelphians made a difference.

We will discuss ways to prevent future service cuts to SEPTA and advocacy efforts for the transit service that Philly deserves.