Public Transit Funding

Policy Committee    February 20, 2024

HARRISBURG, Feb. 20 – Experts from public transportation explained how regular, predictable investments from the General Assembly could improve public transit and continue to drive the economy during a House Majority Policy Committee hearing hosted by Rep. Ben Waxman (D-Phila.). Testifiers highlighted the economic importance of public transportation, noting workers in southeastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia help drive 41% of the state’s economic activity and many of them depend on mass transportation. 

• Host: Rep. Ben Waxman, D-Philadelphia
• Testifiers:
  • Leslie Richards- CEO and General Manager, SEPTA
  • Ariella Maron- Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
  • Connor Descheemaker- Coalition Manager, Transit Forward Philadelphia

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Public Transit Funding

Media Release

• Committee hearing focuses on improving public transportation, February 20, 2024

Video + Photos

• Click here to view the entire hearing
• Click here to view photos from the hearing