Governor Shapiro Fights for Public Transit in New Budget

5 takeaways from Trump’s proposed 2026 budget for rail and public transit

Amtrak would be spared budget cuts, while public transit could get a 1.5% funding boost.

Gov. Shapiro stops in Lehigh Valley to push 'critical' funding for mass transit

Shapiro is proposing $292 million in new funding to support the 52 transit systems in the state.

‘No more quick fixes’: Shapiro, Lehigh Valley officials campaign for public transit funding

Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Lehigh and Northampton County government and business executives Thursday to call for increased funding toward transit services across the state. Shapiro was joined at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks in Lower Nazareth Township by PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll, Jefferson Health CEO Joseph G. Cacchione and Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Tony Iannelli, as well as other local elected offici…

Passionate advocates, elected officials rally in Harrisburg for more state transit funding - Pittsburgh Union Progress

State Rep. Ben Waxman, D-Philadelphia, doesn’t have to look very far to see the importance of public transit in his Central City district. Studies have shown a higher percentage of workers in Waxman’s district use public transit to get to work than any other district in the state. That’s why Waxman told a transit rally in Harrisburg Wednesday that it would be “a catastrophe” for his constituents if massive service cuts occur later this year and …

Governor Shapiro fights for public transit in new budget

Shapiro promotes transit funding in Lehigh Valley visit

Governor Josh Shapiro was in the Lehigh Valley Thursday to rally support for the transportation investments in his 2025-2026 budget proposal.  Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll joined transit leaders, local officials, and Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) bus operators and riders at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks in Northampton County to highlight the critical role of mass transit to connect communities acros…