With State Budget Deadline Approaching, Transit Funding Taking Center Stage in Harrisburg - Pittsburgh Union Progress

A Pittsburgh grassroots organization is rallying in Harrisburg over transit funding. Here's what to know

Pittsburghers for Public Transit, a grassroots organization of riders, transit operators and residents, is hosting a “rally and lobby day”...

Josh Shapiro and top Democrats say SEPTA and mass transit funding is a priority, but won’t say whether they’ll hold up the budget over it

The main negotiators at the table with the Senate GOP, Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D., Philadelphia) won't publicly draw a line in the sand over mass transit funding.

With state budget deadline approaching, transit funding taking center stage in Harrisburg - Pittsburgh Union Progress

With Pennsylvania’s budget clock ticking away toward the June 30 deadline, transit advocates are stepping up their push for legislators to make a substantial increase in state subsidy funds to avoid massive service cuts next year. A group of legislators introduced a package proposal last week that could generate more than $500 million a year for public transit, Gov. Josh Shapiro held another news conference Monday to push his plan for a $292 mil…

Harrisburg public transit nearing fiscal cliff as Gov. Shapiro pushes for budget deal

Rabbittransit, which operates buses in Harrisburg and throughout south-central Pa., is roughly a year out from serious financial trouble.

Hundreds of Transit Riders, Advocates, Labor Leaders, and Businesses Rallied at the Capitol to Call for Dedicated State Funding to Restore and Stabilize Transit Across PA

Attendees from counties throughout the Commonwealth convened at the Capitol to rally and share personal testimonies on the importance of public transit for their lives and their communities, lifting their voices in a united call for the Governor and the General Assembly to fully fund transit in every county in PA. Harrisburg, PA − June 4, 2025 − Today, as the General Assembly returned to session this week in the run-up to the passage of the 2025…