Business Owners, Local and State Officials Meet in Narberth to Push for More Funding for SEPTA

Business owners, local and state officials meet in Narberth to push for more funding for SEPTA

Narberth — On Wednesday, a collection of elected officials and small business owners gathered in Narberth to discuss proposed cuts to SEPTA services along the Main Line. Montgomery County Commissioner Chairman Neil Makhija said he were there to join with small business owners, other elected officials, SEPTA employees, and transit riders, who are standing together to call for increased funding for SEPTA. “We’re here to tell Harrisburg that SEPTA …

SEPTA cuts would pose an ‘existential threat’ to Center City, business owners say

Philly employers, workers, and small business owners are ‘horrified’ by the possibility of steep SEPTA cuts.

Looming SEPTA cuts could increase climate pollution in the Philly area

If the drastic service cuts SEPTA has warned about become a reality, that could mean more drivers on the roads and an increase in planet-warming carbon emissions in the Philadelphia area.

Transit supporters pack the statehouse in Harrisburg in effort to prevent deep cuts at SEPTA - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

The Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol was packed in mid-May with BLET members from SEPTA and the members of other transit unions from across the state, who were joined by business leaders and transit riders urging the state legislature to support adequate transportation funding. A reduction in federal funding for public transit, combined with ridership levels that have been slow to recover after the pandemic, has led to a serious funding…

SEPTA Savings Program Yields Millions Amid Looming Deficit

The transit agency's Efficiency and Accountability program is launching a second phase to achieve further cost reductions and revenue gains. The post SEPTA Savings Program Yields Millions Amid Looming Deficit appeared first on NewtownPANow.com.