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Better Funding for Public Transit Open for Discussion

Better Funding for Public Transit Open for Discussion

February 18, 2024
Better Funding for Public Transit Open for Discussion
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HARRISBURG PA – What Pennsylvania House Democrats describe as a need to provide “steady and sufficient annual funding” to public transit agencies will be the subject of a Tuesday (Feb. 20, 2024) hearing.

The House Majority Policy Committee, at the request of Philadelphia state Rep. Ben Waxman, is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. in the Irvis Office Building, Room G-50, on Commonwealth Avenue. It expects “to hear more about the needs, obstacles and options to properly funding public transit in Pennsylvania,” the committee reported in an e-mail.

In the greater Pottstown and Boyertown area, transit services are provided by Pottstown Area Rapid Transit; across western Montgomery County by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); across Berks County by the Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority; and in Chester County by ChesCo Connect.

The hearing also will be live-streamed at the committee’s webpage. It is free to attend or view, and is open to the public. State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro of Erie is the committee chair.

On the committee agenda as panelists who will offer testimony during the hearing are:

  • Leslie Richards, CEO and general manager of SEPTA;
  • Ariella Maron, executive director of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission;
  • Connor Descheemaker, coalition manger of Transit Forward Philadelphia; and
  • Marc Stier, executive director of the Pennsylvania Policy Center.
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Feb. 20 Tuesday, Hearing on Public Transit Policy, starts at 10 a.m., free, conducted by the PA House Majority Policy Committee, via video link and in person at the Irvis Office Building, Room G-50, Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg PA

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The PCTV Network. PCTV, headquartered in Pottstown, provides local television programming in western Montgomery, northern Chester, and eastern Berks counties.

Digital Notebook. Pottstown resident Evan Brandt is the sole reporter for the venerable Pottstown Mercury newspaper. For many years, until February 2022, he offered observations about happenings in the borough and elsewhere. They remain valuable from a historical perspective.

The Boyertown Expression. Covers municipalities primarily within Berks County’s Boyertown Area School District, and focuses on the municipalities of Boyertown, Bally, Barto, and Gilbertsville. Its operators, Leslie Misko and Jane Stahl, are long-time Boyertown area residents with backgrounds in education and art.

Perk Valley Now. Covers municipalities primarily within Montgomery County's Perkiomen Valley School District: Zionsville, Schwenksville, Perkiomen, Perkiomenville, Trappe, Collegeville, and Skippack PA.

North Penn Now. Covers municipalities primarily within Montgomery County's North Penn School District: Hatfield township and borough, Lansdale, North Wales, Montgomery, Towamencin and Upper Gwynedd.

Keystone Wayfarer. Described by author Paula Hogan "as an outlet to publish accounts” that explore “the extensive history” of people and places in and around Schwenksville PA and, more broadly, Montgomery County PA.

Daily Voice Pottstown. Covers municipalities in western Montgomery County and beyond.

MyChesCo. MyChesCo has covered Chester County news since 2017.

Berks Community Television. Covers Berks County.

Spotlight PA. An investigative news service for Pennsylvania, supported by several news organizations statewide. It is starting a Berks County Edition.

Philly Voice. Covers Philadelphia and the suburbs.

Lehigh Valley News. Lehigh Valley News, headquartered in Bethlehem PA, provides news coverage in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and counties of the Lehigh Valley.

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