Transit for all Pa!
Campaign Updates
Transit for All PA! Statement on the Passage of the 2025-26 State Budget
image description: Transit for Al PA! supporters hold signs and smile at a statewide rally Media Contact: Connor Descheemaker, Coalition Manager for Transit for All PA!connor@transitforallpa.org Transit for All PA Coalition Denounces State Budget that Fails to Address Mobility Needs for Pennsylvania Residents Click here to hold our elected officials accountable Today transit riders, workers and advocates denounce the legislature’s abject failure to raise new revenue and pass a budget to meet the mobility needs of communities across all 67 counties in the Commonwealth. No budget is...
We Must Build Rural/Urban Unity To win Transit for All
image description: cover photo of th enew Rural Urban Unity Project release with Transit for All PA has group of advocates holding pro-transit signs. Text next to the photo says "new playbook released". When we unify communities for real benefits, we win. Read our new Release with Narrative initiative! Read the Transit for All PA! Rural Urban unity Project Release We know that Transit (just like housing, healthcare, and food access) is an issue that impacts both rural and urban communities - whether it's a van ride for a senior in Venango County or a subway ride for a dad in Philly. We...
Stay Focused, Stay United: The Transit Budget Fight is Not Done Until It’s Done
Yesterday, Governor Shapiro approved SEPTA’s request to raid its critical capital funds- which pays for repairs, safety and accessibility improvements- to temporarily stop its service cuts. Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is likely going to propose the same deeply flawed, stop-gap measure of spending down its capital funds to avoid cutting service in 2026. Let’s be clear: this administrative gambit is NOT a transit funding solution. Take Action Now This budget fight is not over It’s embarrassing that our legislature and our Governor have yet to pass new transit funding, and...
Catastrophic Transit Cuts to SEPTA and PRT Averted for Now, But This Is Not a Solution
This story is unfolding hour by hour. More updates will be added. On Friday, September 5, it was announced that Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) and SEPTA - our two largest transit systems - will request to use transit capital dollars from the Public Transportation Trust Fund to pay for operations and pause their proposed major service cuts. It is an embarrassment that our transit agencies feel the only solution to our service crisis is to cannibalize their needed capital funds that keep our buses and trains safe, maintained and accessible. Over the last two months, our legislators have...
Transit Riders Denounce Senate Republicans for Passing a Bill that Would Deepen Transit Crisis
Transit Riders Denounce Senate Republicans for Passing a Bill that Would Deepen Transit Crisis Today, the PA Senate leadership approved a bill that raids the capital budget of the Public Transportation Trust Fund – which is already woefully underfunded for current transit maintenance and capital needs - and diverts that funding to both roads and bridges and transit operations. The Transit for All PA coalition denounces this transparent, rushed and cynical effort by Senate Republicans to feign action and run down the clock to service cuts. Today marks 43 days since the budget...
Escalation: PA Senate Republican Leadership Must Pass a Budget + Stop Transit Cuts Across Pennsylvania!
The time to TAKE ACTION IS NOW! The state budget is over a month late, and Senate Republican leadership still refuses to bring the budget for a vote and prevent transit cuts. We need you to keep the pressure on!
Statewide All-Hands Call on July 29th
Image description: Event flyer that reads "State Transit Funding, Updates form Harrisburg, and HOW WE'LL WIN Statewise Virtual Call July 29 5:50-7pm bit.ly/729transit" Join us for a statewide all-hands call to learn what's happening with the PA budget, and how we can win Transit for All PA! Tuesday, 7/29, 5:30-7 on Zoom RSVP on Mobilize We know that public transit is a lifeline for everyone in Pennsylvania, no matter if they live in small towns, big cities, suburbs, or rural areas. But funding for transit is in peril in all 67 counties of our state. Legislators have once again...
It’s Budget Overtime! Transit Funding Can’t Wait
Image Description: Blue text on a yellow and white background reads "It's budget overtime! Transit funding can't wait!" next to a photo of a transit advocate shouting at a rally, holding a colorful "Transit for All PA!" sign The Pennsylvania legislature missed its budget deadline yet again. It's time to put the pressure on and ensure NO BUDGET WITHOUT TRANSIT! We need legislators across the state to hold the line and pass a budget that prevents transit collapse - and we need your help! The PA House passed HB 1364, which expands the Governor's transit funding proposal. This buys our...
Small Systems are in Crisis Too. “Transit for All PA!” Means No Communities are Left Behind
Image description: transit advocate poses with a brightly colored sign that says "Save Our Service" Transit riders and transit systems across Pennsylvania are in crisis. As Transit for All PA, we’re organizing for fully funded, restored and expanded transit service FOR ALL COMMUNITIES across Pennsylvania- with no communities left behind. Regardless of where we live, all riders and workers deserve reliable, frequent, accessible and fully-funded transit that meets our needs. We know that public transit runs in all of PA’s 67 counties. All communities have some form of shared-ride...
Transit Advocates Flood the Capitol to Push for the Transit for All PA! Funding Package
https://youtu.be/xJhicIituxg Hundreds of Transit Riders, Advocates, Labor Leaders, and Businesses Rallied at the Capitol to Call for Dedicated State Funding to Stabilize and Expand Transit Across PA On June 4th, Transit for All PA! made our voice heard: we are fighting for public transit access for everyone across the Commonwealth and we won’t stop until that vision is real. Our goals for the rally were twofold: one, to grow support for the Transit for All PA! funding solution and show that in tandem with the Governor’s transit funding proposal, it could restore service in the state’s...