{"id":2214468,"date":"2024-04-06T14:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-earmark-roughly-600m-for-pennsylvania-public-transit\/"},"modified":"2024-04-06T14:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T18:37:58","slug":"feds-earmark-roughly-600m-for-pennsylvania-public-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-earmark-roughly-600m-for-pennsylvania-public-transit\/","title":{"rendered":"The federal government allocates about $600 million for Pennsylvania&#8217;s public transportation system"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffeds-earmark-roughly-600m-for-pennsylvania-public-transit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2214468&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The federal government is\u2064 allocating over $600 million \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-day-in-paradise-california-increases-gas-tax\/\" title=\"Another Day in Paradise: California Increases Gas Tax\">improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">public transportation<\/a><\/a>\u2062 in Pennsylvania, with\u200b Philadelphia \u200cset to receive the \u200cmajority of the funds. \u2064This \u200cinvestment is part of a larger initiative to enhance and modernize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-vote-on-1-9t-covid-relief-bill-this-week\/\" title=\"Senate to vote on .9T COVID relief bill this week\">transit systems<\/a> nationwide. Overall, the Federal Transit Administration has announced grants \u200bexceeding $20 billion\u200b to support transit projects under President Biden&#8217;s infrastructure \u200bplan. Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized\u200c the historic significance of this investment in \u200bexpanding \u2064access to economic opportunities and improving daily\u2063 commutes for Americans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 The federal government will send more than $600 million into Pennsylvania to bolster public transportation funding, part of its efforts to expand and modernize transit systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia area is set to receive the most of the Federal Transit Administration funds: $448 million. Statutory formulas and funding levels set by Congress determine how much money flows.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, the FTA announced grants totaling more than $20 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of President Biden\u2019s infrastructure plan, we\u2019re making history\u2019s biggest-ever federal investment in transit \u2013 trains, buses, ferries, and more \u2013 so people can reliably and affordably get to wherever they need to be,\u201d U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a press release. \u201cThis $20.5 billion investment in public transportation will support the daily lives of millions of Americans across the country and help communities expand access to economic opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In total, Pennsylvania\u2019s transit agencies will receive almost $618 million from the federal government. The FTA announced funds by urbanized area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pittsburgh: $82.9 million<\/li>\n<li>Lancaster: $26.4 million<\/li>\n<li>Harrisburg: $15 million<\/li>\n<li>Allentown: $12.2 million<\/li>\n<li>Reading: $6 million<\/li>\n<li>York: $5.5 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Money can be used to expand, maintain, and operate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-no-domestic-flight-covid-test-mandate-for-now\/\" title=\"Biden Says No Domestic Flight Covid Test Mandate For Now\">public transit<\/a> systems; upgrade stations, tracks, and maintenance facilities; plan and design new transit corridors; and improve access, according to the FTA. Federal officials call the money part of \u201cthe largest investment in public transit in U.S. history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The money comes as transit agencies struggle to recover from the effects of the pandemic. More people still work from home, meaning fewer daily commuters. Concerns about crime and safety, too, have meant that riders have sought alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have struggled to rebuild ridership on their transit systems after dramatic declines. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has warned about a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_6b896fde-ee89-11ed-a8f0-1bc1471be394.html\">$240 million budget hole<\/a><\/strong> that could force \u201cdifficult decisions.\u201d Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed boosting SEPTA\u2019s funds by giving it a larger portion of state sales tax revenues and legislators have suggested <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_3809d976-d03f-11ee-b8f6-d36c33894365.html\">more local taxes<\/a><\/strong> to cover costs.<\/p>\n<p>SEPTA officials have emphasized efforts to hire more security officers and cleaners to assuage public concerns. In April, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/septa-cracking-down-on-fare-evaders-with-new-full-length-fare-gates\">full-length fare gates<\/a><\/strong> have been installed at some stations to stop fare evaders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania will receive over $600 million from the federal government to enhance public transportation, supporting the expansion and modernization of transit systems. The Philadelphia region is expected to benefit the most, with $448 million designated by the Federal Transit Administration according to statutory formulas and congressional funding levels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2214469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24087647685154-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2214468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24087647685154-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2214468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2214469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2214468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2214468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2214468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}