Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution urging the Commonwealth to support $161 million in funding for SEPTA, the amount initially requested by the transit agency. SEPTA received a one-time payment of $46.2 million in July, which is quickly dwindling and insufficient to address their $240 million budget shortfall.
Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution on Thursday urging the Commonwealth to support $161 million of funding for SEPTA .It’s what SEPTA originally asked lawmakers for, but in July, SEPTA received $46.2 million, a one-time payment with the promise that lawmakers would revisit the issue in the fall.Board Chairman of SEPTA , Kenneth Lawrence, says that money might have already run out.
"Our seniors rely on SEPTA to go to and from their doctor visits daily, our youth depend on SEPTA going to and from school, daily, and for me, our workforce rely on SEPTA getting us to and from our local economy," says Council President Kenyatta Johnson.Jeffrey Young, Vice Chair of Council’s Transportation Committee, proposed the resolution.
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