There are massive transit problems piling up in Pennsylvania, one has to wonder if NC transit and elected officials are even watching. Probably not!
According to the Phladelphia Enquirer “Gov. Rendell pledged yesterday to rescue SEPTA and other struggling transit agencies statewide after the election – and hinted those efforts could hinge on a tax increase.” You can read the entire story here
And then there is this from the Post Gazette in Harrisborg about yet another gas tax increase for mass transit and ports in the same state.
Legislators eye gas tax boost to save mass transit
HARRISBURG — The only way to rescue the Port Authority of Allegheny County and its Philadelphia counterpart from perpetual budget emergencies is a gasoline tax increase tied to mass transit, a key Democratic legislator said yesterday as his Republican colleague nodded in tacit approval.
