(The Center Square) – The pressure continues to rise in the legislature as House Democrats moved another proposal to increase mass transit funding.
This time, it includes accountability provisions tied to funding levels and bolsters support for road and bridge repair – key provisions of a Senate Republican-authored plan that’s not progressed.
Without some agreement, Philadelphia’s mass transit agency – SEPTA – will raise fares and cut services, leaving many of its 1 million riders in the lurch.
And it doesn’t have to be this way, according to Philadelphia Democratic Rep. Sean Dougherty.
