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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Philadelphia, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro visited SEPTA Headquarters on Sunday in Philadelphia to talk about how services for public transit can be a lifeline for the economy of many Pennsylvanians as well as to talk about how public transit can be a lifeline for them. Shapiro also talked about how crucial funding service for public transit is because Pennsylvanians that use this mode of transportation need to get to places like their jobs while the public transit also serves the neighbors of Pennsylvanians. Shapiro mentioned in his address at SEPTA Headquarters on Sunday in Philadelphia that he had a conservation with his son one day and as soon as he responded to his son about why the budget for public transit is being held up, his son said: “How are people supposed to get to work, Dad?” Shapiro also noted in that same address that riders totaling 800,000, 55,000 students going back to school in Philadelphia in 2025, and fans from sports teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies that want to travel to see their teams can use SEPTA transportation. According to Shapiro, “SEPTA supports 26,600 jobs in our communities, they generate over 4 billion dollars for Pennsylvania’s economy.