State Rep. Dan Frankel and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Thursday called on Gov. Tom Corbett to lead the effort to find new sources of money for mass transit.
Mr. Frankel, of Squirrel Hill, Mr. Fitzgerald and a dozen other state, county and Pittsburgh officials -- all Democrats -- appeared at a news conference to build support for a proposal to raise more money from Pennsylvania Turnpike revenues for bus and light-rail service across the state. His measure, House Bill 2112, is part of a three-bill package to increase state spending on transit, road repairs and bridge maintenance.
The backdrop to the news conference was an announcement this week from the Port Authority, which operates the county's bus and light-rail vehicles, that it would have to cut service by 35 percent in September and raise fares without additional state aid to fill a $64 million budget gap. Those proposed cuts would come on top of 15 percent service reductions last year.
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