We have learned that a vote on a PA transportation funding bill could come as early as mid-October.
We hope you can join us and contact key lawmakers in our region. Their votes are vital to passage of a comprehensive, adequate, and sustainable transportation funding plan.
Our region’s business community firmly believes that a strong transportation system is the lifeblood of a robust economy. The time is right for significant investment in the state’s transportation infrastructure to address decades of insufficient funding, maintenance backlogs and necessary capital improvements.
Potential transit service reductions, new weight restrictions on area bridges, deteriorating road conditions and increased congestion threaten our region’s mobility. Investment is needed in all elements of Pennsylvania’s transportation network; our highways, bridges, transit systems, rails, ports and airports.
In testimony before the Senate Transportation Committee, Rob Wonderling explained that a safe and efficient transportation network is critical to workers and employers across the commonwealth – to reduce travel time and increase reliability, and to lower costs for commuters and lead to greater economic productivity for businesses.
Your phone calls and outreach to your local House members will be very important as September 30 nears! Please reference the resources below to contact your legislators, find out more information and get involved in the conversation:
Here’s how you can help take action:
● View the call list to contact your local legislators.
● Have your voice heard with Voter Voice online to contact your PA Legislators and PA Transportation Committee Chairs all at once in just a few easy steps.
● Follow us on Twitter @PhillyChamber and join the conversation: #fundPAtransportation.
● For additional information, read about the transportation infrastructure needs facing our region.
Thank you for your time and we value your participation in this critical outreach. If you have feedback or questions, contact Pam McCormick at pmccormick@greaterphilachamber.com or (215) 790-3612.
