In their final report, the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission wrote: The Commission concludes that no additional funding should be provided for highways, bridges and transit unless a series of parallel actions are taken to reform funding structure and a number of transportation business practices. [Emphasis added] Yet Governor Rendell and his budgetary champion in the General Assembly, Rep. Dwight Evans, are demanding that the budget include a dramatic increase in state subsidy for transit agencies-more than double the current taxpayer subsidy. So, where's the reform?
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| - In their final report, the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission wrote: The Commission concludes that no additional funding should be provided for highways, bridges and transit unless a series of parallel actions are taken to reform funding structure and a number of transportation business practices. [Emphasis added] Yet Governor Rendell and his budgetary champion in the General Assembly, Rep. Dwight Evans, are demanding that the budget include a dramatic increase in state subsidy for transit agencies-more than double the current taxpayer subsidy. So, where's the reform?
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| - In their final report, the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission wrote: The Commission concludes that no additional funding should be provided for highways, bridges and transit unless a series of parallel actions are taken to reform funding structure and a number of transportation business practices. [Emphasis added] Yet Governor Rendell and his budgetary champion in the General Assembly, Rep. Dwight Evans, are demanding that the budget include a dramatic increase in state subsidy for transit agencies-more than double the current taxpayer subsidy. So, where's the reform? While the Governor may be ignoring the recommendations of his own commission, here are some suggestions for consideration:
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