Overview

• The board voted unanimously Friday to reallocate roughly $106–$106.7 million after PennDOT signed off earlier this month.
• The move averts about 35% route reductions and a 9% fare increase that had been slated to begin in February.
• CEO Katharine Kelleman called the decision a band-aid that preserves service now yet weakens the agency’s ability to maintain and invest in its system.
• Officials and riders warned that specific capital projects could be delayed, with details on which projects might slip still unclear.
• State lawmakers remain deadlocked on a long-term transit funding plan, and PRT says it will keep pressing Harrisburg as it awaits the governor’s budget proposal.