(WHTM) — Lawmakers from Philadelphia are concerned about cuts to SEPTA that could cripple transportation in the state's largest region. One lawmaker decided to skip the bus and walk to Harrisburg to bring attention to the problem.
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) walked from Philadelphia to the State Capitol — 105 miles in over five days — to bring awareness to what he calls a "funding crisis" not only for SEPTA but for mass transit in Pennsylvania.
Kenyatta said he is frustrated House Democrats passed five different mass transit funding bills, and the Senate only passed a bill that would have them borrow from a public transportation trust fund. That money, the Senate argued, is intended for capital improvements and infrastructure.
"I'm tired and in a little pain," said Keny