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City & State’s 2022 Pennsylvania Transportation Summit focuses on improving movement

City & State’s Pennsylvania Transportation Summit was held on Feb. 23

City & State’s Pennsylvania Transportation Summit was held on Feb. 23 M.R. Gruber Photography

More than 120 attendees packed the Hilton Harrisburg on Wednesday for City & State’s 2022 Pennsylvania Transportation Summit, which featured public officials, government affairs professionals, and advocates discussing the state of Pennsylvania’s transportation systems and infrastructure – and how best to improve them. 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton, the event’s keynote speaker, provided those in attendance with an in-depth look at the commission’s current funding obligations and projects that the commission will be focusing on in the future. 



Compton said that now that the commission has made its final, state-mandated $450 million payment to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation under Act 44 of 2007, it can focus attention – and money – on other needs. 

“That is a huge component of what the turnpike needs to do to be sustainable moving forward,” Compton said of the end of the Act 44 payments. He added that the turnpike is in the process of switching to a new tolling system that will toll drivers at highway speeds, which will open the door for new interchange designs and economic development projects. 

The event also featured a one-on-one interview with Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority General Manager Leslie Richards, who reflected on her first two years at SEPTA. 

The summit also included policy-focused panels on how to develop sustainable transportation systems, where to direct federal infrastructure funding, and how to ensure that the future of transportation is both innovative and safe. 

Numerous state lawmakers were on hand to opine on the likelihood of updating the state’s transportation laws, including House Transportation Committee Chair Tim Hennessey, House Transportation Committee Minority Chair Mike Carroll and state Senate Transportation Committee Minority Chair Marty Flynn. 

On the topic of building environmentally sustainable transportation systems, Andy Taylor, the senior director of global strategy for Cubic Transportation Systems, said it all comes down to incentivizing travelers to use public transportation. 

“Switching (people) to electric vehicles and getting them to use public transportation is an issue – and getting them to use public transportation is what we really need to focus on,” Taylor said. “Sometimes you have to incentivize people to use public transportation to make it easier for them, to take some of the friction and to move around the location."

Photos from the event can be viewed below. 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton was the summit’s keynote speaker
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton was the summit’s keynote speaker (M.R. Gruber Photography)

Participants on the infrastructure funding panel, L-r: Moderator Al Spivey, Esteban Vera, Jr., Curtis Jones, Jr.; Tim Hennessey and Andy Taylor
Participants on the infrastructure funding panel, L-r: Moderator Al Spivey, Esteban Vera, Jr., Curtis Jones, Jr.; Tim Hennessey and Andy Taylor (M.R. Gruber Photography)

Attendees at the 2022 Pennsylvania Transportation Summit
Attendees at the 2022 Pennsylvania Transportation Summit (M.R. Gruber Photography)

WITF’s Blake Lynch moderated a panel on the future of transportation
WITF’s Blake Lynch moderated a panel on the future of transportation (M.R. Gruber Photography)

Panelists took questions from members of the audience throughout the day
Panelists took questions from members of the audience throughout the day (M.R. Gruber Photography)

Over 120 people attended City & State’s 2022 Pennsylvania Transportation Summit
Over 120 people attended City & State’s 2022 Pennsylvania Transportation Summit (M.R. Gruber Photography)

The day’s first panel included thoughts from labor leaders, state and local officials and transportation experts
The day’s first panel included thoughts from labor leaders, state and local officials and transportation experts (M.R. Gruber Photography)

Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. was one of many panelists who participated
Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. was one of many panelists who participated (M.R. Gruber Photography)

State House Transportation Committee Chair Tim Hennessey participated in the day’s first panel
State House Transportation Committee Chair Tim Hennessey participated in the day’s first panel (M.R. Gruber Photography)

Leeann Sherman, the executive director at the American Council of Engineering Companies of PA, speaks to the crowd
Leeann Sherman, the executive director at the American Council of Engineering Companies of PA, speaks to the crowd (M.R. Gruber Photography)

An audience member speaks to panelists
An audience member speaks to panelists (M.R. Gruber Photography)

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