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Cherelle Parker: “Over 700,000 people use SEPTA every day to get to work, to…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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And there's no way to say it other than without it, our people will suffer. Sometimes we hear numbers and stats and we don't connect them to people. But that's important to me that you understand this. Over 700,000 people use SEPTA every day to get to work, to go to school, to go to medical appointments, to attend sporting events, just leisurely activities and for many other reasons. An estimated, Dr. Wallington, and we checked. It and rechecked it. 52,000 students take septa every day to. Get to and from school in Philadelphia, our own workforce. (01:34–01:49)

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