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Cherelle Parker: “We have an increasing number of Philadelphians who are…”

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

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Mayor Parker reacts to upcoming SEPTA cuts

Published | Video Starts at 17:02

And this is an issue that I worked on when I was a member of city Council. And sometimes we forget it. We think about people coming into the city of Philadelphia to work. We have an increasing number of Philadelphians who are engaging what we refer to as the reverse commute leaving the city of Philadelphia and heading to Buckschester, Delaware and Mako. So this is why I'm going to be the eternal optimist. Are the plans that you describe like we would in any emergency that we have in the city of Philadelphia? (17:02–17:15)

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Asserts that more Philadelphians are commuting out of the city to places like Buckschester, Delaware, and Mako.

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