A streetcar in Philadelphia, where transit agency SEPTA will avoid budget-driven service cuts by using funds that had been intended for capital projects. Shapiro approved SEPTA's request to use capital funds to plug its operating budget gap. The PTTF holds the capital funds for every transit system in the state. That includes using $30 million of federal capital funds for operating expenses. Several smaller transit systems told Spotlight PA that they have no plans to apply for PTTF funds.