This community narrative was co-authored by Shanee Garner, Executive Director, Lift Every Voice and Kendra Van de Water, Co-founder, Co-CEO, Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout Twenty years after a historic win granting transit access to Philadelphia students, Philadelphia has a new solution to fare card problems: warnings, police interaction, citations, court referrals, and potentially criminal records for children. Officials insist the goal is not to criminalize students.