 Such a reduction could kill transit in the region, so Fitzgerald began working with the Port Authority management and Amalgamated Transit Union to reduce costs while also calling upon legislative leaders and Governor Tom Corbett to work cooperatively to ensure funding could be put in place to keep the Port Authority going.In August 2012, Fitzgerald stood with representatives of the Port Authority, the legislature and Governor Corbett to announce that there would be no cuts.In June 2013, Fitzgerald led a delegation of stakeholders on a visit to Cleveland to see the impact that BRT can have on a community.