Pa. rolls out new Liberty Bell license plates as part of tourism push

Standard blue-and-yellow Pennsylvania license plates will start looking a lot different as the state begins to roll out new plates featuring the Liberty Bell and a red-white-and-blue palette These new Pennsylvania plates display the message Let Freedom Ring in red across the bottom and were unveiled nearly a year ago by Pa Gov Josh Shapiro Shapiro followed up that announcement with a new one in the current era on social media with help from several mascots from the state s professional sports teams Appropriate since Tuesday June is also National Mascot Day Gritty Franklin Lincoln the Phanatic Swoop and even the Pittsburgh Steelers Steely McBeam all took part in the video which was captioned No matter who you root for we think you ll like the news we re dropping They re here Pennsylvania Starting the present day you can order your new license plate and show the rest of the country that here in Pennsylvania we let freedom ring https t co u KTD hoK pic twitter com MzoCI z l Governor Josh Shapiro GovernorShapiro June As of June over new plates have been delivered to Pennsylvanians to make the switch Appealed what they thought of the new license plates last summer a wholly unscientific poll of Philadelphians walking around the city determined a mix of indifference nostalgia for the old plate and lukewarm acceptance of the new one However out of the people polled liked the new design If you are interested in switching to the new plate yourself you can do so at pa gov licenseplate The standard switch costs and can vary based on fees and doable personalizations There is no pre-requisite to switch to these new plates The design of these plates also matches the highway welcome signs installed across the state since July as part of Shapiro s Great American Getaway tourism initiative The new PA license plate top compare to the current one Images via VisitPA com Shapiro s initiative looks to highlight and boost Pennsylvania s tourism industry which generated billion in and welcomed million visitors in The industry will likely see another thriving year in as the state is set to be a central point for the celebration of America s th anniversary and site of the FIFA World Cup MLB All-Star Battle and NFL Draft among other events Along with the awareness campaign from new plates and highway signs Shapiro hopes to further sponsorship the industry with a newly proposed million budget that includes million for event shield and million for event planning and operations The post Pa rolls out new Liberty Bell license plates as part of tourism push appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY