Governor Josh Shapiro debuts new Philly-themed Pennsylvania License Plates and Signage proving there’s only one great city in the Keystone State

LET FREEDOM RING! NEW PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE PLATES!

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro officially announced new license plates and signage for the state today in a series of posts on Twitter and let me tell you, they are thing of beauty…if you’re from Philadelphia.

In 2026, America will celebrate it’s 250th Birthday and to honor where it all started, Governor Shapiro is rolling out new license plates and signage across the Keystone State to remind everyone that Philadelphia is the birthplace of this country – where life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness all started.

New Pennsylvania License Plates Beginning in 2025:

Governor Josh Shapiro on new Pennsylvania License Plates:

Pennsylvania is the birthplace of our democracy and our freedom — and in 2026, we’ll celebrate America’s 250th anniversary right here in the Commonwealth where it started.

With all eyes on Pennsylvania, our new license plates will celebrate that heritage — and remind the country that here in Pennsylvania, we will let freedom ring.

Side Note: Maybe people will finally realize why The Liberty Line color scheme features the same exact colors as the ones used in Shapiro’s new Pennsylvania license plates above?

These are the old school Philly colors that should be used whenever any professional sports team rolls out “City Edition” uniforms!

I honestly wouldn’t put it past Shapiro and his crew to straight up steal our colors here at The Liberty Line. He 100% stole my idea to fix I-95 last year and no one else can convince me otherwise.

My only critique would be the fact that the mockup for the new signage doesn’t match the plates? Not sure why we have two different colors of red and blue, Shapiro!

Updated ‘Welcome to Pennsylvania’ Signs

Josh Shapiro on the new Pennsylvania Signage:

Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American democracy and American freedom, and we want the world to know it. In celebration of our nation’s 250th birthday in 2026, our new welcome signs will remind folks from all over the world that real freedom rings here in Pennsylvania.

Get all the signs looking like the plates and we’ll really be cooking. Maybe The Liberty Line will even sponsor a highway? Who knows.

Lots can happen ahead of America’s 250th and don’t think I forgot about the World Cup coming to town that year either.

PLEASE: World Cup better not screw things up and send Team USA to another host city during America’s birthday party here in Philadelphia.

“But Drew, what about Pittsburgh?!”

I’m sorry? Pittsburgh? In the Keystone State? Absolutely Not.

I will admit, the signs and the license plate resembling all things Philadelphia while completely ignoring Pittsburgh is absolutely beautiful. I mean seriously, just imagine all those Sheetz-loving Yinzers driving around with Philly-themed plates while being forced see these beautiful signs any time they are traveling home from out of state.

If we’re being honest, the state capitol should have NEVER moved to Harrisburg and the United States should have built the White House in Port Richmond.

Philadelphia is America. Anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong. Shapiro made a perfect step in the right direction and over the next two years, we’ll have to keep this Freedom Train moving so by 2026, America will be having the greatest birthday party the world has ever seen, right here in the city of Brotherly Love.