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On Day 1 of SEPTA’s public budget hearings, riders were scared by proposed cuts
Local lawmakers and riders rallied in support of SEPTA, which faces a $213 million deficit and will have to severely curtail ...
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D.C. has invested in SEPTA’s future. Now it’s Harrisburg’s turn
The state’s current transportation funding law, Act 89, has provided a decade of stability that has given SEPTA the resources to refurbish the antiquated City Hall station and increase bus and trolley ...
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SEPTA warns of service cuts, curfew, elimination of bus routes and train lines without state funding increase
Joe Brandt has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University graduate and was born and raised in Pitman, NJ. Facing a $213 million funding gap in ...
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Act 89 Kept SEPTA Trains in Service. Now Funding Is Falling Short.
The state law that has helped SEPTA begin to make progress on its backlog of infrastructure repairs will fall $6 billion short of its funding goal, officials say, but local transit officials ...
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SEPTA officials rule out mass layoffs, say funding crisis won't halt capital projects
SEPTA continues to lobby for federal and state funding to fill the projected $240 million hole in its operating budget that takes effect in July. SEPTA halts KOP rail project due to rising costs ...