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SEPTA has postponed their “Bus Revolution” plan as they continue to grapple with the “transit death spiral” that could lead to historic fare increases and service cuts starting next year.
SEPTA is taking drastic steps in an effort to offset its ongoing budget deficit. Tuesday morning, SEPTA officials laid out their proposal for a "historically high fare increase" in 2025 that would ...
SEPTA and the Transport Workers Union Local 234 will continue negotiations on a new contract after making progress at the bargaining table. Union workers opted not to strike Friday despite having ...
The fact that SEPTA needs help financially is not new information. The mass transit provider has long been open about its financial woes. In a statement released on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA unveiled a budget proposal on Thursday that it says would include a reduction to nearly half of its service, fare increases of more than 20% and cuts to the workforce ...
SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards was all smiles on Wednesday at 69th Street Station. She was there to debut six new gates designed to prevent fare evasion, a problem the agency claims costs ...
SEPTA fares may be nearly 30% higher when the new year begins, and some transit routes soon may be eliminated unless the transit authority receives an influx of revenue, SEPTA officials warned ...
As SEPTA proposed slashing nearly half its service, people across the region expressed shock Thursday at realizing the depth of a fiscal crisis that could cripple the transit network.
Overall, SEPTA plans to save $1.8 billion by pausing projects and reducing the scope of others, and to borrow $1.2 billion by issuing bonds, beginning in 2028. That will keep some urgent projects ...
SEPTA expected $161 million from the state. It will receive less than 1/3 of that to hold it over until lawmakers revisit the issue in the fall. A train along the Norristown/Manayunk SEPTA regional ...
We hate to say, “We told you so.” But when it comes to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) demanding another state bailout, we told you so. Last year, we wrote about ...
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, executives from SEPTA gave free rides on gleaming new battery-powered buses. The PR stunt was meant to herald the transit agency’s intent to ...