SEPTA is under pressure to save as much money as possible, but its service-cut strategy did not eliminate all routes with low ...

The transit agency plans to shut down dozens of bus and rail lines and hike fares, starting in August, unless the state ...

Advocates rallied to support state subsidies for SEPTA and worry about public transportation for the most vulnerable riders, like students, seniors and disabled passengers.

SEPTA riders are in trouble. Looming budget cuts will cause a reduction of services, fare hikes. and a guaranteed disruption ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — Passengers aboard SEPTA buses, subways and trains are bracing for fare increases, fewer routes and longer ... hold public hearings on May 19 and 20 to receive feedback ...

SEPTA also warns that further cuts — including the elimination of five Regional Rail routes and a 9 p.m. curfew on the El and Broad Street Lines — could happen on Jan. 1 if funding is not secured.

The cuts would begin as early as this August with 32 bus routes eliminated and ... These are scheduled for May 19, 2025 at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at SEPTA’s headquarters at 1234 Market Street ...

If enacted, the 45 percent reduction in service would dismantle key routes across ... from rolling out." SEPTA will hold four public hearings at its headquarters on May 19 and 20, with additional ...

Mass-transit advocates are rallying to gather support for SEPTA funding ahead of the state’s upcoming budget negotiations in ...

January 1, 2026: All five of the Regional Rail routes that run ... to holding it back.” SEPTA estimates that the service cuts and fare hike will lead to a $19.9 billion loss in household ...

SEPTA could be raising fares and cutting routes in 2025 as funding becomes less ... line ridership fell off of a cliff during the COVID-19 pandemic, losing over 7,000 weekly riders between 2019 ...