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Higher SEPTA fares kick in Sept. 1, but people who buy monthly passes will see a bigger bill sooner

It’s a quirk of SEPTA’s implementation of its doomsday budget, with a fare increase as well as service cuts set to begin Aug.

What buses, trains is SEPTA cutting next week? What to know about cuts, new schedules, fare hikes

SEPTA riders will start to feel the cuts on Aug. 24, when dozens of bus routes are eliminated or shortened, among other ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks on looming SEPTA cuts and fare hikes

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro responded to the looming SEPTA cuts and fare hikes as protesters held another rally at Sen ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker hasn’t been front and center in the fight to fund SEPTA. She said that’s no accident.

In an interview, Parker said she is in “constant communication” with Republicans and Democrats in Harrisburg and remains ...

As SEPTA cuts loom, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, leaders and riders raise concerns

Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija said the county will be hit hard economically by the looming SEPTA cuts.
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Delaware SEPTA riders predict ‘misery’ for commuters if rail line stops rolling

About 1,300 people board trains in Delaware daily. If no funding fix is found, cuts would begin within days and the rides would stop by January.

The SEPTA funding debate digs up Pennsylvania’s perennial rural-vs.-urban divide

As major service cuts to SEPTA draw nearer with Pennsylvania’s state budget entering its eighth week overdue, the battle ...

Protesters gather at Philly Sen. Joe Picozzi's office, demand funding for SEPTA

Protesters said they plan to remain at Sen. Joe Picozzi's office in Philadelphia until funding is secured for SEPTA to avoid ...

SEPTA cuts prompt transit advocate rallies

On Monday night, Connecticut's Fairfield squad kept its Little League World Series dream alive by defeating Sioux Falls, ...