Overview

• Common Pleas Court Judge Sierra Thomas-Street temporarily halted SEPTA’s average 21.5% fare increase and planned midday reductions on Regional Rail.
• SEPTA says some buses still charged $2.90 on Monday after software failed to receive last-minute updates, and riders will get 40-cent refunds to their original payment method.
• Weekly and monthly passes purchased at the higher rates before the order will be reimbursed, and riders are urged to review charges and contact the Key Call Center for corrections.
• Service cuts that began Aug. 24 remain, including a roughly 20% reduction and 32 eliminated bus routes, though some student-focused routes were restored using city funds.
• A court hearing on Thursday could extend or expand the injunction, while unresolved state funding negotiations leave a $213 million operating gap unaddressed.