Overview

• SEPTA implemented roughly a 20% reduction on Aug. 24, eliminating 32 bus routes and shortening 16 others across buses, subways and trolleys.
• A complaint filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court alleges the plan unlawfully burdens Black and low‑income bus riders and seeks an injunction to reverse the cuts.
• A 21.5% fare increase begins Monday, followed Tuesday by Regional Rail schedule cuts across all 13 lines, including hourly Airport Line service and wider weekend gaps.
• House Majority Leader Matt Bradford and Gov. Josh Shapiro indicated they are open to using Public Transportation Trust Fund dollars if they are replenished, while GOP leaders press for immediate use, and no agreement has been reached.
• Employers, unions and arts groups report longer commutes, missed shifts and reduced access—such as the Mann Center loop’s elimination—as SEPTA warns of deeper January reductions, including a proposed 9 p.m. rail curfew, without new funding.