Overview

• SEPTA’s updated fall timetables show a 20% reduction in bus, trolley, subway and Regional Rail service set to begin Aug. 24 if state lawmakers do not secure new aid
• Fares for bus, metro and ParaTransit rides will increase by 21.5% to $2.90 on Sept. 1 as part of the board-approved budget measures
• The agency plans to eliminate 32 bus routes, shorten 16 others, reduce frequency on 88 lines, impose a 9 p.m. curfew on rail and cancel special services to help close a $213 million deficit
• Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal for $292 million in new transit funding, including $168 million for SEPTA, has stalled in the Senate over GOP concerns about oversight and safety
• SEPTA warns that reversing the cuts will require at least ten days of system reprogramming once funding arrives and cautions that unresolved budget talks risk further reductions next year