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SEPTA Reveals 20% Service Cuts as Budget Talks Stall

With state legislators locked in a budget impasse, SEPTA warns that without new funding it will reduce service on more than 100 lines beginning Aug. 24.

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Overview

  • SEPTA published revised schedules showing the elimination of 32 bus routes, shortened trips on 16 lines, and a 20% cut in overall service to take effect Aug. 24.
  • The agency will implement a 21.5% fare increase on Sept. 1, raising the base bus and subway fare to $2.90 in an effort to narrow its $213 million deficit.
  • Officials set an Aug. 14 deadline for Harrisburg to secure additional state aid before enacting the planned service reductions.
  • Senate Republicans led by Majority Leader Joe Pittman have blocked Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $292 million transit proposal pending new oversight and performance benchmarks.
  • Hundreds of transit advocates and elected leaders rallied at Philadelphia City Hall Wednesday to pressure lawmakers to approve funding and avert hardships for 700,000 daily riders.