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SEPTA pursues big fare hike, service cuts

SEPTA postpones long-planned bus route overhaul amid likely fare hikes and service cuts

The revolution has been postponed. SEPTA’s long-planned reorganization of the region’s bus network, designed to make trips more frequent and reliable, is now on hold as authority officials plan for a fare increase and deep cuts in transit service. The decision to halt the Bus Revolution program was characterized as an indefinite “suspension.”

CBS News on MSN · 2d

SEPTA proposes service cuts, increasing fares by nearly 30% in 2025 amid budget crisis

SEPTA officials are set to propose a "historically high fare increase" and "major service cuts" as the agency grapples with a $240 million budget deficit.

NBC 10 Philadelphia · 1d

SEPTA warns of ‘death spiral': 30% fare hike, service cuts coming without state help

SEPTA officials say with no prospect of a statewide solution to ease ongoing financial woes, the mass transit provider needs a 'historically high' fare increase and plans 'major cuts' to services in the near future.

SEPTA hits brake son Bus Revolution

Yahoo · 10h

SEPTA hits brake son Bus Revolution; would have been first-ever redesign of bus network

Just days after announcing a big fare hike, SEPTA is making another major change. The transit agency said it is hitting the brakes on its long-planned "Bus Revolution." That would have been SEPTA’s first-ever re-design of the entire bus network.

Billy Penn · 12h

SEPTA postpones Bus Revolution due to budget deficit

With the exhaustion of federal pandemic relief aid, SEPTA faces a $240 million annual deficit. It’s planning a pair of price increases that will raise fares about 29% by Jan. 1, and it could begin cutting services later in 2025.

NBC 10 Philadelphia on MSN · 15h

‘Transit death spiral' puts SEPTA's ‘Bus Revolution' on hold

SEPTA has postponed their “Bus Revolution” plan as they continue to grapple with the “transit death spiral” that could lead to historic fare increases and service cuts starting next year.

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SEPTA strike possibility continues to loom as another transit union’s contract nears expiration

Meanwhile, SEPTA’s contract with a second union representing 350 suburban bus, trolley and Norristown High Speed Line operators expires Monday. SMART Transportation Division Local 1594 also wants ...

phillyvoice.com9h

Could SEPTA be saved from fiscal cliff by federal infrastructure funds? Some City Council members think so.

A resolution introduced at Thursday's meeting proposes 'flexing' money from highway projects to the public transportation ...

Billy Penn2d

SEPTA says it’ll raise fares additional 21.5%, shut down some routes

SEPTA will raise fares nearly 30% by January and prepare to shut down dozens of routes after the state legislature declined ...

SEPTA Transit union strike update: 4th day working without contract; what happens next?

With 5,000 employees ready to walk off the job, SEPTA's largest union continues talks for a new contract. FOX 29's Steve ...

CBS News1d

How is SEPTA funded? Inside the Philadelphia transit agency's budget – and what's behind the "death spiral"

Pre-pandemic, in 2019, SEPTA made nearly $518 million in total operating revenue – from bus, subway, trolley and Regional ...

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SEPTA riders complain of more bus cancellations. Here’s why that’s a good thing for Philly transit.

The transit agency formed a cross-departmental “Ghostbus-ters” team — which came up with a very simple solution.

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