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As SEPTA shortfall looms, riders say possible major cuts would hurt families, businesses in Philadelphia area
Riders say dramatic service cuts and fare hikes on SEPTA would hurt Philadelphia-area families and businesses.
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Riders call SEPTA essential to their lives and plead for state funding
The transit agency plans to shut down dozens of bus and rail lines and hike fares, starting in August, unless the state ...
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SEPTA board pressed for answers over proposed cuts: ‘Are people just supposed to walk?’
Advocates rallied to support state subsidies for SEPTA and worry about public transportation for the most vulnerable riders, like students, seniors and disabled passengers.
Commuters being warned about impacts of SEPTA budget cuts if funding isn't secured
SEPTA says it will be forced to cut nearly half of its service and increase fares more than 20% if it does not get funding to ...
With a resolution, Lower Merion’s commissioners urge state lawmakers to fund SEPTA, calling proposed cuts ‘draconian’
Under the transportation authority's proposed budget, the Paoli/Thorndale Line and four bus routes that serve Lower Merion ...
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Some popular SEPTA bus routes may disappear before others with low ridership. Here’s why
SEPTA is under pressure to save as much money as possible, but its service-cut strategy did not eliminate all routes with low ridership and high cost per passenger.