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SEPTA to cut service, increase fares

SEPTA to move forward with service cuts across Philadelphia region with no funding fix in place

With no funding deal reached, deep service cuts to SEPTA bus, train and trolley services in the Philadelphia region are expected to begin Aug. 24.

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SEPTA to cut service, increase fares after lawmakers fail to reach state funding deal

The transit authority, which faces a $213 million budget deficit, says it needed an agreement in place by Thursday to avoid implementing cost-saving measures.

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With no additional funding, SEPTA to start cuts that will end this N.J. rail line

With Pennsylvania lawmakers failing to approve additional statewide transit funding, SEPTA is starting a massive service reduction, cutting the Trenton rail line.

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SEPTA moving forward with first round of cuts as deadline passes without a deal

SEPTA said that if a deal was not reached by midnight, service and route cuts would go into effect on August 24.

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Pennsylvania House committee rejects Republican plan for SEPTA funding as "doomsday" deadline looms

A Pennsylvania House committee voted down a bill the Republican-controlled Senate passed to infuse new funding into SEPTA.

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Is there actually $1 billion sitting in a fund for SEPTA? Explaining the Public Transportation Trust Fund.

SEPTA is planning service cuts without funding in the state budget. But is there money already set aside for the transit ...

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When the last SEPTA train will leave Delaware, barring a miracle

Commonwealth Republicans are holding steady against sustainable, long-term funding for SEPTA and more public transit in ...

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SEPTA funding still in limbo despite Pennsylvania Senate approval of budget amendment

Democrats expressed frustration with the change, saying the money is already earmarked for necessary system and safety ...

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Mayor Cherelle Parker calls Senate GOP proposal ‘fuzzy math,’ and urges lawmakers to fund SEPTA

Parker framed the pending SEPTA service cuts as dire, but stopped short of detailing the city’s plans should they move ...

Transit bill from Pa. Senate fails to move forward as SEPTA's deadline approaches

With SEPTA's deadline to avoid a "death spiral" hours away, a Pa. House Committee did not approve of a transit bill that was passed by the Senate.

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Shooter claims self defense after man fatally shot on Broad Street Line: SEPTA officials

An investigation is underway after SEPTA officials say a fatal shooting occurred on the Broad Street Line at Girard Avenue in ...