US Edition5 Regional Rail Lines May Be Eliminated Under SEPTA Budget Plans
- SEPTA will announce its budget proposal this Thursday in Philadelphia at its Center City headquarters.
- A multi-million dollar budget deficit, worsened by depleted ridership, prompted the proposed service cuts and fare hikes.
- The proposed budget includes service reductions across all modes and fare hikes, starting with fall schedules.
- SEPTA Interim General Manager Sauer said they have done everything to avoid measures proposed in the budget.
- The plan may significantly impact the region, as 5 rail lines could be cut and fares may increase by 21.5%.
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Elected officials decry ‘devastating’ SEPTA service cuts, fare increases
The proposed SEPTA budget for the coming year, which anticipates large-scale reductions in bus and rail services throughout the region and steep increases in the cost of rides, hit area elected officials like a splash of ice-cold water in the face when they were announced. On Thursday, SEPTA formally identified its budget proposal, which would require heavy service cuts in the city and suburbs — coupled with major fare increases, workforce redu…
Without more state aid, SEPTA will shut down 5 Regional Rail lines and 50 bus routes
SEPTA is again warning of potential deep service cuts and big fare hikes, and the new doomsday scenario is worse than before. Unless the state helps the transit authority plug a $213 million annual budget deficit, in August it will eliminate 32 bus routes, reduce service on the Metro (El), Regional Rail and other bus lines, and end special services for ballgames and other events, interim general manager Scott Sauer said. That would be followed i…
SEPTA's budget proposal calls for significant service cuts, fare increases, and layoffs to address the deficit.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) released a new budget proposal that includes significant service cuts to address a massive budget deficit facing the regional public transportation provider.
BREAKING: SEPTA planning to cut 50 bus routes, 5 rail lines amid funding crisis – Metro Philadelphia
SEPTA presented a plan Thursday to cut nearly half of all of its public transit service, eliminating bus routes and Regional Rail lines, if state lawmakers do not act to help cover the authority’s $213 million budget deficit. The reductions would be coupled with a 21.5% fare increase, SEPTA leaders announced at a news conference. [caption id="attachment_148315" align="alignnone" width="700"] MELISSA MITMAN / METRO FILE[/caption] Officials said t…
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