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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 ...
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Will SEPTA cuts derail your school commute? Tell us about it.

Chalkbeat is reporting on how planned major SEPTA cuts will affect students and educators across Philadelphia. Let us know ...

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.

Pa. Senate Republicans passed two years of funding for mass transit, but SEPTA says it needs more details

Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate also advanced a $47.6 billion state budget for 2025-26 that holds spending flat, but ...
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Longer commutes and different routes: Here’s how SEPTA cuts would impact thousands of students

Many of the 1,600 students at Baldi Middle School in Bustleton take SEPTA to school, and some schools would especially feel the pinch. Baldi would see four SEPTA bus routes serving the school ...

Man struck, killed by SEPTA train between Delco and Southwest Philly stations

A man was struck and killed by a SEPTA Media/Wawa line train between the Fernwood-Yeadon and Angora stations, officials said.
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The conflicting visions to fund SEPTA and Pa.'s other public transit agencies, explained

Lawmakers have missed SEPTA's deadline to act to forestall cuts, divided over where money for transit should come from.

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.