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SEPTA cuts are moving forward, GM Scott Sauer says
SEPTA cannot pause massive service cuts in the wake of the Senate’s passage of legislation to use money designated for transit capital projects as temporary operating funds, the transit agency’s top executive said Wednesday.
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.
SEPTA moving 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 looking more likely.
Timeline of SEPTA service cuts
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Deadline's up for SEPTA to receive funding from Harrisburg to avoid service cuts, fare increases.
Philadelphia residents are preparing for SEPTA to cut bus routes and make regional rail service less frequent as Harrisburg's budget impasse continues.
SEPTA funding needed by Thursday to prevent service cuts and more | Digital Brief
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SEPTA gears up for major service cuts before tonight's deadline
SEPTA is gearing up to implement major service cuts if funding is not received by 11:59 p.m. Thursday. Despite calls to action, the singer's tour wasn't able to sell the 20,000 tickets they needed. Former president’s son hit with letter from first lady’s lawyer demanding he retract comments he made in a recent interview regarding Jeffrey Epstein Apple has a history of leaving breadcrumbs referencing future hardware in its code.
SEPTA riders in Philadelphia region brace for cuts amid funding crisis
The lack of a deal leaves several questions for passengers across the Philadelphia region, including residents who take public transit to work and students heading back to school in two weeks.
Timeline of SEPTA's planned service cuts and fare hikes across Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lawmakers now have only a few more hours to reach a deal to secure funding to cover SEPTA’s $213 million budget deficit before the transit agency implements planned service cuts and fare hikes that they described as a “death spiral” which will impact approximately 800,
SEPTA service cuts could add 275,000 vehicles to local roads, experts warn
Experts warn that proposed SEPTA service cuts could result in approximately 275,000 additional vehicles on roadways in the Philadelphia region.
SEPTA service cuts move forward after failing to secure crucial funding
Faced with a $213M budget crisis, SEPTA will move forward with sweeping service cuts after the deadline has past to secure crucial funding from Pennsylvania leaders.

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Why Bucks County Dems are decrying the GOP Senate's SEPTA funding plan

Democratic lawmakers from Bucks County said the Republican proposal for funding SEPTA routes takes cash away from necessary ...

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.

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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‘It’s extremely frustrating’: Pennsylvania leaders discuss budget hang-ups at Northeast Philly open house as SEPTA deadline expires

As the Pennsylvania legislature continues to haggle over a budget, SEPTA says it will move forward with cuts as planned.

Pennsylvania Senate passes plan for SEPTA funding, but Democrats oppose bill

As SEPTA's funding deadline approaches, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a new plan to fund the transit system, but ...

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.