SEPTA ambassadors to visit major transit hubs this week amid potential cuts
While lawmakers continue discussions on a potential funding plan for SEPTA, the transit agency is moving forward with plans to cut service.
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While lawmakers continue discussions on a potential funding plan for SEPTA, the transit agency is moving forward with plans to cut service.
On Monday, SEPTA ambassadors will visit 69th Street Transit Center and other major transit hubs ahead of the Aug. 24 cuts to help riders who will be impacted by shortened or eliminated bus routes.
The service cuts and changes will take effect on Aug. 24, when 32 bus routes are set to be eliminated and another 16 will be shortened. Plus, dozens of bus, train, trolley and subway lines will reduce their services.
A man is claiming self-defense in a shooting that killed another man at a SEPTA train station in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said.
A man is claiming self-defense in a shooting that killed another man at a SEPTA train station in North Philadelphia Friday evening.
With no funding plan in place by the Aug. 14 deadline, SEPTA is now starting the process of implementing 20% service cuts starting Aug. 24. They say much of that prep work will happen behind the scenes, including things like updating schedules and signals on track lines.
With no funding deal reached in time for SEPTA's deadline, the transit authority is moving ahead with service cuts that will take effect later this month. Siafa Lewis has your daily morning headlines with the forecast from Meteorologist Kate Bilo.
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.
Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg could not agree on a funding solution for SEPTA and failed to meet the transit authority's deadline. Now riders are getting ready for massive changes, Brandon Goldner reports.
SEPTA is likely to start moving forward with dramatic service cuts later this month after Pennsylvania lawmakers failed to come to a deal to help the Philadelphia-based transit system in time to avoid its so-called "doomsday" scenario.
SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said the transit authority needed state funding by Aug. 14 to avoid disruptive cuts taking effect by Aug. 24.
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.
Barring any unlikely last-minute deal, SEPTA will likely move forward with service cuts that will take effect Aug. 24. Nikki DeMentri and Dan Snyder report in team coverage.
A Pennsylvania House committee voted down a bill the Republican-controlled Senate passed to infuse new funding into SEPTA.
SEPTA's "doomsday" scenario could start to become a reality Thursday if the transit authority does not receive the state dollars it needs to plug a hole in its operations budget. Republicans in the state senate wanted to pull that money from SEPTA's capital budget, used to repair aging infrastructure, but Democrats said that would be tantamount to defunding SEPTA. Brandon Goldner reports.
After Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives rejected the Senate's latest plan to fund SEPTA temporarily, major cuts are looming for the Philadelphia-based public transportation system.
Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Rules Committee on Wednesday rejected the latest Senate plan to fund SEPTA, putting the lawmakers back at square one when it comes to funding the transit system.
Time is ticking for legislators in Harrisburg to fund public transportation before SEPTA begins to implement service cuts. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is expected to provide an update on labor negotiations after its membership already voted to authorize a strike. Siafa Lewis has your latest morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Kate Bilo.
The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would fund SEPTA and avoid major service cuts at the end of the month, but it's expected to face challenges from Democrats in the state House.
The funding would be drawn from the Pennsylvania Transit Trust Fund.
Philadelphia students return to school on Aug. 25 — one day after SEPTA would begin service cuts if it doesn't have state funding.
Ahead of a Pennsylvania Senate session that could include a decision on the state House's bill to fund SEPTA, Superintendent Tony Watlington was asked about funding the transit authority. He said it's crucial that the thousands of Philadelphia students who depend on it have transportation to school. Dan Snyder reports.
Ahead of a Pennsylvania Senate session that could include a decision on the state House's bill to fund SEPTA, Superintendent Tony Watlington was asked about funding the transit authority. He said it's crucial that the thousands of Philadelphia students who depend on it have transportation to school. Dan Snyder reports.
SEPTA says if it does not receive state funding by Thursday, Aug. 14, major service cuts will take effect, including the elimination of several bus routes. A bill has passed the Pennsylvania House that includes several measures the Republican-controlled state Senate had demanded, but the bill still has to clear the Senate. Ross DiMattei reports.
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives voted to pass legislation that will provide SEPTA with the funding it needs to avoid the looming "doomsday" service cuts. Here's what comes next.
