As SEPTA shortfall looms, riders say cuts would hurt families, businesses
Riders say dramatic service cuts and fare hikes on SEPTA would hurt Philadelphia-area families and businesses.
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Riders say dramatic service cuts and fare hikes on SEPTA would hurt Philadelphia-area families and businesses.
A person was struck by a SEPTA bus in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the transportation agency said.
Leaders and SEPTA riders on Monday spoke out at a rally and a hearing about possible cuts to the Philadelphia area's public transportation network.
Public hearings on SEPTA's proposal to cut service and raise fares to fill a more than $200 million budget gap begin Monday.
A series of hearings about a SEPTA proposal to dramatically cut service and raise rates begins Monday in Center City Philadelphia.
A SEPTA spokesperson said the single-car Norristown High Speed Line train collided with a bumper at the end of the tracks at the Norristown Transportation Center.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it will investigate after a train collided with the bumper at the end of the tracks at the Norristown Transportation Center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, around 10 a.m. on Sunday. Five people were hurt.
It was a traumatizing ride for dozens of people on board SEPTA's Route 15 bus when police say a man pulled a gun from his bag and started shooting inside Saturday night. Ryan Hughes reports.
Law enforcement officers canvassed a SEPTA bus that was parked in the middle of Girard Avenue in Fairmount Park Saturday evening. It's unclear at this time if anyone was injured in the incident.
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, commissioners gathered in Bryn Mawr on Tuesday to warn that SEPTA's funding crisis could harm the region's education system.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority will start fining people who park illegally in bus stops and no stopping lanes this week.
If SEPTA doesn't get any help from Pennsylvania for its $213 million budget deficit, it will cut services by 45% and increase fares by 20%.
The bus driver who hit a car with his bus and pushed it down a Philadelphia street no longer works for SEPTA, a spokesperson said.
The bus driver who pushed a red SUV down Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia said he hit the gas instead of the brake, a SEPTA spokesperson said. The driver quit shortly after the incident, according to SEPTA.
SEPTA train service is suspended at the Mount Airy train station in Philadelphia after an equipment issue.
As SEPTA faces a funding crisis, one of the transit agency's top losses continues to be fare evasion.
Pay your fare or pay a fine of up to $300 — that's the new message SEPTA is sending to riders in an effort to crack down on the high rate of fare evaders getting through the system.
New fare evasion enforcement blitzes began Friday morning as SEPTA is attempting to crackdown on people who are evading their fares.
SEPTA is looking to hire more than 200 operators for buses and trolleys. Our own Ukee Washington got a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes.
Transportation advocates and officials gathered in Delaware County on Thursday to call on the state to increase funding for SEPTA.
Transportation advocates and officials gathered in Delaware County on Thursday to call on the state to increase funding for SEPTA. It comes a week after SEPTA proposed fare increases and service cuts due to a budget deficit. Madeleine Wright talked to some disappointed riders.
SEPTA announced last week that, without additional funding, there will be fare hikes and the elimination of bus routes and train lines.
Starting April 16, AI-powered cameras aboard SEPTA buses will turn on as part of a plan to ticket drivers parked in bike lanes. The first tickets will be issued starting May 7 after this warning period concludes. Jim Donovan has your morning headlines with weather from Andrew Kozak.
A SEPTA bus traveling on West Girard Avenue collided with a black Nissan Altima at the corner of North 13th Street shortly before 11 p.m.
A SEPTA bus traveling on West Girard Avenue collided with a black Nissan Altima at the corner of North 13th Street shortly before 11 p.m.
