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Transportation

Commuters exit and board the route 4 bus
Urban Planning
6abc

SEPTA riders prepare for fare increases Sunday

SEPTA leaders said increased fares are necessary to help close its $213 million deficit. They expect the new price to generate $31 million a year.

1 month ago

Close-up shot of a speed camera attached to a light pole, with City Hall in the background
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Smile! You’re on camera, Broad Street drivers

A speed camera system on the north-south Philly artery will start ticketing speeders next week.

1 month ago

Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia
Studio 2
Urban Planning

How can we make Philly safer for cyclists, pedestrians, others?

Electric scooters, bikes, unicycles, cars – Philly's streets are a mix of fast-moving vehicles. Is it still safe for traditional cyclists and pedestrians? We ask the experts.

Air Date: September 9, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:13
Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy

SEPTA avoids cuts for another 2 years. Pa. agency grants request for SEPTA to use maintenance funds

PennDOT will allow SEPTA to dip into $394 million in capital assistance to fund daily operations and avoid massive cuts — for now.

1 month ago

Listen 1:18
Giulio Sorgini boards the 32 bus at Broad and Christian Streets
Urban Planning

Full SEPTA service to be restored Sept. 14, if state approves agency’s request to dip into maintenance funds

A roughly 21% fare hike will also go into effect that day.

1 month ago

A person speaking at a podium during the press conference
Politics & Policy

Delaware County Democrats decry Pa. budget impasse, make final push for SEPTA funding before Senate returns

Pennsylvania’s budget is nine weeks late. Delaware County lawmakers are urging the Senate to reach a deal on funding SEPTA and schools before it’s too late.

1 month ago

Eagles fans arrive at NRG Station in South Philadelphia
Community
Billy Penn

Even with train service restored for Eagles home opener, advocates push to end SEPTA’s funding crisis

Transit advocates handed flyers to Eagles fans coming in for the game, on day when Philly judge ruled that the cuts be reversed.

1 month ago

Philadelphians board 32 bus
Urban Planning

Judge orders full restoration of SEPTA service, but fare increase can continue

A consumer rights activist and two other riders sued SEPTA, calling the service cuts discriminatory and saying the agency exaggerated the crisis to lobby for more funding.

1 month ago

Overhead photo of a residential area, with the Philadelphia skyline in the background
Urban Planning

‘Victim of a massive political football’: Delaware County upset over SEPTA cuts, but says it won’t raise taxes to cover deficit

Delaware County officials are bracing for the worst if Pennsylvania lawmakers fail to reach a deal to fund SEPTA.

1 month ago

Tarik Khan speaks
Politics & Policy

Philly-area Democrats use Eagles home opener as an opportunity to push for more SEPTA funding

“We shouldn't have to rely on a gambling company to fund our transit,” Pennsylvania state Rep. Tarik Khan said Wednesday at NRG Station.

1 month ago

A person entering a SEPTA subway car
Urban Planning

FanDuel restores SEPTA express service for Philadelphia Eagles home opener

Subway trains will run as previously scheduled before and after Thursday’s game. The gambling company’s sponsorship will cover free rides home.

1 month ago

Jalen Carter in action during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys
Community

Eagles issue travel advisory for Thursday’s home opener amid SEPTA cuts

With service cuts that eliminated the express routes still in effect, the Birds are recommending ticketed fans arrive early and carpool.

1 month ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Community
Billy Penn

For SEPTA Regional Rail riders, the headaches just keep coming

Disruptive safety inspections end, but service cuts and fare hikes may kick in soon.

1 month ago

Commuters exit and board the route 4 bus
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The week’s scheduled round of SEPTA fare hikes, service cuts are on pause

A Friday ruling by a Common Pleas Court judge means the week’s expected steep fare hike and cuts in Regional Rail service are postponed.

1 month ago

SEPTA 32 bus at south broad street bus stop
Courts & Law

Judge grants temporary injunction over SEPTA’s service cuts

While current service reductions will remain in place, the reduced service to Regional Rail scheduled for next week has been paused pending another hearing set for Sept. 4.

2 months ago

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