Transportation

The city school district and local colleges are making plans to help students and staff navigate SEPTA’s looming service cuts.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said she has faith that lawmakers in Harrisburg will “find “common ground” and approve transit funding in the state’s budget.

The pilot enhancement will apply to riders of the 110, 111, 114 and 117 bus routes that serve the Fair Acres region.

The automated devices will appear about every mile between East Oak Lane and South Philadelphia.

SEPTA officials slashed their way to $30 million in savings, but they still need more than $200 million to maintain service.

The initiatives include adding more electric buses in Camden, establishing a shuttle service between Vineland and Atlantic City and more micro-transit in rural areas.

The fight over funding public transit has revealed an even bigger rift in Pennsylvania. There is a growing and often tense divide between urban and rural parts of the state.

About 1,300 people board trains in Delaware daily. If no funding fix is found, cuts would begin within days and the rides would stop by January.

For the second straight day, protesters gathered near the Pennsylvania state senator’s Northeast Philly office. A separate group of supporters rallied around the Republican.

State Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester, is circulating a plan to divide up state tax revenue into three regions to sidestep future funding disputes.

Cuts to Philly’s transit system will begin Sunday unless the state legislature takes urgent action. Protesters accused Picozzi of ignoring his constituents.

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

Elected officials and residents expressed concerns over how SEPTA cuts could impact students, seniors and commuters who live in the suburbs.

Transit experts warn that proposed SEPTA service cuts could result in significant traffic increases on roadways in the Philadelphia region.

The current proposal would eliminate the rail line that runs from Newark to Philadelphia, with stops in Stanton, Wilmington and Claymont.