With Budget Talks Looming, Dems Rally for SEPTA

SEPTA doomsday clock ticks on as riders, lawmakers speak up

Fred Bush would not have moved to Narberth if not for SEPTA’s Paoli-Thorndale Line. Busch's daughter, as a young child, memorized the route from their home to the Franklin Institute – her favorite place – via Regional Rail. Now, as she prepares to enter high school, she is planning to take the train on her own for the first time to attend summer camp, he said. “I would really be saddened if this was going to be the last summer she’d be able to t…

With budget talks looming, Dems rally for SEPTA

(The Center Square) - Mass-transit advocates are rallying to gather support for SEPTA funding ahead of the state’s upcoming budget negotiations in June.

SEPTA workers bring their funding battle to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

On the ornate steps in the rotunda of the state capitol on Tuesday, May 13, transit union members held signs that read “Transit moves us” with a heart for the “o” – and a lot on the line.  “People are scared,” said SEPTA employee John Lipscomb, who made the trip to Harrisburg along with colleagues and fellow union members. “They’re afraid, what if we don’t get the funding. If SEPTA has to cut, you know, by 50 percent, what’s going to happen to u…

Elected Officials, Transit Riders, and Community Leaders Kicked Off SEPTA’s Public Hearings with a Rally and a Call for Full Transit Funding

Signs and chants supplemented personal testimonies as nearly a hundred attendees packed the sidewalk in front of the transit agency’s headquarters, calling for the Governor and General Assembly to fully fund SEPTA and transit throughout the Commonwealth to prevent devastating service cuts. Philadelphia, PA − May 19, 2025 − State lawmakers from Philadelphia and the surrounding counties rallied today outside of SEPTA’s headquarters in Center City …

Eco-Explainer: SEPTA is in a Funding Crisis. What’s the deadline to save it? - Green Philly

The transit agency may look drastically different if Harrisburg doesn’t act. Here are the key dates & information you need to know.  SEPTA is facing an unprecedented budget deficit for Fiscal Year 2026. July 1st: The transit agency needs to... The post Eco-Explainer: SEPTA is in a Funding Crisis. What’s the deadline to save it? appeared first on Green Philly.