US City Faces 21.5 Percent Transit Fare Hike as Service Cuts Loom
Philadelphia's transit system will increase fares by 21.5 percent starting New Year's Day and may cut services next summer. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced the news Tuesday in the face of severe financial shortfalls.
SEPTA warns of ‘death spiral': 30% fare hike, service cuts coming without state help
SEPTA officials say with no prospect of a statewide solution to ease ongoing financial woes, the mass transit provider needs a 'historically high' fare increase and plans 'major cuts' to services in the near future.
SEPTA proposes steep fare hikes, massive service cuts to begin Jan. 1
"We want to do the opposite of what we're proposing today," Sauer said. He noted SEPTA's other efforts to increase revenue, including the return of paid parking, saying service cuts alone will not eliminate SEPTA's budget deficit. He called the proposed ...
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The authority’s board of directors could vote on the higher fares at its Dec. 19 monthly meeting; if approved, they would ...
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COO Scott Sauer called the hikes and cuts the beginning of a "death spiral" for the seventh-busiest transit system in the ...
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