Gov. Shapiro gives update on budget
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gave an update Monday afternoon on the state’s ongoing budget impasse. With the June 30 budget deadline now 56 days behind them, the Shapiro administration and legislators have struggled to find common ground on total spending and issues over education and mass transit funding.
First responders warn about service cuts to riders
Rabbitt Transit officials are warning that any budget cuts could affect seniors and those with disabilities who rely on public transit to attend doctors’ appointments. Farr said the transit group provides roughly 350,000 trips to medical facilities each year through its programs.
Fort Duquesne Bridge work expected to last through 2027
The first overnight closing of the southbound lanes of the Fort Duquesne Bridge is in the books and it turns out the work between now and February on the bridge won’t be the end of it. The work on the bridge has been split and it will last into 2027 in order to minimize the disruption to most of the 44,000 drivers who use the Fort Duquesne Bridge each way every day.
SEPTA cuts leave students stranded, city leaders demand state action
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration is looking into ways to restore transportation for students, as Philadelphia began its first week with reduced SEPTA service. SEPTA enacted an initial round of cuts Sunday, the first step in the authority’s doomsday budget to close a $213 million deficit.
Transit cuts begin in Philadelphia as state budget battle continues
With the state budget nearly two months late and no end in sight, Monday was the first time weekday commuters in the Philadelphia area faced 20% service cuts from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority because of a $200 million funding shortfall.
Philadelphia-area 20% transit cuts go into effect
With the Pennsylvania state legislature unable to agree on funding for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the agency began cutting service and increasing fares.
Philly’s mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across US
Commuters and students in Philadelphia woke up earlier than usual on Monday to navigate service reductions that the region’s public transit agency has called more drastic than any undertaken by a major transit agency in the United States.