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SEPTA service cuts could add 275,000 vehicles to local roads, experts warn

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Transit experts are warning that proposed service cuts to SEPTA could result in approximately 275,000 additional vehicles on local roadways, a number just shy of Pittsburgh's population.

SEPTA temporarily removing some train cars after pair of fires, officials say

SEPTA is temporarily removing some rail cars to conduct inspections after a pair of train fires this year, officials said on Saturday.

Pa. Senate Republicans passed two years of funding for mass transit, but SEPTA says it needs more details

Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate also advanced a $47.6 billion state budget for 2025-26 that holds spending flat, but Democrats oppose the plan.
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‘It’s extremely frustrating’: Pennsylvania leaders discuss budget hang-ups at Northeast Philly open house as SEPTA deadline expires

As the Pennsylvania legislature continues to haggle over a budget, SEPTA says it will move forward with cuts as planned.
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Layoffs, frustrated public among concerns for union president ahead of SEPTA cuts

The president of TWU Local 234 says he's especially concerned that frontline workers will bear the brunt of public frustration.

Mayor Cherelle Parker calls Senate GOP proposal ‘fuzzy math,’ and urges lawmakers to fund SEPTA

Parker framed the pending SEPTA service cuts as dire, but stopped short of detailing the city’s plans should they move forward.

Pennsylvania House committee rejects Republican plan for SEPTA funding as "doomsday" deadline looms

A Pennsylvania House committee voted down a bill the Republican-controlled Senate passed to infuse new funding into SEPTA.

Possible teachers strike looms for School District of Philadelphia amid threat of SEPTA cuts

Talks are expected to continue on Thursday between the School District of Philadelphia and the union representing some 14,000 city teachers as the clock ticks toward a potential strike.
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