The April 10 announcement noted that, beginning in July, SEPTA will cut service by 45% and implement a 21.5% fare increase.

All this can be avoided, the agency says, if Harrisburg can agree on a budget that funds mass transit statewide.

Joe Brandt has been a digital content producer for CBS News Philadelphia since 2022. He is a Temple University graduate and was born and raised in Pitman, NJ. Facing a $213 million funding gap in ...

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), serving five counties in the Greater Philadelphia area, will need ...