The SEPTA Board recently approved fare changes for Fiscal Year 2018, including modest increases across all modes of travel and methods of payment.
In keeping with the recommendations of the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission, SEPTA has adopted a policy of making periodic fare adjustments, with increases in 2007, 2010 and 2013. This proposal represents the next regularly scheduled fare increase – the 2016 increase was postponed one year to allow time for the initial roll out of the SEPTA Key.
Fare revenues help fund SEPTA’s Operating Budget, which provides for the everyday expenses of running the system, such as labor, fuel and power.
The fare changes go into effect at the start of Fiscal Year 2018 on July 1, 2017. This proposal builds on efforts implemented with the last increase to simplify the fare structure for customers as they switch to the SEPTA Key.
The full details of the fare increase are posted online at http://www.septa.org/notice/fare-change-hearing.html
