Transit News
SEPTA Creates “Rider Guide” To Prepare For Service Cuts
SEPTA has created a "SEPTA Rider Guide" you can now download to assist commuters in planning ahead with phase 1 of service cuts starting August 24! You can download a PDF of the guide at https://wwww.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/post/communication/August-2025-SEPTA-Service-Cuts-Rider-Guide.pdf The Augus...
New State Funding Needs To Be Secured by August 14 To Avoid Massive Service Cuts
New state transit funding must be secured by August 14 in order for SEPTA to avoid implementation of a 20 percent service cut to close a recurring budget deficit. Otherwise, SEPTA must advance efforts to ensure staff, equipment and materials for customers are ready for reduced schedules starting on August 24....
SEPTA Budget Update & Service Reduction Implementation Timeline
The Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget approved by the SEPTA Board recently includes systemwide service reductions of 45%, a 21.5% fare increase, and other measures that are needed to balance a $213 million recurring budget deficit without passage of adequate new state funding for public transportation. SEP...
Steve Noll Speaks Up For SEPTA & Public Transportation Systems Across Pennsylvania At Bucks County Rally
Our executive director Steve Noll joined SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) officials, Lt. Governor Austin Davis & Senator Steve Santarsiero at Croydon Station for a "Save SEPTA" rally on June 17 to highlight the importance and need for a permanent funding solution! Watch Steve's f...
SEPTA Board Votes To Appoint Scott A. Sauer As General Manager
The SEPTA Board voted on June 2 to appoint Scott A. Sauer as the Authority’s General Manager. He received a unanimous vote from the board, following a nationwide search for candidates and review process. Sauer had been serving as Interim General Manager since November 2024. In his permanent role, he will...
Public Transit Funding Is An Investment, Not A Bailout
Our executive director Steve Noll recently wrote a guest opinion for the Bucks County Herald on the SEPTA funding crisis. You can read the article online HERE or view it below: Quite a few people simply don’t get it. Without subsidies from public sources, private sources, or some combination of the tw...
Statement From TMA Bucks Executive Director On SEPTA Funding Crisis
"Public transportation makes all the difference economically in Bucks County, the Philadelphia region, and throughout Pennsylvania. For many, it is the difference between relying on welfare and being able to access gainful employment. For some, it makes the difference between locating a new business and the j...
SEPTA Releases A Budget Proposal That Includes 45% In Service Cuts, Fare Increases, Workforce Reductions To Address Structural Budget Deficit
SEPTA has released a budget proposal that would require 45% in service cuts – coupled with major fare increases, workforce reductions and a 9:00 p.m. curfew for all rail services – to address a massive structural budget deficit during the new fiscal year that starts July 1, 2025. The release of the bud...
Contactless Payment Launches On SEPTA Regional Rail
SEPTA is proud to be the first commuter rail system in the United States to deploy contactless payment! Effective April 4, 2025, SEPTA now accepts contactless payment options on Regional Rail. Customers are able to easily tap on and tap off using any credit/debit card or mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google P...
SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities Webinar Recap
We recently hosted a webinar where attendees learned about SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities program. The Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program supports the communities SEPTA serves as a part of its efforts to deliver a seamless lifestyle transit network. Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) support c...
