HARRISBURG — The top Democrats involved in negotiating Pennsylvania’s state budget have repeatedly said a mass transit funding increase is a priority to them, as SEPTA and transit systems ...

Officials say new state money could forestall some planned cuts. "We have to budget not on hope but on reality,” SEPTA General Manager Scott A. Sauer has said.

General manager Scott Sauer says the plan will 'dismantle' the region's public transportation system unless the state ...

Depriving public transit of needed resources will have economic impacts throughout the commonwealth, write the leaders of ...

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis was joined by other state leaders Tuesday morning to emphasize the need for immediate investment in the ...

SEPTA's proposed budget includes fare hikes and significant service cuts because of a budget deficit. Public transit advocates are urging lawmakers to secure necessary funding to avoid devastating ...

As SEPTA faces a funding crisis and a looming “death spiral,” the transit agency began their efforts to stop fare evaders from costing them even more money. SEPTA began installing signs at ...

Cutting costs. SEPTA has been responding to this funding crisis by cutting costs and generating new revenue. Aggressive austerity measures, including a freeze on management pay and cuts to third ...