Commuters may have fewer options as Metra braces for that fiscal cliff its leadership has been warning about. Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski said the agency could see a 40% reduction in services by 2027.

SEPTA officials are set to propose a "historically high fare increase" and "major service cuts" as the agency grapples with a $240 million budget deficit.

"We want to do the opposite of what we're proposing today," Sauer said. He noted SEPTA's other efforts to increase revenue, including the return of paid parking, saying service cuts alone will not eliminate SEPTA's budget deficit. He called the proposed ...

SEPTA is proposing a major fare increase for 2025. This comes as SEPTA says there is, “no prospect of a statewide solution to help fund theeveryday operating expenses of public transportation systems”.

SEPTA officials say with no prospect of a statewide solution to ease ongoing financial woes, the mass transit provider needs a 'historically high' fare increase and plans 'major cuts' to services in the near future.

Philadelphia’s mass transit system is proposing a 21.5% fare increase starting New Year’s Day and also considering severe service cuts that would take effect in the summer.

SEPTA officials laid out their proposal for a "historically high fare increase" in 2025 that would affect all payment methods, along with "major service cuts." The average fare increase across all transportation modes would go up by nearly 30% — a combination of fare changes proposed in September and additional price increases being put forth in November.

SEPTA is pressing forward with more fare hikes and service cuts in 2025 amid its ballooning budget deficit. Why it matters: The agency is facing the beginning of a "transit death spiral," COO Scott Sauer told reporters Tuesday.

SEPTA is proposing major fare increases and cutting services due to budget problems, something that could soon happen to transit agencies across Pennsylvania, according to a state House representative.