Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has abandoned a proposal to eliminate a program that subsidizes SEPTA fares for low-income ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker had planned to cut funding for both transit subsidies, but now says she's working on keeping them.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposed budget would slash a benefit that provides free SEPTA passes to city employees, a perk that the administration has promoted as a help in workforce recruiting and ...

The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.

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

The city’s budget proposal put the future of free SEPTA rides for city workers into question, but a new deal ensures the program will remain.

The School District of Philadelphia is launching a pilot program with AI-backed cameras on 20 buses to capture license plate numbers of cars illegally passing when the stop arm is out to enhance ...

Mayor Parker and SEPTA are also discussing extending Zero Fare, which benefits 25,000 low-income Philadelphia residents.

Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke wants to create the Philadelphia Transit Access Fund, a trust for free or reduced-fare transit ...

based on Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed budget for 2026. "I think that's really disastrous," SEPTA rider Jenny Hourihan from Fairmount said. "These are people who need to get around." ...

Semiquincentennial organizers are feeling optimistic. But without a state funding solution, SEPTA says it can't accommodate ...

Mayor Parker Announces Continued Support for SEPTA Fare Subsidies -Mayor Cherelle Parker announced plans to maintain funding for SEPTA fare ...