The Hub 8/8/2025: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News
“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up-to-date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.
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CBS News: Major SEPTA cuts to hit Philadelphia in less than 3 weeks as lawmakers debate funding. Where do talks stand? – With the state budget over a month overdue and looming SEPTA cuts drifting closer, Philadelphians are still unsure what their transportation options will look like in the near future. SEPTA officials and Philly residents, including students preparing for school commutes, are waiting for a decision from Harrisburg. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman indicated that while there has been some progress, there is still negotiating to be done.
WHYY: SEPTA sets Aug. 14 deadline to ‘begin dismantling’ the transit system without new state funding – In a news release, SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer has announced August 14th as the absolute latest lawmakers have to supply funding before the agency begins its process of dismantling SEPTA services. Officials need 10 days to finalize schedules and update signage and information leading up to the August 24th “doomsday,” when many bus and rail routes will be reduced or eliminated.
BillyPenn: Hundreds rally at City Hall as SEPTA service cuts draw nearer – In the face of impending SEPTA cuts, now only 16 days away, hundreds of local activists and Philadelphians gathered at City Hall to express urgency in the call for state funding. Sen. Nikil Saval, D-Philadelphia, acted as event host, urging attendees to contact representatives along with 10 other speakers. Concerned rally-goers spoke of a reality in which they’d have to pay for Ubers for work every day, and where the number of cars in Center City would drastically increase, causing major congestion.
Other Stories
Streetsblog USA: Zivarts: How ‘Week Without Driving’ Is Having An Impact
NBC10: ‘Time’s up’: Pa. Dems call for GOP lawmakers to approve mass transit funding
6abc: ‘We are left with no other choice’: SEPTA announces new service schedules if funding is not passed
NBC10: Amid ‘death spiral,’ SEPTA releases new schedules reflecting 20% service cuts
Philly Voice: Watch Pa. lawmakers debate SEPTA budget crisis in House Transportation Committee meeting
