The Inquirer: SEPTA’s Drexel Station reopens with major upgrades, including efforts to connect it to Amtrak’s 30th Street Station – SEPTA’s newly renovated Drexel Station at 30th Street officially opened on Monday. Station upgrades include new stairs, escalators, elevators, new tiles, and brighter lights. SEPTA’s new way-finding system was also added to this station. Travelers have long wanted the SEPTA station to be reconnected to Amtrak’s William H.Gray III 30th Street Station, and SEPTA extended their elevators to the lower level to accommodate a future connection of the two stations.

WHYY: New Jersey Transit approves a 15% fare hike, the first increase in nearly a decade – For the first time in approximately 10 years, New Jersey Transit’s board of directors approved a 15% fare increase. This increase goes into effect on July 1st and aims to help close over $100 million budget gap for the new fiscal year. This increase also calls for a 3% fare increase annually.

The Inquirer: SEPTA bus overhaul will not exacerbate inequalities, new study says, despite critics’ concerns – The nonprofit think tank TransitCenter completed an independent analysis of SEPTA’s Bus Revolution. The study found that the Bus Revolution would result in minor changes and would not increase inequalities. It also found that residents will be able to access more jobs within 30 to 45 minutes of their start time on weekdays and weekends across all demographics.