The sports gambling company FanDuel provided $80,000 to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles season opener on Thursday, SEPTA confirmed with NBC10. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Eagles issued a travel advisory for fans, informing them they would not be running their special sports express trains for Thursday’s matchup against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field due …
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FanDuel has stepped up to provide resources to help fully restore service on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line [B] for Thursday, September 4 so that Philadelphia Eagles fans can safely and efficiently get to-and-from Lincoln Financial Field for the home opener. SEPTA will run regularly scheduled subway trains, plus Sports Express trips, before and after the game. Pre-game, Sports Express trips …
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In light of the uncertainties with respect to SEPTA’s service, the Philadelphia Eagles are issuing fan guidance for Thursday’s home opener at Lincoln Financial Field. Fans with tickets to Thursday’s game should plan to arrive early and allow for additional travel time to Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles are encouraging everyone to be inside the stadium by 7:45 p.m. Parking …
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The City of Philadelphia is using $135 million to help SEPTA restore bus lines most used by school students. The money comes from a transit subsidy in the city’s 2026 budget and will allow SEPTA to restore routes that were impacted by service cuts. The routes will go back into service on Tuesday and help ease overcrowding …
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Philadelphia lawyer George Bochetto demanded SEPTA halt service cuts and said he has been hired by a group of riders to sue the transit agency, in an email sent Sunday night. “SEPTA’s planned service reductions are draconian in nature and will have a severe impact on racial and ethnic minorities and low-income citizens in Southeastern Pennsylvania without any legitimate basis,” …
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SEPTA cuts: Riders bid farewell to the No. 12 bus WHYY Phillies fans urged to plan ahead of Sunday’s game with SEPTA cuts taking effect 6abc Philadelphia What buses, trains is SEPTA cutting? What to know about cuts, new schedules, fare hikes CBS News Riders brace for impact as SEPTA service cuts set to begin on Sunday NBC10 Philadelphia What to know about SEPTA’s …
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SEPTA, the fifth-largest public transit system in the country, is days away from drastic service cuts that would decimate transportation in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. Plagued by a $213 million budget deficit, and with no recurring source of funding, the agency’s crisis roadmap—which will be implemented in the event that it does not receive state funding by next week—includes …
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HARRISBURG — With just four days remaining until SEPTA’s service cuts go into effect Sunday, there is diminishing hope that lawmakers in Pennsylvania’s divided legislature will be able to reach a deal to stop them. Top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro remain at an impasse over how to fund mass transit — as well as on an overall state …
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SEPTA cannot pause massive service cuts in the wake of the Senate’s passage of legislation to move money designated for transit capital operations as temporary operating funds, the transit agency’s top executive said Wednesday. “We will continue with those cuts as scheduled,” Scott Sauer said at a meeting of the state House Rules Committee to decide whether to go forward …
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The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would fund SEPTA and avoid major service cuts at the end of the month, but it’s expected to face challenges from Democrats in the state House. Senators first passed an amendment to the bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Joe Picozzi of Northeast Philadelphia, with a 27-22 vote along party …
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