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Philly’s Zero Fare program for low-income residents is not in Mayor Parker’s budget
To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.
Mayor Parker wants to cut free SEPTA fare benefit for city workers
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposed budget would slash a benefit that provides free SEPTA passes to city employees, a perk ...
Mayor Parker wants to defund a program that provides free transit passes for low-income people
Zero Fare participants had taken about 6.6 million trips on SEPTA since the program started about 18 months ago.
Program offering free SEPTA rides to low-income Philadelphians on chopping block
Zero Fare is a two-year pilot program that gives free SEPTA bus, train, trolley and Regional Rail rides to people who live near the poverty line. But it appears the city is not planning to renew the ...
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SEPTA fare hikes: Riders can expect 7.5 percent increase starting Dec. 1
PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA has been looking for ways to deal with a $240 million budget deficit, and SEPTA leaders say they have no choice. Just one day after delivering some good news, a settlement ...