Fw: StreetsBlog: The downfall of SEPTA- Philadelphia public transit system - and what can we learn

[Cynthia Palmer]

Bad news for Philadelphia.

Thx Pam for forwarding. c.

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Subject: StreetsBlog: Sad news for SEPTA - what can we learn

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The Fall of Philadelphia

by Guest Author

August 27, 2025

“Cutting almost half of a transit system is not a way to make it more efficient. It more like asking whether you’d like to keep your heart or your lungs.”

Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone

by Guest Author

August 27, 2025

Deep cuts to Philadelphia’s transit system will have devastating impacts in the City of Brotherly Love — and other cities may be next.