SEPTA cut 20% service, eliminating 32 bus routes and shortening 16 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania legislature missed August 14, 2025, deadline, causing $213M shortfall SEPTA raised fares 21.5% to $2.90 starting September 1, 2025 50,000 students faced unfamiliar routes on first day of school SEPTA warns of 5 rail line eliminations and 2026 rail curfew if funding isn't secured.