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January 20, 2005


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SEPTA fare hikes, service cuts near implementation

Gov. Ed Rendell issued a last-minute stay on Dec. 20 to postpone a plan for service cuts and fare hikes for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that was scheduled to take effect in January 2005. The plan will still be implemented if movement towards increased SEPTA funding does not take place by Feb. 27.

SEPTA’s proposal calls for a reduction by 20 percent in all services on regional rail lines, buses, subways and trolleys, coupled with a 25 percent increase in fares phased in…

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