PHILADELPHIA — James Kpou was clutching his “senior citizen” fare card for this city’s vast network of buses, subways and light rail trains when he heard the announcement this week over the intercom ...

Last year’s temporary fix relieved the pressure to find long-term funding for transit agencies, setting up another ...

The SEPTA program allows income-eligible users to ride buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail lines for free. Local ...

The rhythmic rumble of the “L” isn’t a death rattle — yet. But Chicago’s public transit systems are set to get gut-punched early next year by a funding deficit in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Last weekend, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) began implementing the first phase of service cuts under its “doomsday budget” adopted in June. These reductions included ...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is requesting an additional $300 million for public transit in the state's upcoming budget. The majority of the proposed funding, about 87%, would go to the large ...

As Chicago-area public transit faces the prospect of major cuts next summer, it’s worth looking at the experience of Philadelphia, the first major U.S. city to go off the so-called transit “fiscal ...