SEPTA announced proposed fare adjustments, including the elimination of a number of discounts, as the Authority faces a $240 million annual budget deficit with the exhaustion of federal COVID relief funds. Complete details on the fare proposal, including fare tables, tariffs and public hearing information are available on SEPTA’s website at https://wwww.septa.org/bulletins/fall-2024-proposed-fare-adjustments/

Public hearings will be held on October 16 at 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Interested individuals will be able to participate in-person, at SEPTA Headquarters, or virtually via WebEx. Individuals may submit comments via email on the proposed fare modifications to operatingbudget@septa.org, provide oral comments via voicemail by calling 215-580-7772, or file written comments by mailing to the Director of Operating Budgets, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market St., 9th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107. To be included in the official public record, comments must be received by Friday, October 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM.  Information on how your constituents can provide comment and feedback is available on the Fall 2024 Proposed Fare Adjustments page on SEPTA’s website.

Pending approval by the SEPTA Board on November 21, these proposed fare adjustments would go into effect on December 1.

SEPTA is reminding customers of the continued phased reinstatement of parking fees at surface lots and parking garages.   Full details – including information on the new parking app – are posted on SEPTA’s website at https://wwww.septa.org/news/parking-fee-reinstatement/.

New SEPTA Park App Now Available for Download –

For added convenience, SEPTA is offering customers multiple options to pay for parking, including the SEPTA Park app, which is now available for download in the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

At Stations, traditional slot boxes are being phased out and replaced with modern pay stations, which are being installed at all surface lots and garages. The new system will provide several convenient options to pay for parking: customers will enter the license plate number to pay for parking, not the space number.  These pay stations will accept credit/debit card, contactless payment (Apple, Google, Samsung Pay) and coins.

Customers should visit the Parking Fee Reinstatement page on SEPTA’s website to see when parking fees resume at their station and to prepare for travel by downloading the SEPTA Park App and learning more about the different ways to pay.

What to Know –

Schedule:

The phased launch began on September 23 and will continue through approximately November 15. Customers can view the complete schedule by visiting https://wwww.septa.org/news/parking-fee-reinstatement/. Stations coming on this week:

+ Monday (10/7): Cornwells Heights Station (Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Croydon Station (Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Bethayres Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Woodbourne Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Philmont Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Langhorne Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Somerton Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Yardley Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Warminster Station (Warminster Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Ardsley Station (Warminster Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Bryn Mawr Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Haverford Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Overbrook Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Radnor Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Colmar Station (Lansdale/Doylestown Line)

+ Friday (10/11): 69^th Street Transportation Center (Market Frankford [L])

Fees:

·       As part of the reinstatement, daily parking rates at SEPTA-owned surface lots will increase to $2 from $1 and to $4 from $2 at the three garages: Frankford Transportation Center, Norristown, and Lansdal

·       Parking at surface lots will remain free on weekends and major holidays.

Other Tips:

·       Monthly permit parking fees at SEPTA-operated station surface lots and parking garages remain suspended until further notice.

·       All license plates must be visible from the parking aisles.  Customers are instructed to do not back in or pull through.

Collection of parking fees had been suspended for about four years during the pandemic and to attract customers back to the system in recovery.  Ridership on Regional Rail continues to grow, particularly on weekends, and SEPTA is addressing this increased customer demand with service adjustments included in the new Regional Rail schedules that went into effect on September 8.