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SEPTA Unveils Ambitious "Accelerate" Plan to Modernize Transit System
The plan would expand frequent service to 2 million people and make 100% of trips accessible, SEPTA said.
- On Tuesday, SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer unveiled Accelerate, a 10-year strategic vision featuring system-wide improvements including new trains and updated stations to serve 800,000 daily riders.
- Harrisburg lawmakers and the Shapiro administration failed for the third consecutive year to agree on steady transit funding, leaving temporary aid set to expire by July 1, 2027.
- Currently, only about 60% of rail and subway stations are ADA-accessible, but the initiative targets 100% accessibility. SEPTA is already investing $6 billion in trolley modernization, $1 billion for the El line, and $2 billion for Silverliner train updates.
- Reframing its message, SEPTA presents the proposal as a menu of choices for legislators and officials to visualize potential growth. Sauer stated the agency intends to deliver "more service, not less."
- SEPTA projects a $192 million structural operating deficit for the coming fiscal year, though the agency found about $30 million in annual savings. Sauer noted that difficult decisions remain in Harrisburg to secure the funding required.
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