Former Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday urged his successor’s administration to continue the experimental Zero Fare program that ...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposed budget would slash a benefit that provides free SEPTA passes to city employees, a perk ...

Zero Fare participants had taken about 6.6 million trips on SEPTA since the program started about 18 months ago.

Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke wants to create the Philadelphia Transit Access Fund, a trust for free or reduced-fare transit ...

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

Zero Fare is a two-year pilot program that gives free SEPTA bus, train, trolley and Regional Rail rides to people who live near the poverty line. But it appears the city is not planning to renew the ...

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And we grieve their loss and their suffering. It should not have to be this way," said Mayor Cherelle Parker. Parker, surrounded by city leaders, held a news conference Monday afternoon to break ...

Philadelphia's commerce chief Alba Martinez is stepping down from her post effective May 1 to produce an original musical, ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday unveiled her comprehensive, $2 billion housing plan, which includes providing rental assistance to middle-income workers, a new fixed-rate mortgage program and ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday unveiled a plan to invest $2 billion in programs to build and preserve 30,000 homes for the city and make housing more affordable. She discussed the ...