Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has abandoned a proposal to eliminate a program that subsidizes SEPTA fares for low-income ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is reconsidering her decision to end a program that provides free SEPTA passes to ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker had planned to cut funding for both transit subsidies, but now says she's working on keeping them.

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

The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.

Mayor Parker and SEPTA are also discussing extending Zero Fare, which benefits 25,000 low-income Philadelphia residents.

Mayor Parker Announces Continued Support for SEPTA Fare Subsidies -Mayor Cherelle Parker announced plans to maintain funding for SEPTA fare ...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's proposed budget would slash a benefit that provides free SEPTA passes to city employees, a perk that the administration has promoted as a help in ...

The city’s budget proposal put the future of free SEPTA rides for city workers into question, but a new deal ensures the program will remain.

All this can be avoided, the agency says, if Harrisburg can agree on a budget that funds mass transit statewide.

But it appears the city is not planning to renew the program when it runs out of funds in June, based on Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed budget for 2026. "I think that's really disastrous," SEPTA ...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposal to cut the city’s business income and receipts tax (BIRT), based off the Philadelphia Tax ...