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Riders tell SEPTA they want an end to service cuts

Septa buses on some routes at peak times remain crowded, riders' union says.

Transit-rider activists speak about service cutbacks and crowded buses at a rally outside SEPTA headquarters in Center City Monday, while the transit agency was holding a virtual budget hearing. They're calling for more service as pandemic restrictions ease. The event was organized by the Philly Transit Riders Union.
Transit-rider activists speak about service cutbacks and crowded buses at a rally outside SEPTA headquarters in Center City Monday, while the transit agency was holding a virtual budget hearing. They're calling for more service as pandemic restrictions ease. The event was organized by the Philly Transit Riders Union.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

SEPTA held an online-only hearing on its proposed new operating budget Monday evening, but the Philly Transit Riders Union organized a rally so people could have their say in person and out loud, without having to worry about wireless connections or conferencing software. They spoke of crowded buses often passing them by during the pandemic, and called for more service at peak times. Philly TRU said it would submit attendees’ comments to the hearing examiner to get them on the record.

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