(Editor’s note: Originally published July 25. Updated Aug. 24.)

The outcomes that SEPTA officials have described as a “doomsday” scenario is here.

Beginning Sunday, riders are seeing the elimination of 32 bus routes and significant cuts to rail service.

On Sept. 1, the fare increase will begin, spiking bus and metro fares to $2.90, tying New York’s public transportation for the most expensive fare in the country .

That’s not the end. In January 2026, 24 more bus routes will be cut, a rail curfew takes effect and two trolley lines will be converted to bus lines.

As the September cuts begin on the first week of school for many and a return to work for some, these commute changes could have substantial implications for how you go about your day. Billy Penn’s Meir Rinde spoke to sta

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