PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia is using $135 million to help SEPTA restore bus lines most used by school students.

The money comes from a transit subsidy in the city's 2026 budget and will allow SEPTA to restore routes that were impacted by service cuts.

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"We are proud that our City teams moved quickly with SEPTA to find a way to restore transit services in the areas where students are most affected by the cutbacks that started on the first day of school this week," said Mayor Cherelle Parker.

Service will be augmented on routes that serve a significant number of students to reduce crowding and pass-ups, which will begin next week (September 2nd), by improving frequencies with added buses

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