Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday approved SEPTA's plan to use capital project money to fund daily operations for the next two years, meaning the transit authority's "doomsday" service cuts will be reversed and a 21.5% fare increase will take effect Sunday.

Shapiro directed PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll to flex $394 million from SEPTA's capital expenses for operations.

In approving the request, Shapiro's administration instructed the transit authority "to address its structural challenges and report to PennDOT every 120 days the steps taken and progress made to increase efficiencies within the system," according to a news release.

"What we've witnessed over the last few weeks in Philadelphia and in the region with people not being able to get where they need to go, not bein

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