On Friday, Aug. 29, a Common Pleas Court judge ordered SEPTA to halt all service cuts and fare increases that were not already in place.
The injunction is the result of an ongoing lawsuit against SEPTA, filed by attorney George Bochetto on behalf of a consumer advocate and two city residents claiming SEPTA’s financial crisis is manufactured.
In an Aug. 31 press release, SEPTA said they are fully complying with the court’s order, stopping service cuts and fare increases that were supposed to go into effect on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday would have seen a 21.5% fare …
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On Friday, Aug. 29, a Common Pleas Court judge ordered SEPTA to halt all service cuts and fare increases that were not already in place.
The injunction is the result of an ongoing lawsuit against SEPTA, filed by attorney George Bochetto on behalf of a consumer advocate and two city residents claiming SEPTA’s financial crisis is manufactured.
In an Aug. 31 press release, SEPTA said they are fully complying with the court’s order, stopping service cuts and fare increases that were supposed to go into effect on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday would have seen a 21.5% fare increase, followed by a 20% service cut on Tuesday. The Aug. 24 cuts will remain in place.
A follow-up hearing on the lawsuit is scheduled for Sept. 4.
