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Cherelle Parker: “SEPTA has a $10 billion capital backlog.”

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WATCH FULL: Mayor Cherelle Parker holds press conference about SEPTA cuts

Published August 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 31:45

What about SEPTA being safe? Just like we have to make repairs to our aging infrastructure, I want Philadelphians to recognize in southeastern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvanians at large to realize SEPTA has a $10 billion capital backlog. So how do we get there? Lauren? I don't know. But I know that our Philadelphia delegation, legislators, I want to say this to all of them, to those who are. (31:45–31:50)

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“Act 89 delivered over $450 million in recurring revenue for mass transit with SEPTA as a beneficiary.”
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“40% of the revenue that it takes to run the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is generated in southeastern Pennsylvania.”
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“SEPTA is much more than a public transit system. It's the heartbeat of the economic engine for an entire city and region.”
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“Over 700,000 people use SEPTA every day to get to work, to go to school, to go to medical appointments, to attend sporting events, just…”
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“52,000 students take SEPTA every day to get to and from school in Philadelphia.”
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“We estimate that 1,000 city employees will be significantly impacted by these SEPTA service reductions.”
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“About 65,000 senior citizens ride SEPTA in Philadelphia every day to get to a doctor's appointment to see their loved ones.”
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“The city of Philadelphia did the most impactful thing that we could do for SEPTA in June when we passed our Philadelphia budget five year…”
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“For Philadelphia, that started for us in fiscal year 25, we included $133.3 million in our operating budget for SEPTA.”
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“This year's budget, the city has included $135 million in SEPTA subsidy in operating budget.”
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“Our six year capital program is $792 million.”
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“We are collaborating with SEPTA, with the school district, universities, employers, nonprofits and community groups to deploy alternative…”
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“None of that can suffice for fully funded, fully operational at 100% capacity SEPTA.”
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“We want everyone to be aware of the many resources and tools that SEPTA has already launched to assist people.”
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“The city will be leveraging those resources and even training our staff who interact with residents.”
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“Everything that you're going to hear from us today, it has a fiscal impact on the City of Philadelphia.”
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“It is going to have a negative fiscal impact on the city of Philadelphia in our region when we can't get to and from essential places and…”
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“700,000 people on a daily basis [are] dependent on the industry in order to function and survive.”
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“We found those people out of each of those buckets who could get together to cobble up the number of votes that we needed to get something…”
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