We are now just 16 days away from when the first round of SEPTA cuts will begin if the Pennsylvania legislature doesn’t pass a budget.

SEPTA has been sounding the alarm that this is not a bluff, and 20 percent service cuts are both imminent and ready to deploy if Senate Republicans fail to approve Governor Josh Shapiro’s transit funding proposal. Everyone by now has seen the red signs going up at bus stops around the city announcing service cuts or outright elimination of routes. This is not a test.

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All eyes are on Senate Republicans in Harrisburg, where Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman has continued to make skeptical remarks about transit as recently as last week , while projecting cautious optimism about the budget overall. Budget negotiations a

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