Philadelphia commuters are heading into a week of disruption as sweeping SEPTA service cuts take effect Sunday. Trains and buses will run less frequently, and some routes will disappear altogether.

Riders say the changes, which were once a distant concern, are now hitting home.

"I had hoped we were actually going to pull it together, and then when we didn't, I was like — no, they're not actually going to do it," said Tashera Dean, who rides SEPTA to work and graduate classes at Drexel University.

Dean and her friend Susan Mbombab, who also relies on SEPTA for commuting to work, said the upcoming cuts have them dreading their daily trips.

"It's going to make everything horrible. Traffic's going to be horrible," Mbombab said.

Starting Sunday, Aug. 24, SEPTA will begin eliminating 32

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