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(From this article at Philly.com)
It might be posturing, but nevertheless, he said the system needs $6.5 Billion over the next 10 years to bring it to a "state of good repair" or
SEPTA MAY be forced to eliminate service on nine of its 13 rail lines, shorten two other lines, scrap express subway service and convert all trolley routes to bus routes by 2023 without an infusion of funding from the state, the agency's general manager said yesterday as he outlined a doomsday plan.
It might be posturing, but nevertheless, he said the system needs $6.5 Billion over the next 10 years to bring it to a "state of good repair" or
Without it, he said, SEPTA would end service on the Cynwyd line in 2014, the Media/Elwyn line in 2015 and the Chestnut Hill West line in 2018. Six more lines would be eliminated or shortened by 2023. Under the plan, SEPTA would also get rid of the Broad-Ridge Spur subway and all express subway service.
After debating three plans to increase funding for bridges and mass transit this year, state lawmakers whiffed on all three before summer recess.