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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · Jun 2

No longer interim!

Congratulations to the new GM of SEPTA, Scott Sauer!

SEPTA's focus on new leadership shows their ongoing commitment to improving the system!

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 31

Transit mentioned!!! Thank you, gov.

Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 28

Glad you could use it!

Thanks for letting us know about the gov's email. His seems to randomly bounce for some people.

We'll resend stuff to him from our side. If you checked the box to have a letter delivered, we'll make sure it gets to him that way as well.

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 25

Thank you to everyone who's used SaveSEPTA.com to contact their reps!

The road to 5,000 starts now! Share with friends if you haven't already.

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 23

So glad we could help!

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 23

We go into a bit more detail on this (as it specifically relates to privatization) here: SaveSEPTA.com/privatization

Save SEPTA! | Don't Privatize SEPTA

Privatizing SEPTA will lose money.

SaveSEPTA.com

Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 23

Hey, thanks for asking! While the day-to-day impact for riders isn't super tangible, that's not the goal of the post.

It's trying to correct the narrative that SEPTA is wasteful/corrupt, as those who oppose funding it say. SEPTA effectively uses taxpayer dollars, and should be entrusted with more.

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 22

Get this message to your representatives: SaveSEPTA.com/privatization

Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 22

SEPTA is the most efficient transit system of its size!

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 21

Tell your representatives to keep SEPTA public at SaveSEPTA.com/privatization
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Save SEPTA! | Don't Privatize SEPTA

Privatizing SEPTA will lose money.

SaveSEPTA.com

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 21

Compared to its peers, SEPTA is the most efficient transit system. Compared to its peers that privatize? They blow them out of the water.
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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 21

Privatizing SEPTA is NOT fiscally responsible. (Thread)
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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 20

More for our trains. Design inspired by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

Pennsylvania:

Billions for highway lanes,
Breadcrumbs for our trains

Save SEPTA
SaveSEPTA.com

Design inspired by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 19

SEPTA's not bluffing. Act NOW to SaveSEPTA!

IS SEPTA BLUFFING?

Short Answer: No

Swipe for the long answer

SEPTA may cut some of its most popular regional rail lines including: Paoli/Thorndale (most popular, 2.8M rides/year), Trenton (4th most popular, 2.3M rides/year), and Wilmington/Newark (1.25M rides/year).

A lot more will be cut. Check the link in bio for more details.

SEPTA rents the lines from the last slide from Amtrak.

On top of operating the lines, SEPTA also has to pay rent to Amtrak. Cutting these lines allows them to save on both rent and operations.

SEPTA also legally has to maintain rails they own, even if they don't run any trains!

This means cutting a SEPTA-owned line saves a lot less money since SEPTA still has to pay for maintenance.

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 18

WATCH: New Jersey MOCKS Pennsylvania's REFUSAL to fund transit

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IndivisiblePHL ❌👑 @indivisiblephl.bsky.social · May 14

CALL PA Senator Joe Pittman - and demand he not cripple Pennsylvania by failing to vote to #FundSepta @savesepta.com - cite the NBC10 Article Above: (717) 787-8724 [email protected]

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Save SEPTA! @savesepta.com · May 6

We do not unfortunately, I believe Save the Train (the Chestnut Hill people) do.

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Tim @timrinehart.bsky.social · May 6

@SaveSEPTA.com 4 of the SEPTA routes I ride will be affected by the proposed cuts!

Check if the SEPTA routes you ride will be affected: savesepta.com/am-i-affected

Save SEPTA! | Am I Affected?

Find out if your SEPTA routes or commute will be affected by SEPTA cuts.

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Apr 30

How Far do your tax dollars for Transit go?

After people complaining over and over that SEPTA was inefficient, I had to run the numbers of Ridership to Operating budgets and would you look at that.
Not only is SEPTA good with money, but they are literally the best in the US

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IndivisiblePHL ❌👑 @indivisiblephl.bsky.social · Apr 29

Our latest Newsletter is out! This weeks newsletter includes information on this Thursday’s #AFL-CIO #MayDay rally (with a very Special Guest!), what You can do to help #SaveSepta, and this weeks’ Calls To Action! @savesepta.com prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/T...