SEPTA Launches Enforcement Blitz To Crack Down On Fare Evaders In Philadelphia

CBS Philadelphia

April 29, 2025

As SEPTA faces a funding crisis, one of the transit agency's top losses continues to be fare evasion.

Pay your fare or pay a fine of up to $300 — that's the new message SEPTA is sending to riders in an effort to crack down on the high rate of fare evaders getting through the system.

"Some have unfortunately gotten in the habit of not paying," Andrew Busch, a spokesperson for SEPTA, said. "They're either getting around the turnstiles."

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