September 10, 2025 Philadelphia, PA – The SEPTA Youth Advisory Council’s Special Committee to Save SEPTA rejects Governor Josh Shapiro’s call to end transit funding negotiations in lieu of SEPTA’s receipt of ~$400m from Pennsylvania’s...
“SEPTA is the school bus that we use to get to where we need to be” Jaylah Fitzgerald Student, Academy of Palumbo Jaylah Fitzgerald, a junior class of 2026 at the Academy of Palumbo, is one of the many Philadelphia high school students that use SEPTA daily to...
June 5, 2025 Philadelphia, PA – As SEPTA continues its critical push for funding in Harrisburg, Chair Thomas Pyle and the rest of the SEPTA YAC briefed newly appointed SEPTA CEO and General Manager Scott Sauer on their accomplishments in the first half of 2025. This...
Harrisburg, PA – On June 4th, four members of the YAC traveled to Harrisburg PA to participate in Transit for All PA’s rally to save public transit. Departing early in the morning from Amtrak’s 30th street station, our members joined hundreds of...
“SEPTA is built into the fabric of our city” Larissa Jaffe Ward Student, La Salle University Larissa Jaffe Ward- Every morning, Larissa Jaffe Ward began her day on the streets of Northeast Philadelphia. From her home near Bustleton and Devereaux, she...
