Some members of Philadelphia City Council want federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to save SEPTA, which is facing a fiscal cliff.

The bus revolution would have been the agency's first-ever redesign of its bus network, but that's now on hold as federal funding that kept SEPTA afloat during and after the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire,

With the exhaustion of federal pandemic relief aid, SEPTA faces a $240 million annual deficit. It’s planning a pair of price increases that will raise fares about 29% by Jan. 1, and it could begin cutting services later in 2025.

SEPTA has postponed their “Bus Revolution” plan as they continue to grapple with the “transit death spiral” that could lead to historic fare increases and service cuts starting next year.

Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency and has already started crowdsourcing suggestions for cuts online. The 2024 election results suggest that the Trump majority may soon have cause for second thoughts,