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.

Just days after announcing a big fare hike, SEPTA is making another major change. The transit agency said it is hitting the brakes on its long-planned "Bus Revolution." That would have been SEPTA’s first-ever re-design of the entire bus network.