Editing SEPTA (section)

=== Reduced fares ===
SEPTA allows senior citizens to apply for Senior Fare Cards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEPTA Senior Fare Card |url=https://www5.septa.org/travel/fares/senior-fare-card/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |language=en-US}}</ref> This allows them to ride transit services and Regional Rail trains in Pennsylvania for free with identification; fares on Regional Rail trains operating to Delaware or New Jersey are half the weekday fare. Disabled persons may apply for a Reduced Fare Card.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reduced Fare Program |url=https://www5.septa.org/travel/cct/reduced-fare-program/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |language=en-US}}</ref> This allows them to ride transit services for half price and Regional Rail trains for half the weekday fare with identification.

SEPTA allows all children under the age of 12 to ride for free with a fare-paying adult. Children riding alone must pay regular fares.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Children's Fares |url=http://www.septa.org/fares/discount/children.html |access-date=October 23, 2017 |publisher=SEPTA}}</ref> SEPTA offers special fares for students in K–12 schools who ride SEPTA to get to school. The SEPTA Key Student Fare Card program provides students with a SEPTA Key card that can be used for up to 8 trips per school day, between 5:30 AM and 8:00 PM. Cards can be upgraded to be used on Regional Rail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kindergarten through 12th Grade Students |url=http://www.septa.org/fares/discount/students.html |access-date=October 23, 2017 |publisher=SEPTA}}</ref>

SEPTA is currently partnering with the City of Philadelphia on running Zero Fare, a 2-year pilot program that will allow residents who live near or below the [[Poverty threshold]] to ride all services for free.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zero Fare {{!}} Programs and initiatives |url=https://www.phila.gov/programs/zero-fare/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=City of Philadelphia |language=en-US}}</ref> Riders cannot apply on their own. 90% of them will be selected randomly based on age and income, and the remaining 10% will be enrolled through a number of community organizations. SEPTA reported positive results at the end of the first year of the program, during which 24,000 Zero Fare Key Cards were distributed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Cherise |date=2024-10-18 |title=Philadelphia plans to give out free SEPTA fare cards to 20,000 residents in need |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/transportation-and-transit/philadelphia-zero-fare-program-second-year-free-septa-key-card/4003324/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=NBC10 Philadelphia |language=en-US}}</ref> During the second year, SEPTA plans to distribute a further 20,000 cards by June 30, 2025.