On the first day of sweeping SEPTA service cuts, Democratic state lawmakers and community members rallied Sunday at the Warminster, Pennsylvania, SEPTA station, urging Republican leadership in Harrisburg to approve more mass transit funding.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, lawmakers and residents say cuts to SEPTA would affect their community, even cutting some residents off from necessary medical care.

SEPTA cuts will affect not only Bucks County’s rail and bus riders but also increase traffic, likely worsening congestion across the region, writes Chris