SEPTA
A Snake Was Discovered at a University City Regional Rail Station
The Snakes on a Plane jokes would be too easy. They’d also be inaccurate, because this slithery serpent wasn’t even spotted on a train, but instead was found inside a […]
How to Make the El Less Crowded
During rush hour on the Market-Frankford Line, the air is so thick and opaque. Jockeying for centimeters of space and sandwiched between messenger bags and puffy coats, riders on […]
Assessing SEPTA’s Suicide Prevention Pilot Program
Since 2011, there have been 66 deaths along SEPTA’s train, trolley and subway lines. Forty of those deaths have been ruled suicides. After a high of 10 suicides […]
SEPTA Train Strikes Taxi; Service Suspended
[Update 9:20 am] SEPTA says service is restored. [Original] A SEPTA train has struck a taxi cab in Conshohocken, according to multiple reports. Service on […]
Act 89 Kept SEPTA Trains in Service. Now Funding Is Falling Short.
The state law that has helped SEPTA begin to make progress on its backlog of infrastructure repairs will fall $6 billion short of its funding […]
SEPTA Bus Collided With a School Bus in Fern Rock This Morning
A Route L SEPTA bus collided with a small school bus at approximately 6:05 a.m. this morning at North Park Avenue and West Olney Avenue […]
Man Stabbed On SEPTA Bus
A Friday afternoon bus ride turned violent when a rider was stabbed, sending him to the hospital.
We Won’t Be Driving on the Shoulders of the Schuylkill Expressway Anytime Soon
The news earlier this month that PennDOT is considering opening the shoulders of the Schuylkill Expressway to general traffic at peak hours caused a stir […]
Why SEPTA Transfers Should be Free
Without a doubt, the most influential transportation project in Philadelphia over the last 40 years has been the Center City Commuter Connection. The tunnel, completed in 1984, […]
Upper Merion Residents Seek to Derail KofP Train Proposal
While the business interests and developers in King of Prussia are all in on SEPTA’s proposed Norristown High-Speed Line spur, a bunch of Upper Merion […]
Here’s What Is and Isn’t Running on SEPTA
Here’s the gist of what SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel had to say when he briefed the media at 7 p.m. about the system’s status […]
WATCH: SEPTA’s New Snowblower Could Clear Your Driveway in Seconds
SEPTA has been talking a lot about its new snowblower system, designed to clear the rails in the aftermath of a blizzard like the one […]
Sunday Storm Update: Hello, Sunshine!
After two feet or so of snow, the Great Blizzard of 2016 appears to be over. The mess isn’t. Dawn brought a bright blue sky […]
So Cool: Mount Airy Bike Shop Installs SEPTA Bus Mural with Working Bike Rack
Guys, I just stumbled across a post on the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s blog and I couldn’t not share it with you: It’s all […]
SEPTA Suspending Most Service Saturday Due to Probable Blizzard
Want more proof that this is no ordinary storm? SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel announced at a news conference this morning that almost all service […]