SEPTA
SEPTA Doubles Number of El, Broad Street Subway Stops for Pope Visit
SEPTA announced today it has doubled the number of stops on the Broad Street Subway and Market-Frankford El that will be open for Pope Francis’ […]
Eastern Half of The Gallery to Shutter in October
Officials from SEPTA and PATCO confirmed today that PREIT plans to shut down the eastern half of the Gallery mall on October 2nd, as the developer commences […]
SEPTA Increasing Train Service for Made in America
Center City will be a mess this weekend, with thousands of revelers heading to the Parkway for the 2015 Made in America Festival, which takes place […]
SEPTA Offers Optimism, Map for Pope’s Visit
“Nothing gets you closer to the pope than SEPTA.” Those were the exact words of SEPTA general manager Joseph M. Casey during a Thursday briefing, […]
Passenger Says SEPTA Driver Mocked His Disability
A Philadelphia man says a SEPTA bus driver mocked his disability during a 2013 ride. “Get up and give me some money,” the driver allegedly told […]
SEPTA Is Trying to Become More Bike Friendly
SEPTA Regional Rail is booming. Last year the service set a ridership record: 37.4 million trips were made last year. To meet demand, SEPTA is buying new […]
SEPTA Got Better with Joe Casey at the Bat
Running a large transit system may just be one of the most thankless tasks anyone could take on. You have the responsibility for moving hundreds […]
Philly Among Metros With the Biggest Drop in Car Commuters
The Philadelphia region is one of 15 large metropolitan areas in the country that saw the steepest declines in automobile commuters in recent years. About 80.5 percent of Philly workers traveled […]
SEPTA Papal Pass Lottery for Suburban Trolleys, Norristown High Speed Line Open Now
SEPTA today opened the lottery for three-day papal passes on its suburban transit routes — the Norristown High Speed Line and Trolley routes 101 and 102. […]
Mazzoni Center: Court Ruling on SEPTA Doesn’t Add Up
We’ve been carefully following Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s decision late last Friday that claimed that SEPTA did not have to follow Philadelphia city ordinances which prohibit […]
Report: SEPTA on Track With Safety Improvements
By year’s end, SEPTA may well be running one of the safest passenger rail systems in the United States. That’s because the transit agency is […]
SEPTA Issues Full Statement on Recent Court Proceedings
A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently ruled that SEPTA was not subject to a Philadelphia ordinance banning discrimination against sexual orientation or gender identity. This morning, we […]
SEPTA: Legal Disagreement “Had Nothing To Do” With Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Last week, we reported that a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that SEPTA was not subject to Philadelphia’s ordinance that protects against sexual orientation and gender identity […]
Court: SEPTA Can Discriminate Against You For Your Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
NBC 10 is reporting that a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that SEPTA isn’t subject to Philadelphia’s city ordinance which bans discrimination against sexual orientation and […]
SEPTA Announces Pope Pass Lottery for Suburban Lines
SEPTA has announced a 3-day online lottery for passengers wishing to ride the Norristown High Speed Line or the 101/102 trolley routes during the weekend […]