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Headlines: Big Plan to Cap the Railyards at 30th Street Station Needs You

After the planning process for the 175-acre area surrounding 30th Street Station officially kicked off in January, the Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan is starting to […]

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SEPTA and the Pope’s Visit: Everything You Need to Know

UPDATE [9/22/2015] For the most complete, up-to-date information on SEPTA and other transit services during the pope’s visit, go to Philadelphia magazine’s Complete Pope in […]

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No Pope Ads for SEPTA?

SEPTA’s new ad policy may mean the agency never has to carry ads condemning Islam again — but it might also keep advertisers from welcoming […]

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SEPTA Increasing Train Service for Taylor Swift Concerts

Pop diva Taylor Swift yields a strange amount of powers (just ask Diplo, he’s terrified of her), one of which is her ability to make people […]

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SEPTA, Others Turn to Hackers to Improve Transit

SEPTA and others have turned to hackers to help enhance the mass transit experience throughout Philadelphia. This past weekend, SEPTA and Code for Philly hosted a hack-a-thon […]

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Can SEPTA Plausibly Offer an Uber-like Bus Service?

The prospect of on-demand mass transit — basically the Uber model, but with buses or vans — has been the subject of plenty of speculation […]

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NYT Op-Ed: SEPTA “Censors” Controversial Speech

An op-ed in today’s New York Times accuses SEPTA and transit agencies in New York and Washington D.C. of “censorship” for policies refusing to feature […]

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Why Philadelphians Are Head Over Heels In Love With Their Buses

Earlier this month, statistics came out showing just how much bus ridership in New York City has plummeted there since the Great Recession. Frankly, it’s shocking. There were 162,000 […]

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BizFeed: Bank Plans Philly Layoffs; Google, Facebook Test Payment Systems

1. Big Bank Plans Philly Layoffs The News: Wells Fargo is laying off 89 people in Philadelphia in July. The layoffs affect the bank’s legal order […]

An employee of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority raises his fist in the air, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, while entering a SEPTA bus depot in north Philadelphia. | AP Photo, Joseph Kaczmarek
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SEPTA to Ban Controversial Ads

SEPTA won’t be taking any more anti-Islam ads — but it won’t take any ads for guns or tobacco products on local buses, either. The […]

Citified

The Media Is Vastly Underestimating SEPTA’s Constituency

For the first time ever in a Philadelphia mayoral campaign, all of the candidates in this year’s primary tipped their proverbial hats to the importance […]

City Life

Here Are Maps of All of SEPTA’s Proposed Route Changes

Spring is here, which means it’s time for SEPTA’s annual planning ritual. The Annual Service Plan is where SEPTA lays out the route changes it […]

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Real-Time Digital TransitScreens Coming to Center City Office Buildings

Commerce Square debuted a new outdoor digital screen that will actually be helpful to the throngs of office workers, commuters and visitors in Center City. Brandywine Realty Trust […]

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SEPTA Announces Trenton Line Contingency Plan in Wake of Amtrak Crash

The crash of Amtrak train 188 at Frankford Junction last night also threw SEPTA’s Trenton Regional Rail line out of commission. After throwing extra trains on […]

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SEPTA and Acela Trains Struck Before Amtrak Crash [UPDATED]

UPDATE, 5/13/2015, 3 p.m.: At an afternoon press conference, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said that the SEPTA and Amtrak Acela trains that were struck within […]