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City Life

9 Reasons Not to Observe April Fools’ Day in Philly

In some parts of the country, I can see how April Fool’s Day has the potential to be fun. Everyone likes a good prank, and […]

City Life

Police: Irate Passenger Pulled Knife on SEPTA Bus Driver

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man seen here, who is wanted for an aggravated assault on a […]

Citified

The Futuristic New SEPTA Trolleys Will Look Like …

Two weeks ago, Citified reported that SEPTA has begun the early procurement phase of a massive, once-in-a-generation overhaul of the aging trolley fleet. Over the next few years, SEPTA […]

City

SEPTA Has Started Painting the Underground Concourse

Last month, we told you about SEPTA’s grand plans for Center City’s underground concourse. We now have some tangible evidence of the upgrade: The columns […]

City Life

SEPTA Will Run Anti-Islam Ads on Buses

SEPTA is giving up the fight: The transit agency has agreed to run anti-Islam ads on its buses rather than continue to fight the American […]

Property

Morning Headlines: SEPTA Talks Makeover at 15th Street Station

SEPTA news has been coming in fast and furious these past few weeks. You may remember that our super-cool sister blog Citified brought you the […]

City Life

SEPTA Unveils Renderings of 15th Street Station Renovations

There’s good news, bad news and “bad news with a but” about the long-planned, long-delayed reconstruction of City Hall Station on the Broad Street Line […]

Citified

Sleek, Modern Trolleys Coming to Philly

Philadelphia has the largest trolley system in the nation, a title it’s held since the 1970s. But the old-school tanks climbing up and down city streets look like […]

Citified

The Country’s Lead Foot Rebounded in 2014

For the first time since 2008, Americans logged more than 3 trillion miles of driving last year. That’s according to new data released by the Federal Highway […]

City Life

Judge: SEPTA Must Run Ads Comparing Muslims to Hitler

A federal judge has ruled that SEPTA must run anti-Islam ads that compare Muslims to Hitler. Last year, we told you about the American Freedom […]

Citified

SEPTA Ridership Was Down in 2014—Are Millennials to Blame?

After record-breaking ridership on SEPTA in 2013, fewer Philadelphians took public transit last year, according to a new report from the American Public Transportation Association […]

Septa regional rail train
Citified

SEPTA Key: Will Students Ride For “Free”?

SEPTA Key—the transit agency’s next-gen fare payment system—is still in its pilot stage, two years after the transition away from tokens and cash was supposed to […]

Septa regional rail train
City Life

Live Wires Fall on SEPTA Train, Halt Traffic

[UPDATE] SEPTA reports that shuttle buses are currently operating between Glenside and Warminster in both directions until further notice. Warminster: Shuttle buses are operating between […]

City Life

SEPTA’s Got Big Plans for Underground Concourse

  Three and a half miles of concourses run under the streets of Center City Philadelphia. One can walk from 8th and Market all the […]

City Life

Arrest Made in Attempted Rape at Center City SEPTA Station

Philadelphia police have announced the arrest of 26-year-old Reginald Green of Southwest Philadelphia for the attempted rape of a 27-year-old woman at SEPTA’s Jefferson Station […]