SEPTA
If Somebody’s Attacking a SEPTA Officer, SEPTA Would Like You to Not Ignore That, Please
SEPTA officers are getting grumpy about a spate of recent incidents in which officers have been attacked—and the public has just watched, without intervening or […]
Check Out Cool Photos From SEPTA’s Abandoned Spring Garden Station
Streets Dept: Closed in 1989 due to low ridership and safety concerns after nearly 60 years in service, SEPTA’s Spring Garden Street Station on the […]
Philadelphia Mourns the Retirement of SEPTA’s Greatest Bus Driver
Anyone familiar with the No. 2 bus, which runs from Pulaski and Hunting Park to 20th and Johnston through Center City, will know Joe Wilson. […]
WATCH: 1950s Philadelphia Transportation Company Film Reminds Workers Not to Fight With Customers
This is awesome. The opening minute or so makes us want to do a Mystery Science Theater 3000-style voiceover. “PHILADELPHIA! LAND OF TRAINS!” But the […]
30 Mobile Apps Every Philadelphian Should Have on their iPhone or Android Device
You like lists. You like your smartphone. You like where you live. So how about a list of the best apps and mobile-optimized sites that […]
Bob Casey is Right: Let’s Tax Pennsylvania’s Drivers to Save SEPTA
On the surface, the proposal Sen. Bob Casey made this week at 30th Street Station seems like it was designed in a lab to infuriate […]
SEPTA Unveils Doomsday Budget Scenario: Kiss Regional Rail Goodbye?
The Inquirer reports SEPTA has “drafted a doomsday plan to eliminate 9 of its 13 rail lines and shorten two others, close a subway line, […]
Now You Can Park Cheap for Sunday’s Eagles Game, Too
We already told you that the Broad Street Line will be free on Sunday to take to and from the Eagles game. Now, even more […]
Broad Street Line Will Be Free Sunday for Eagles Game
Philadelphia Business Journal: Philadelphia Eagles Fans can get a free ride to Sunday’s home opener against the San Diego Chargers. MillerCoors and SEPTA, both marketing partners […]
Only One Third of Center City Workers Drive to Their Jobs
Looks like millennials aren’t the only ones driving less these days—at least in Center City. According to a survey from the Center City District, just […]
Put the R Back in Regional Rail! Readers Respond.
Last week in this space, I launched a campaign to urge SEPTA to reverse the decision it made last year to drop the R-number route […]
Bring Back the R-Numbers!
“To us, they’ll always be R5 stations.” So said this magazine’s staff last December, in the issue where they listed the “76 Things We Love […]
Philly Still Leads Country in Smartphone Thefts
NBC 10 reports on a study from mobile security firm Lockout, which re-affirms that Philadelphia is just a lousy place to hang onto your smartphone. […]
6 Phantom SEPTA Subways, and Where to Find Them
The Roosevelt Boulevard subway isn’t the only rapid transit line Philadelphia was supposed to have but never got. There are actually a whole bunch of […]
SEPTA Nears Goal of Installing 20th Century Technology to Collect Fares
CBS Philly has an extensive rundown of SEPTA’s plans to use electronic kiosks to distribute tickets for its buses, trolleys and trains. A trial run […]