SEPTA
GOP Legislators Call SEPTA Funding A Form of “Welfare”
Some of our betters in Harrisburg apparently think so. City Paper’s Dan Denvir reports: Funding for SEPTA and other public transit is “subsidizing a minority […]
Richard Branson Should Buy SEPTA
So SEPTA needs money. Lots of it. In fact, a recent report said that unless SEPTA gets more money, the system “… will be forced […]
WATCH: Woman Darts Onto Tracks During NBC’s SEPTA Safety Report
Um, lady, you’re not supposed to do that: View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com.
Property’s Morning Obsession: Steve Powers’ “Love Letter” for Sale
You’ve seen them on the buildings along the route of the Market-Frankford El–artist Steve Powers’ “Love Letter” murals, which are evocative, poignant, funny and one […]
SEPTA: Budget Cuts Creating Grim Outlook
After the Eagles and Phillies, bashing SEPTA is the third-most-loved sport in Philadelphia, which is kind of unfair, because moving tens of thousands of people […]
R.I.P. Bob Machler, DVARP Co-Founder
Bob Machler, co-founder and former VP of the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers (DVARP), died Thursday after a stroke. DVARP is a nonprofit that […]
Another Reason Never Ever to Use Cash on SEPTA
When SEPTA transitions to a tokenless world next year, $1 paper transfers will also go extinct. Instead, if you want to hop from trolley to […]
Commuters Can Pick Up Reading At Suburban Station’s New “Virtual Library”
CBS Philly reports on a new “virtual library” being operated by the Free Library of Philadelphia at Suburban Station; it consists of 76 “brightly colored” […]
Man Jumps onto SEPTA Tracks to Save Another Guy’s Life
At 12:40 p.m. yesterday at the Cecil B. Moore station on the Broad Street line, a man walked off the subway platform (deliberately or not, […]
Three Things to Remember When You Think of the “SEPTA Baby”
Rather than get a righteous outrage worked up over the 15-year-old mom who accidentally left her baby at a SEPTA station Monday because she and […]
Baby Left at SEPTA Station as Mother Tries to Avoid Fare
The Philly Daily News reports about a Philadelphia grandmother and mother who left a baby behind as they tried to navigate SEPTA cheaply on Monday. […]
SEPTA Takes Delivery Of Last New Silverliner Car
The Inquirer reports: SEPTA received its last Silverliner V railcar on Wednesday, completing the long-delayed delivery of 120 new cars purchased in 2006 for $274 […]
New “Cultural Corridor Line” Would Speed Philadelphians Between City’s Top Attractions
The bright bloggers at the Philadelphia Planning Department offer a preview of the “Cultural Corridor Line,” a “rapid bus line” that would transfer passengers speedily […]
The New Pope Must Ride SEPTA
“Habemus Papam,” Cardinal Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran said from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday. Nobody knew what he meant, […]
Say Goodbye to Tokens, Hello to Fare Hikes
Starting July 1, as SEPTA’s been warning us, fare hikes will increase. Cash payments for city transit will go from really convenient $2 to not […]