SEPTA
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 […]
These Philadelphians Really Don’t Like the Flower Show
I only have bits and pieces, but what I remember is vivid. I was six, I think. I’m standing in the middle of the street, […]
Every Step You Take, Every Move You Make, SEPTA’s Watching You
Forget Big Brother. You know who really keeps an eye on Philly? SEPTA, that’s who. (Or, as we’ll be referring to it from now on: […]
Census: Philly Commutes Are Longer Than The National Average
The Inquirer reports on the state of commuting in Philadelphia: “Philadelphia draws 253,000 workers from outside the city every day, while sending 147,000 city residents […]
Man Killed by SEPTA Train at Tasker-Morris
Last night, just before 7 p.m., a man accidentally stumbled onto the tracks at the Tasker-Morris SEPTA station, at which point he was fatally struck […]
Weirdly, SEPTA Earns Praise from the New York Times
Philadelphia is the only major city in the country that still uses subway tokens. AND YET. The New York Times compares SEPTA favorably to the […]