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SEPTA proposes 15 service and route changes for 2016, seeks public input
- Tuesday, March 3, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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- 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
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SEPTA officials discussed formal proposals to alter over a dozen bus routes with members of the public at an open house today, beginning the fiscal year 2016 Annual Service Plan review.…
SEPTA Board update: Agency posts ridership gains in January; annual officer elections
- Friday, February 27, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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Meet the new SEPTA Board, same as the old SEPTA board (pretty much). The SEPTA Board met Thursday for its regular and annual meeting, electing its officers for the year, welcoming…
Can SEPTA Key unlock a better tomorrow or will it lock in bitter disappointment?
- Thursday, February 26, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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- 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
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4,323. That’s how many words long SEPTA’s FAQ is for its new fare system, SEPTA Key. That’s longer than Hamlet’s oft cut play-within-a-play by a solid thousand words. And just like…
Delays reported on the SEPTA Key: "Sometime in 2015" for most lines, March 2016 for regional rail
- Wednesday, February 25, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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- 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia PA
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It seems as though SEPTA officials have learned to stop giving estimates for the launch of SEPTA Key, given how often it's been pushed back. “Sometime in 2015” for the…
What SEPTA’s doing about the lack of women working in public transit
- Wednesday, February 18, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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Following PlanPhilly’s somewhat surprising discovery that SEPTA’s ridership apparently is more predominantly female than any other public transportation system in the nation (which themselves were all predominantly female), we decided to…
SEPTA races to comply with federal law that other transit authorities ignore
- Monday, February 9, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA is on pace to meet a federal mandate to implement a safety system known as Positive Train Control (PTC) by the end of this year. If it does, it will…
Will plans for 30th St. Station District include capping rail yards? That's up to you
- Thursday, January 29, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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- 2955 Market Street
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A lot of people have a lot of big plans for 30th Street Station – capping the rail yard to its North, re-opening the tunnel between it and the Market-Frankford Line…
SEPTA has largest percentage of female riders – 64% - among large transit agencies
- Monday, January 26, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, lonelier Philadelphians will be riding the singles circuit around town, cruising the bars. But if you’re looking for the woman of your dreams, you might be better…
Next to arrive on all SEPTA platforms: real time ETA data
- Friday, January 23, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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If all goes according to plan, riders will barely recognize SEPTA in two years. Like the protagonist of a 90’s teen movie, SEPTA is in the midst of transforming itself…
A Miracle on the 34 Line
- Monday, December 22, 2014
- By Jim Saksa
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- 7311 Elmwood Avenue, Philadelphia PA
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Santa takes a flying reindeer sleigh, but most of us commute to work using something a bit more pedestrian, like SEPTA. But every holiday season, a handful of trolley operators and…
Not all those who wander are lost ... but most are: A wayfinding tour of City Hall
- Monday, September 29, 2014
- By Jim Saksa
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- 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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It didn’t take long for it to happen. If you spend any amount of time wandering around City Hall, it’ll happen. “Hi, do you need help finding something?” City Hall is…
Mid-year review: 2014 transportation predictions
- Tuesday, June 24, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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This winter PlanPhilly looked ahead at 2014 and noted four exciting transportation-related projects scheduled for completion: SEPTA's New Payment Technology (NPT), bike share, the Schuylkill River Boardwalk and the Dilworth Plaza…
SEPTA New Payment Technology more than a year behind schedule
- Tuesday, June 17, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeff Knueppel can “neither confirm nor deny” whether or not New Payment Technology (NPT) – the electronic payment system SEPTA is building to replace tokens – will…
SEPTA approves operating and capital budgets, concourse maintenance, service plan
- Friday, May 23, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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In a matter of minutes Thursday, the SEPTA board approved a $1.327 billion oprating budget and $571.77 million capital budget *, agreed to take over maintenance of the Center City transit…
SEPTA presents corporate roadmap
- Thursday, May 22, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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SEPTA’s board will vote Thursday on the fiscal year 2015 operating and capital budgets. In April, SEPTA presented its fiscal year 2015 service plan, and in January, SEPTA released its “Catching…
SEPTA recovers from $4 million-plus deficit
- Thursday, May 22, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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At one point this year, SEPTA had an operating deficit of $4.2 million. The authority has reduced that to a $1.3 million operating deficit, and Chief Financial Officer Rich Burnfield said…
SEPTA's savings make 23rd & Venango makeover possible
- Thursday, May 15, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 23rd & Venango Streets, Philadelphia PA
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Crafty financing and shrewd management allowed SEPTA to break ground on the reconstruction of the 23rd and Venango Bus Loop yesterday. The $1.4 million project is being done with federal funds…
Video helped save SEPTA $11 million in injury, damages claims
- Thursday, May 8, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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The 17,659 surveillance cameras SEPTA has in its vehicles and stations have contributed to a significant decrease in the amount of money SEPTA spends on injury and damages claims, and in…
Record riders used Broad Street Line for Broad Street Run
- Tuesday, May 6, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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The Broad Street Line broke its Broad Street Run ridership record by nearly 2,000 riders Sunday, when 72,678 entries were recorded. The Broad Street Run's 40,000-plus runners are responsible for the…
SEPTA capital budget highlights ... or, what a difference a year makes
- Monday, April 28, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 1234 Market Street
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The impact of the Pennsylvania state transportation funding package is becoming increasingly evident now that SEPTA has outlined its fiscal year 2015 and 12-year capital budgets. In FY 2015, SEPTA…
