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Transportation community mourns Louis J. Gambaccini, a SEPTA legend and founder of NJ Transit
- Thursday, August 23, 2018
- By Evan Bowen-Gaddy
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Louis J. Gambaccini, a former general manager of SEPTA and the first chairman of New Jersey Transit's board, died at his home in Skillman, N.J., on Aug. 19. He was 87 years old.…
SEPTA tweaks Key card costs
- Friday, April 6, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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It’s a common critique of modern capitalism that our society does not value something until there is a price on it. Starting this May, SEPTA will force riders to assign a…
Price tag on Navy Yard subway extension could double original estimate
- Thursday, April 5, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Extending the Broad Street Subway to the Navy Yard would cost upwards of $380 million more than originally anticipated when the proposal to extend the city’s north-south transit line down to…
SEPTA to end token sales at bus depots and most Regional Rail stations
- Friday, March 2, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Did you know you could go to a SEPTA bus depot — the cavernous maintenance facilities where buses park when they’re not out on their routes — and buy SEPTA tokens?…
Health Department authorizes SEPTA natural gas plant in Nicetown
- Friday, December 1, 2017
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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On Wednesday, Philadelphia Air Management Services (AMS) issued a permit allowing SEPTA to move ahead with its proposed natural-gas power plant in Nicetown. Local environmentalists had fought the SEPTA proposal for…
New, easier-to-use SEPTA App offers real-time ETAs
- Thursday, November 16, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA released a new mobile app Wednesday night. Called SEPTA beta, it’s a major overhaul of SEPTA’s oft-derided old app. Users will notice some big changes: A brand new interface, the…
SEPTA showcases plans for cleaner, greener commutes with updated energy action plan
- Tuesday, November 7, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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If you want to reduce carbon emissions, one of the easiest and most effective things you can do is to trade in your daily commute by car for taking the bus.…
Why "slippery rail season" ruins your commute
- Tuesday, November 7, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Note: It's that time of year again, when the leaves change color and blanket the ground in a variegated cover. This is a repost of an article we ran November…
Planning Commission, SEPTA offer vision of improved trails and transit along the Wissahickon
- Tuesday, October 31, 2017
- By Hayden Mitman
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In the coming years, one of SEPTA’s busiest transportation facilities could see an overhaul while the Schuylkill River Trail may, finally, connect through Manayunk, thanks to the Wissahickon Gateway Plan. On…
SEPTA advances plan for NHSL extension to King of Prussia, but some residents aren’t on board
- Friday, October 27, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA recently took another laborious step in the long journey to extending the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) to King of Prussia, releasing a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in conjunction…
“Excellent” transportation network driving force behind Philly’s pitch to Amazon
- Wednesday, October 18, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Like nearly every other city in North America, Philadelphia is putting the final touches on its bid to convince Amazon to build its second headquarters here ahead of Thursday’s deadline. The…
Analysis: How SEPTA can turn Regional Rail in Philly into high-frequency rapid transit
- Tuesday, October 10, 2017
- By Alon Levy
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Philadelphia has a bunch of passenger rail lines, but only a few fast and frequent enough to be considered “rapid”: PATCO and SEPTA’s Broad Street and the Market Frankford Elevated Lines.…
Equipment failure and a “loud bang” cause SEPTA riders to flee stopped Regional Rail train, shutting down Center City service
- Wednesday, September 27, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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During rush hour Wednesday evening, SEPTA stopped all Regional Rail trains through Center City after some passengers on a stopped train jumped from it after hearing a loud bang. According to…
Train derails on Market Frankford elevated line, few injuries reported
- Saturday, September 16, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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A SEPTA Market Frankford elevated line train derailed Saturday morning near Spring Garden Station. A SEPTA spokesman said around 30 passengers were on the train at the time it went off…
SEPTA blasts alarm over GOP House budget proposal’s cuts to state transportation funds
- Friday, September 8, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA officials are all train whistles and bus horns this week, warning that Pennsylvania’s ongoing budget woes now threaten their budget and, therefore, your commute. This week, the Republicans in the…
NHSL trains collide at 69th Street Station, 42 injured
- Tuesday, August 22, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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All 42 people on board a SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) train were injured when it crashed early Tuesday morning at the 69th Street Station. The train collided with an empty train…
SEPTA debuts new mobile app allowing riders to text tips to transit police
- Wednesday, August 16, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA introduced a new app this morning to advance its “see something, say something” safety campaign. The SEPTA Transit Watch app will allows riders to “to discretely report safety and security…
Camera shy: Union opposed to SEPTA plan to video monitor employees
- Tuesday, August 15, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA’s largest union is vowing to fight a proposal for live video monitoring of the transit authority’s employees. Representatives from Transport Workers Union Local 234 will meet with management this week…
After hundreds accidentally get multiple Key cards, SEPTA takes a step to fix confusing kiosks
- Thursday, August 10, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA is taking a tentative step towards improving the user interfaces on its new fare card kiosks, piloting a new set of screens at its headquarters. If the user experience (UX)…
You weren’t the only one: After hundreds of riders accidentally get 2nd Key card, SEPTA pledges to fix kiosks, website
- Friday, July 28, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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We all make mistakes. Often, they are our fault, a product of our own haste or laziness or stupidity. These are the blunders which we ourselves must own. We end up…
