Tag: SEPTA

SEPTA riders may encounter consultants surveying riders about their experiences commuting as soon as Monday.

SEPTA is treading on uncertain financial footing as it prepares to enter the new fiscal year.

SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said the Market-Frankford Line station is now a model for other stations in the system.

The transit agency’s spending plan relies on a temporary cash infusion of $1.5 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds.

Artist Tom Judd reshuffled historic images in his massive collage inside the 5th St. SEPTA station.

On April 23 at 8 p.m. SEPTA will shut down the elevators at the station for repairs. No date has been set on when they’ll reopen yet.

Many people choose cars over transit for valid reasons. When we blame an abstract concept, we ignore the implicit call for change in their voices.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges racism played a role in an employee losing out on a promotion.

Negotiations are still underway for a forthcoming community benefits agreement. Amazon said it did not intend to make major alterations to its proposal.

SEPTA reopened the Kensington station Monday with a heavier police presence and a cleaner environment for the hundreds of people who rely on the El stop.

Riders can now tap their SEPTA Key card at the platform validators or turnstiles at the beginning and end of their trip and load weekly and monthly passes on to the card.

The Market-Frankford Line station will reopen Sunday to local residents. It opens officially at 5 a.m. Monday.

SEPTA’s trolley modernization project faces a setback after Amazon outbid the agency on a Southwest Philadelphia parcel it wanted to turn into a trolley barn.

The temporarily closed Somerset Station on the Market Frankford Line could reopen by May — and when riders return, they can expect to see a police presence.

Tamara Russell hit the streets to talk to Philadelphians about SEPTA and their perceptions of safety within the transit system.