Tag: SEPTA

The positions are just a sliver of SEPTA’s 9,400-strong workforce, but the handful of part-timers collectively cost the agency about $1 million a year.

The CDC order allows transit operators to refuse service to unmasked riders. SEPTA said it won’t do that but it urges compliance.

SEPTA made a push in 2020 to make transit more equitable and now Regional Rail may get the same treatment.

With the latest round of federal aid, the authority ought to be able to keep things together into 2022, a spokesperson said.

If a SEPTA employee needs to quarantine a third time, they must use their own sick leave and benefits that provide 50% of their pay.

The 1990s’-era M-4 cars have required a steady stream of repairs at a time when SEPTA faces an unprecedented fiscal challenge.

The redesign is expected to kick off in early 2021 and last for three years with the goal of adapting the city’s bus network to meet changing demands.

The automatic passenger counting system that checks SEPTA buses and trolleys for overcrowding remains inactive about four months after the malware attack.

Together, the institutions will pursue more than $600,000 in federal funding to develop and test new air and surface cleaning technology.

The transit agency was set to increase fares at the start of the new year in January.

SEPTA and other transit agencies are facing a massive funding shortfall that could imperil operations in 2021.

One Philadelphia bus line is experiencing crowding, according to its riders. The issue points to concerns about how to safely ride transit during a pandemic.

SEPTA officials say they will not put frontline employees in a position to enforce the agency’s mask requirement.

You probably don’t recognize Elvira Méndez by name, but you know her voice if you ride SEPTA .This Election Day marks her first presidential ballot.

The next president will make calls that shape the future of Philly’s beleaguered transportation system. Here’s what local riders need from the White House.