SEPTA to subsidize tourist shuttle to Zoo, Please Touch
The Philadelphia Phlash tourist shuttle will again serve the Philadelphia Zoo and Please Touch Museum this summer.
The SEPTA Board approved $239,000 in subsidies to the Central Philadelphia Transportation Management Association, an arm of the Center City District, to pay for the service.
Service will run from May through the end of October.
The extension began in 2009 and served 18,000 SEPTA passholders, who can ride the Phlash for free.
In other news, SEPTA experienced an eighth straight month of ridership gains in March.
So far, there have been 10.1 million more total trips by riders this fiscal year than last year, Richard Burnfield, SEPTA’s CFO and treasurer, told the SEPTA Board.
The authority closed the month with a $1.4 million surplus.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Brought to you by PlanPhilly
PlanPhilly
In-depth, original reporting on housing, transportation, and development.
After 4 years, SEPTA reinstates phased-in parking fees. Here’s what to know
Riders will be able to pay for parking fees by using the SEPTA Park app, kiosks, or via text message.
1 month ago
SEPTA Key fails again for some riders, for the fourth time in recent weeks
A SEPTA spokesperson said it hasn't been able to calculate how much money it’s losing because of the issue, but said it could be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
2 months ago
SEPTA to reinstate parking fees in phases starting in late September
Parking fees were suspended in 2020 in an effort to attract customers back to the transit system, SEPTA said.
3 months ago