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Jalen Carter in action during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys
Community

Eagles issue travel advisory for Thursday’s home opener amid SEPTA cuts

With service cuts that eliminated the express routes still in effect, the Birds are recommending ticketed fans arrive early and carpool.

2 months ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Community
Billy Penn

For SEPTA Regional Rail riders, the headaches just keep coming

Disruptive safety inspections end, but service cuts and fare hikes may kick in soon.

2 months ago

Commuters exit and board the route 4 bus
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The week’s scheduled round of SEPTA fare hikes, service cuts are on pause

A Friday ruling by a Common Pleas Court judge means the week’s expected steep fare hike and cuts in Regional Rail service are postponed.

2 months ago

SEPTA 32 bus at south broad street bus stop
Courts & Law

Judge grants temporary injunction over SEPTA’s service cuts

While current service reductions will remain in place, the reduced service to Regional Rail scheduled for next week has been paused pending another hearing set for Sept. 4.

2 months ago

Phil Murphy speaks
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy seeks restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in N.J. after deadly NYC chopper crash

Murphy noted that the helicopter involved in the April 10 crash was based in Kearny, New Jersey, and plummeted into the Hudson River near the Jersey City waterfront.

2 months ago

A likeness of Walt Whitman is carved on a memorial marker near his grave site in Camden
Community

America’s 250th: NJ Transit launches ‘Jersey Journeys,’ an interactive map showcasing historic sites accessible by bus and trains

The map highlights more than 150 historic sites in New Jersey that can be accessed by bus, light rail and train.

2 months ago

An Uber sign
Urban Planning

Uber offers free rides to Philly seniors amid SEPTA cuts

The partnership between the rideshare giant and local nonprofits will help Philly’s most vulnerable population get around in the wake of SEPTA service cuts.

2 months ago

Listen 0:52
A group of people line up to get onto a SEPTA bus
Urban Planning

Philly bus routes most used by students will be restored next week after Parker announces an advance of city funds

Service will be restored on the 31, 84, 88 and six 400-level routes starting Tuesday. The city will use some of its SEPTA subsidy funds to restore them.

2 months ago

a person walks through traffic in Center City Philadelphia
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

SEPTA cuts could cause Center City gridlock and hurt the economy

Traffic is expected to increase as services go away. Downtown Philly can’t absorb much more, a business group says.

2 months ago

A new Amtrak Acela train on the tracks
NPR
Urban Planning
NPR

Amtrak’s flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade

The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.

2 months ago

George Bochetto speaks
Courts & Law

Lawsuit challenges SEPTA cuts over impact on minority and low-income riders

The lawsuit was filed by local attorney George Bochetto, who previously fought the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza.

2 months ago

Listen 1:29
rallygoers in North Wales hold signs about SEPTA finding
Urban Planning

‘We need SEPTA’: Montgomery County residents, elected officials call for public transit funding

The rally held outside of state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick’s North Wales office comes as state legislators remain deadlocked in budget negotiations.

2 months ago

Carolyn Comitta speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania budget impasse halts millions in state funding to Chester County

Stalled budget negotiations have upended SEPTA operations and are beginning to impact crucial services in Chester County.

2 months ago

Listen 0:55
a sign for discontinued SEPTA service
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia’s mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across U.S.

Reductions are also on the table at transit agencies in Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Pittsburgh.

2 months ago

Mayor Parker and School Superintendent Tony Wattlington at press conference
Politics & Policy

‘It has to end’: Philly City Council, Mayor Parker call on state lawmakers to fund SEPTA

As SEPTA begins its first week with a reduced schedule, Philadelphia lawmakers are calling for new funding to reverse the cuts.

2 months ago

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