Transportation

This week; the new marijuana decriminalization bills in NJ, how SEPTA is keeping things clean during a pandemic, and a brass ensemble energizing the protests in Philly.

The committee made the suggestion before the board votes on the new fare proposal on June 25. If approved, the new fare plan goes into effect July 1.

The transportation agency is reinforcing a “shared responsibility” approach that relies on both customers and employers doing their part in making sure health safety measures.

Testing by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, led by physician Ala Stanford, will happen at two transit stations weekly.

Face coverings are now required, but police will not enforce the rule.

Road tests and the issuing of new licenses and permits will begin on the tentative date of June 29.

In a release, Chief Press Officer Andrew Busch noted that coverings don’t have to be fancy, they may be as simple as a bandana or repurposed t-shirt.

About 500 fare collectors and other toll workers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are about to those their jobs.

The shutdown was announced amid ongoing protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

SEPTA employees who were sickened by the coronavirus are going back to their workplaces masked up, missing colleagues, and scared for their future.

You can get tickets to D.C. now and NYC next week — and the bus will pick you up in the regular spot, officials say.

At a public hearing on SEPTA’s fare restructuring plan, advocates asked the authority to respond to the coronavirus pandemic with deeper fare reductions.

The SEPTA board will soon vote on a fare proposal created before the pandemic. Should the fare plan change because the economy has changed?

An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The ride-hailing giant is preparing riders and drivers alike for a “new normal” amid the coronavirus pandemic.