Transportation

SEPTA says Regional Rail train service will be the best the choice for travel in and around Philadelphia.

SEPTA was at fault for creating the conditions that would allow something so heinous to take place, WHYY columnist Solomon Jones writes.

A possible SEPTA strike of over 5,000 workers in Philadelphia. Major Ben Simmons drama with the 76ers. And, two students who travelled the US documenting pandemic tales.

After a rape on a SEPTA train made national headlines, Philadelphians offer tips on how to interrupt sexual violence.

The current contract expires midnight on Oct. 31.

“There is a narrative out there that people sat on the EL train and watched this transpire and took videos of it for their own gratification,” he said.

Piedmont, a subsidiary of American Airlines, is a regional carrier with hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte that flies to more than 55 cities around the United States.

“It’s still an open investigation, but there is no expectation at this time that we will charge passengers,” said Margie McAboy, spokeswoman for the Delaware County DA.

More than two dozen train stops passed as the man harassed, groped and eventually raped the woman, SEPTA Police Chief Thomas J. Nestel III said.

The country’s first African American secretary of state died Monday at 84.

As Philadelphia officials again push back the deployment of the city’s first traffic enforcement officers, they promise hiring will begin this month.

Negotiations between SEPTA management and its largest labor union are coming down to the wire –– and sources at the union say they’ve hit a wall.

Authorities in Philadelphia say a woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in the presence of other riders. A 35-year-old man was arrested and has been charged.

Police say a vehicle hit pedestrians. One of the victims was reportedly flown to the hospital.

A new report from Mayor Kenney’s administration shows Philly has a long road ahead for efforts to improve traffic safety while making transit more sustainable and equitable.