Transportation

A labor agreement that averted a possible strike by SEPTA’s largest union will likely be the last helmed by TWU Local 234 President Willie Brown.

To be finalized, the agreement must be ratified by TWU Local 234 members and approved by the SEPTA board.

Superintendent William Hite said schools should remain open to provide students with a “sense of community and support services that they need.”

One Philly bike shop will offer a 10% discount on all bikes with a SEPTA Key card. Other organizations plan to give free rides if a strike happens.

And what to expect this time around.

The U.S.' special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, called the moves historic and celebratory.

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.