Transportation
Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says
The revelation during a hearing to announce the probable cause or causes of the crash followed plenty of finger-pointing.
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Before Rosa Parks: The fight for Philly transit equity and the Black women on the frontlines
As SEPTA honored Rosa Parks on her birthday, history remembers Caroline LeCount, who risked her life to desegregate 19th century Philadelphia’s streetcars.
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Billy Penn
Getting around on SEPTA is a ‘nightmare,’ so she’s crowdfunding a wheelchair van
Heather Kerstetter is tired of showing up late. The transit authority says upgrades to CCT are coming.
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Who gets paid more than $200,000 at a part-time job? Some former SEPTA managers
The positions are just a sliver of SEPTA’s 9,400-strong workforce, but the handful of part-timers collectively cost the agency about $1 million a year.
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SEPTA urges riders to ‘mask up’ as CDC mandate takes effect
The CDC order allows transit operators to refuse service to unmasked riders. SEPTA said it won’t do that but it urges compliance.
5 years ago
The dark side of the American supermarket
Benjamin Lorr on his book "The Secret Life of Groceries," an investigation into the grocery store industry and the difficult lives of workers along the food supply chain.
Air Date: February 1, 2021
State Rep. Martina White joins SEPTA board
White was one among the lawmakers who signed a letter in December urging Congress to object to Pa.’s Electoral College votes and challenge Biden’s win.
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SEPTA made a push in 2020 to make transit more equitable and now Regional Rail may get the same treatment.
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Billy Penn
More people fell on SEPTA tracks in 2020 than past five years, despite massive ridership drop
The grand majority of falls happen on the Market-Frankford Line.
5 years ago
North Philly intersection reimagined as shady, green gathering space in new plan
A lawn is among the amenities included in the city’s proposed redesign of the intersection of Broad, Erie, and Germantown. The design aims to improve safety and add green.
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Biden Transportation nominee is a friend to Philly bicyclists, advocates say
Biden’s nominee, former NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg came to Philly last year to keynote the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero conference.
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SEPTA reassigns transit cop who attended Trump rally that led to Capitol insurrection
The reassigned SEPTA police officer was one of seven who attended the rally that preceded a deadly insurrection of the U.S. Capitol.
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Unions: Passenger rails need better security, no-ride list
The unions said Wednesday that tougher security measures are needed in light of last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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SEPTA expects to avoid layoffs, service cuts for now as D.C. promises $252M in COVID relief
With the latest round of federal aid, the authority ought to be able to keep things together into 2022, a spokesperson said.
5 years ago
SEPTA police investigating 7 officers who attended Trump rally that preceded Capitol riot
Seven Philadelphia transit cops are under investigation for attending the “Save America Rally" that came before insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol.
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