Transportation

A small number of SEPTA managers and police officers, through overtime, earned annual pay comparable to Mayor Jim Kenney and other public executives.

The union that represents SEPTA workers fought for a $500,000 death benefit — a payout that New York’s MTA provided over the summer.

Detractors include the insurance industry, SEPTA and the Kenney administration.

UPenn professor Erick Guerra said increased alcohol consumption and less congested streets — both side effects of COVID-19 — were behind the spike.

The third-largest fleet of electric buses in the United States is stuck in the garage.

New Jersey Transit bus and rail riders can now find out how many passengers they’ll be joining for their trips.

Transportation officials say the increases are needed to fund a 10-year, $24 billion capital improvement program and provide critical funding for New Jersey Transit.

The Trenton Health Team will launch the program sometime this fall with help from an AARP grant.

People are understandably worried about the risks of contagion and being trapped in an enclosed space for the duration of a trip.

A previous law requires the state to raise the gasoline tax when revenue targets are not being met. In New Jersey, officials say gas sales have been off during the pandemic.

Snaking from Bucks County to the top of the El in Frankford, the route connects shops, offices, residences and nursing homes.

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SEPTA GM Leslie Richards told lawmakers that transit services, including the Broad-Ridge Spur, would vanish without funding from Harrisburg.

Among the things the coronavirus pandemic is changing is how people get around. People are walking, biking and driving more, but using buses, trains and Uber less.

Some districts say they’ll continue to take these students to school, as usual, even though their own campuses are closed, while other districts plan to cancel bus service.