Transportation

As governments worldwide ease lockdown restrictions and lift bans on international travel, travelers will have lots of questions about how to proceed.

Starting July 13, SEPTA rail riders will be able to tap in and out at card readers at stations and on platforms.

State Rep. Martina White plans a bill that would create two pilot programs using a system in which cameras record and ticket drivers who park in bus lanes.

SEPTA’s board also approved a new fare restructuring plan, a freeze on base cash fares, and the introduction of a new three-day transit pass.

Trains will run hourly weekday service on most lines as the transportation agency gets back on track for the region’s move into the green reopening phase.

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.

A TSA official filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the agency didn't properly train staff, making them a "significant carrier" of the coronavirus.

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.