Transportation

The next president will make calls that shape the future of Philly’s beleaguered transportation system. Here’s what local riders need from the White House.

On an 8-hour Emirates flight, with mask-wearing enforced, a whopping 27 COVID-positive people boarded the plane in Dubai. Guess how many passengers got infected?

If as many people with disabilities turned out to vote as those without, then the 2018 midterm election would’ve recorded a whopping 2.35 million more votes.

The funds will support an automated system that prevents trains from being routed into areas where people are working and safety fixes on Grays Avenue.

Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.

Experts say the millions SEPTA spends on overtime is troubling. Meanwhile, the agency says it can't afford things like additional death benefits for workers who died of COVID.

Ridership on Regional Rail is down 90%​. SEPTA must change the system so it can serve essential workers — and draw people back to empty trains.

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.