Transportation

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.

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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