Transportation
Coronavirus shutdown prompts SEPTA to reduce Regional Rail and city transit service
SEPTA will reduce Regional Rail service by 25% for the next two weeks and reductions are coming to city train and bus lines, too.
6 years ago
Riding smart: SEPTA commuters take safety precautions amid coronavirus
As ridership numbers drop, the SEPTA riders left on emptier trains take up new safety practices.
6 years ago
Q&A: New travel ban shakes up airlines, passengers
The ban will affect 7,300 flights — and more than 2 million airline seats — scheduled from 26 European nations to the U.S.
6 years ago
Philly’s bike share hits peak ridership as coronavirus concerns grow
While coronavirus has city agencies on high alert and panicked people emptying shelves of hand sanitizer, Philadelphia’s bike-share program is riding high.
6 years ago
SEPTA proposes cutting transfer fee
The authority’s new fare structure would provide one free transfer per trip. The $1 fee would be applied to the second transfer within a 90-minute window.
6 years ago
From horses to trolleys: How Philly bus routes got their names
Even SEPTA officials didn’t know where the numbers came from.
6 years ago
Coronavirus travel tips: To fly or not to fly? What happens if you cancel?
Questions are coming up as travelers cope with the threat of COVID-19. Here are some answers that may help.
6 years ago
SEPTA ramps up cleaning efforts on buses and trains amid coronavirus outbreak
One good thing may come from the coronavirus: cleaner trains and buses for SEPTA riders.
6 years ago
Big brother could be watching speeders in Pa. construction zones
Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation is using cameras with radar to catch speeders in construction zones. First offense is a warning.
6 years ago
As SEPTA prepares new fare structure, new group pressures for free transfers
SEPTA set to announce a new fare structure, as transit advocates pressure the agency to make transfers free.
6 years ago
Airport workers to get coronavirus training as PHL ramps up response
Philly International is not a designated “screener” location, but does have a CDC quarantine station.
7 years ago
Gauthier denounces SEPTA transfer fee as ‘regressive, plain and simple’
The new member of City Council gave the transit authority board a hard time about what is regarded as a burden on Philadelphia’s low-income riders.
7 years ago
Only a fraction of Pa. residents have a Real ID, but PennDOT says that’s OK
People will still be able to use other forms of identification after REAL ID requirements take effect.
7 years ago
Do SEPTA signs confuse you? Help is on the way
General manager Leslie Richards plans to improve the transit system’s signage and wayfinding in hopes of making it easier to navigate.
7 years ago
Mega and Bolt competitor FlixBus is bringing new budget travel options to Philly
Go to Baltimore for $5 or Boston for $10.
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