SEPTA Launches Enhanced Detour Information on SEPTA.org
Detour Improvements Part of Broader Effort to Improve Real-Time Information for Customers
SEPTA has launched improvements to the way it displays bus detour information on its website, SEPTA.org, part of an array of improvements to its customer-facing real-time information. Starting today, customers… Continue reading SEPTA Launches Enhanced Detour Information on SEPTA.org
SEPTA Remembers Bernard N. Gribbin
On Saturday, October 26 the SEPTA gathered with the family of SEPTA Bus Operator Bernard Gribbin to celebrate his life and memory on the one-year anniversary of his tragic death.… Continue reading SEPTA Remembers Bernard N. Gribbin
Leslie Richards to Step Down as SEPTA GM & CEO
PHILADELPHIA (October 24, 2024) – Leslie Richards, who has led SEPTA through one of the most challenging periods in the transit agency’s history, announced today that she will step down… Continue reading Leslie Richards to Step Down as SEPTA GM & CEO
SEPTA Reports 34% Decrease in Serious Crimes Through Third Quarter of 2024
New Data Shows Clearance Rate on Critical Incidents is 92%, Exceeding National Rates
PHILADELPHIA (October 24, 2024) – SEPTA had a 34% decrease in serious crimes on the system during the first three quarters of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023,… Continue reading SEPTA Reports 34% Decrease in Serious Crimes Through Third Quarter of 2024
Check The Date!
Check the date! Is your card one of the 141,987 SEPTA Key cards expiring on October 31? If your card is registered – you can move Travel Wallet/passes to a… Continue reading Check The Date!
SCOPE & Drexel Partnership
SEPTA’s SCOPE (Safety, Cleaning, Ownership, Partnership, and Engagement) program proudly welcomed its largest cohort (21 participants) of Drexel University College of Medicine students on September 30, 2024. Among them are… Continue reading SCOPE & Drexel Partnership
Ghost Bus-ting
If you frequently take the bus in Philadelphia you may have encountered the frustration of a “Ghost Bus” where you wait for a bus that the SEPTA app or website… Continue reading Ghost Bus-ting
Ridership: September 2024
System-wide ridership in September 2024 was 74% of pre-COVID September 2019 ridership. August 2024 still holds the record for highest recovery rate. Average daily ridership was 791,101 unlinked passenger trips… Continue reading Ridership: September 2024
SEPTA to Hold Public Hearings Regarding Proposed Fare Adjustments
Proposal Would Eliminate Travel Wallet Discount on Buses, Subways & Trolleys, Increase Single-Trip Fares on Regional Rail
SEPTA will hold public hearings this week regarding the proposed fare adjustments, as the authority faces a $240 million annual budget deficit. The hearings are scheduled for Wednesday, October 16… Continue reading SEPTA to Hold Public Hearings Regarding Proposed Fare Adjustments
SEPTA Launches New Childcare Benefit with TOOTRiS
Partnership with Nation’s Leading Child Care Solutions Provider Supports Work-Life Balance
SEPTA is excited to announce a partnership with TOOTRiS, the nation’s leading childcare solutions provider, to provide childcare benefits to its workforce. This strategic alliance underscores SEPTA’s commitment to supporting… Continue reading SEPTA Launches New Childcare Benefit with TOOTRiS
Fire Prevention Week 2024
2024 marks the 102nd year Fire Prevention Week has been observed. In 1925 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance – making it the longest-running public health… Continue reading Fire Prevention Week 2024
PA Senate Hearing & Rally
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024 SEPTA General Manager/CEO Leslie S. Richards testified with Katharine Eagan Kelleman of Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Richard Farr of rabbittransit, and Tim Geibel of Crawford Area… Continue reading PA Senate Hearing & Rally