Category: SEPTA Blog

We are honored to recognize the outstanding career of Ed Sinclair who retired from SEPTA on October 30, 2025 after 54 years of service. Ed was our longest-tenured employee since… Continue reading 54 Years at SEPTA

SEPTA is more than just a ride. Your SEPTA Key card gets you discounts to businesses, restaurants, museums, and more all over Philadelphia and beyond! And November is more than… Continue reading Celebrate November with Perks!

Check the date! Is your card one of the 25,563 SEPTA Key cards expiring on October 31, 2025? If your card is registered you can move Travel Wallet/passes to a new card… Continue reading Is Your Card Expiring?

System-wide ridership for September 2025 decreased 4% from September 2024.  Average daily ridership was 761,879 unlinked passenger trips across all modes. Ridership declined by 33,510 unlinked trips per weekday. Bus ridership declined 6% or approximately 25,850 unlinked… Continue reading Ridership: September 2025

Earlier this week SEPTA received the 2025 Annual Award for a Project, Program, or Practice from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association for our Transit Oriented Communities Guidelines. The award was… Continue reading TOD Wins APA PA Award

Monday, October 13, 2025 is designated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This day is dedicated to honoring the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Native Americans across the United States. The… Continue reading Indigenous Peoples’ Day

The SEPTA Store is always looking for fresh ideas for t-shirt designs and in June 2025 posted a contest asking for submissions. The store received over thirty (30) very unique… Continue reading 2025 T-Shirt Design Winner

For the 26th consecutive year SEPTA and the Philadelphia Fire Department are observing Fire Prevention Week (Sunday, 10/5 thru Saturday 10/11) with 22” x 11” informational car cards in 2,000… Continue reading Fire Prevention Week

There’s something about the rails that draw photographers and videographers—professional and amateur—looking for that beautiful backdrop! In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month we want to take this opportunity to remind… Continue reading Photographer Appreciation Month

SEPTA is more than just a ride. Your SEPTA Key card gets you discounts to businesses, restaurants, museums, and more all over Philadelphia and beyond! And October is more than… Continue reading Celebrate October with Perks!

A few reasons to get on board… 👫➡🚆 Train travel is 17 times safer than car travel. Less risks associated with driving such as distracted or impaired driving and the… Continue reading Get On Board

Check the date! Is your card one of the 44,617 SEPTA Key cards expiring on September 30, 2025? If your card is registered you can move Travel Wallet/passes to a new card… Continue reading Expiring Key Cards