SEPTA Releases Findings of AI Camera-Assisted Bus Lane Enforcement Study
On October 12, 2023 – SEPTA released findings of a recent AI camera-assisted bus lane enforcement study. An average of 4,000 weekly violations along two bus routes were recorded and… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Findings of AI Camera-Assisted Bus Lane Enforcement Study
City Announces Progress of New Zero Fare Two-Year Pilot Program
This week City officials and program partners provided an update and additional information about Zero Fare, a new City-funded transit access pilot program that uses automatic enrollment to eliminate barriers for residents… Continue reading City Announces Progress of New Zero Fare Two-Year Pilot Program
Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit
On Thursday, October 5, 2023 – Forman Arts Initiative (FAI) and Mural Arts debuted Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit – a new augmented reality public art project by Indian-American artist… Continue reading Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit
Sparking Connections to Ignite Success
In conjunction with City of Philadelphia’s 39th Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week – SEPTA’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Office is hosting an in-person workshop and networking event on… Continue reading Sparking Connections to Ignite Success
Contactless Payments
SEPTA customers can tap their contactless credit card, debit card, smart phone or watch to ride SEPTA buses, trolleys, and subways. Regional Rail will follow in Summer 2024. SEPTA joins… Continue reading Contactless Payments
Open Stroller Policy
Beginning October 1, 2023, open strollers are no longer restricted based on time of day but will be dependent on space. This new policy is apart of SEPTA’s Micromobility Playbook… Continue reading Open Stroller Policy
SEPTA Rolls Out More Ways to Pay
Beginning Friday, September 29, 2023 – riders on SEPTA’s city and suburban buses, trolleys, Market-Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, and Norristown High Speed Line can tap any contactless credit card… Continue reading SEPTA Rolls Out More Ways to Pay
SEPTA’s Micromobility Playbook Introduced
This week – SEPTA released its Micromobility Playbook under the SEPTA Forward Strategic Plan. The playbook is an update to the agency’s Cycle-Transit Plan of 2015 created with actions to… Continue reading SEPTA’s Micromobility Playbook Introduced
August 2023 Ridership Trends
System-wide ridership in August was 64% of pre-COVID August 2019 ridership. On average there were approximately 54,216 more riders per day in August ‘23 compared to August ‘22. This is… Continue reading August 2023 Ridership Trends
2023 SEGD Achievement Award Winner
SEGD’s (The Society for Experiential Graphic Design) 50th Anniversary Celebration and Conference Experience “Look Both Ways” took place on August 26, 2023 in Washington DC. Since 1987 – SEGD has… Continue reading 2023 SEGD Achievement Award Winner
How Did They Fix That?
Earlier this year – a crew from the Smithsonian Channel’s “How Did They Fix That?” television series was at SEPTA to film how our workforce keeps the system running safely… Continue reading How Did They Fix That?
Avoid Card Clash
More contactless ways to pay are coming soon! To prepare – we recommend you keep your SEPTA Key card separate from your other contactless cards. Here’s why: card clash. Card… Continue reading Avoid Card Clash


