Category: SEPTA Blog

In 2021, SEPTA launched an initiative known as SCOPE (Safety, Cleaning, Ownership, Partnerships and Engagement) to address issues that have contributed to service disruptions, hazardous environments, and violent crime. Recently… Continue reading New Partnerships in SEPTA’s SCOPE Initiative

On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, SEPTA gathered with elected officials and other stakeholders at Tasker-Morris Station to break ground for a new project that will make the South Philadelphia Broad… Continue reading SEPTA Breaks Ground on New Accessibility Project At Tasker-Morris Station

Today – September 22, 2022 – the SEPTA Board approved measures that will allow for significant advances to two major initiatives of SEPTA Forward, the Authority’s Strategic Plan – King… Continue reading SEPTA Board Advances Two Major Initiatives: KOP Rail & Trolley Modernization

Take the survey here. SEPTA has released the design concepts for the new trolley stations that are a part of their Trolley Modernization Program. This key milestone was unveiled on… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Design Concepts for New Trolley Stations

SEPTA’s newest Regional Rail station – located at 1490 W. Baltimore Pike – will bear the name of a hometown institution thanks to a naming rights agreement announced today. The… Continue reading SEPTA and Wawa Announce Station Naming Rights Agreement

Lansdale Station – nestled along the Lansdale/Doylestown Regional Rail Line – is one of nine properties chosen for the nationwide register by the National Park Service. It is the 159th… Continue reading SEPTA’s Lansdale Station Named to National Register of Historic Places

Today, SEPTA unveiled new historical panels at Elm Street Station that pay tribute to Charles L. Blockson – a nationally recognized expert on the Underground Railroad, historian, author, and bibliophile.… Continue reading SEPTA Unveils Historical Panels Honoring Norristown Icon Charles L. Blockson

Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced $1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories, and states across the country to invest in 150 bus fleets… Continue reading Over $1.6 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Announced

In celebration of service starting Sunday, August 21, 2022, SEPTA and Wawa leaders gathered with local officials and community members to cut the ribbon at the recently completed Wawa Station… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates Wawa Station Opening with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

On July 15, 2022, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) honored nine organizations – including SEPTA – and leaders with awards for their vision, leadership, and commitment to public transportation.… Continue reading SEPTA Honored by the American Public Transportation Association

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, SEPTA, in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, debuted a series of murals in Suburban Station created by Mural Arts’ Color Me Back program. The murals… Continue reading Mural Arts Philadelphia & SEPTA Celebrate Two New Murals at Suburban Station

After a successful launch [aka Phase I] with three introductory partners [Drexel University, Penn Medicine, and Wawa stores in the City of Philadelphia] – SEPTA is expanding SEPTA Key Advantage. Today, more than 15,000… Continue reading SEPTA Key Advantage Expansion Begins