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Will be Coupled with Significant Service Cuts in Early 2025; Public Hearings at Pennsylvania Convention Center on Dec. 13
PHILADELPHIA (November 12, 2024) – With no prospect of a statewide solution to help fund the everyday operating expenses of public transportation systems, SEPTA today announced a new fare increase… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Major Fare Increase Proposal for Jan. 1
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
New Elevators Make Transition from Park to Concourse Available to All
SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel and Center City District President and CEO Paul R. Levy joined advocates from the disability community to celebrate the opening of two new surface-level… Continue reading SEPTA and Center City District Commemorate Dilworth Park Accessibility
Veterans Day Celebrated With New Effort to Connect Veterans & Career Opportunities
SEPTA is marking this Veterans Day by announcing a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, aimed at connecting those who’ve served their country with career opportunities in… Continue reading SEPTA Partners with VA on Veterans Hiring Initiative
New Vehicles Enhance Passenger Capacity While Boosting Environmentally Friendly Bus Fleet
This morning, some SEPTA riders began the week with a ride aboard SEPTA’s brand-new 60-foot diesel/electric hybrid articulated buses. The first 12 of the 105-passenger buses began service on one… Continue reading SEPTA Begins Operation of New Fleet of Hybrid/Electric Articulated Buses
Personnel Working to Minimize Impact of Seasonal Disruption to Customers
As the leaves that create the fall season’s colorful landscape shed from trees, SEPTA is taking steps to maximize customer safety and minimize inconveniences as “Slippery Rail” season gets underway.… Continue reading SEPTA Takes on Slippery Rail Season
Program Name, Website Announced As Fare Modernization Project Progresses
The speculation can end: SEPTA has unlocked the mystery surrounding a name for what has been generically referred to as the New Payment Technology initiative. The Authority today unveiled “SEPTA… Continue reading It’s Official: ‘SEPTA Key’ Is Future of Fare Payment
Mark J. Dorsey Brings 37 Years Of Experience To His New Role
SEPTA is proud to announce the addition of law enforcement veteran Mark J. Dorsey, who will serve as an Inspector for the Transit Police Department. Inspector Dorsey, 58, brings 37… Continue reading Law Enforcement Veteran Named SEPTA Transit Police Inspector
SEPTA's Sixth Annual "Stop Hunger at Your Station" Food Drive Begins October 20
Autumn is the season of the harvest; the time to fill our pantries with the hearty foods that will be used during upcoming holiday celebrations and throughout the winter. While… Continue reading Help SEPTA Reap a Bountiful Harvest for Philabundance
SEPTA's Sixth Annual Food Drive is October 20 -November 3
SEPTA’s specially wrapped Philabundance bus will be stopping at SEPTA Regional Rail stations and Transportation Centers throughout the Greater Philadelphia region October 21 through November 3, collecting donations of canned… Continue reading Coming to a Station Near You: The SEPTA Philabundance Bus
Following Significant Gains in Ridership, Trains Will Continue to Replace Weekend Broad Street Line and Market-Frankford Line Nite Owl Buses
SEPTA’s riders prefer rails over roads for weekend late night travel. Responding to the overwhelming popularity of weekend overnight subway service pilot on the Broad Street and Market-Frankford Lines, SEPTA… Continue reading SEPTA to Extend Weekend Overnight Subway Service
It’s a matchup no person will ever win -a hit from an oncoming train. Yet every day, people across the Greater Philadelphia region attempt to beat those odds by making… Continue reading SEPTA Reminds Public of Dangers of Walking on Tracks
SEPTA Will Tackle Seven Projects Aimed at Hardening Core Infrastructure Elements with $86.8 Million FTA Emergency Relief Program Grant
SHARON HILL, PA – SEPTA gathered with local elected officials today to discuss weather resiliency projects that will now move forward thanks to a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Emergency Relief… Continue reading SEPTA & Local Officials Discuss Weather Resiliency Projects
Interactive Online Portal Provides Performance Updates & Feedback Forum
SEPTA today launched a new section of its website devoted to the authority’s Strategic Business Plan, which serves as a blue print for integrating capital improvements, customer service enhancements and… Continue reading SEPTA Launches New Strategic Business Plan website
