PHILADELPHIA (September 8, 2026) – SEPTA’s Office of Business Advancement & Engagement (OBAE) will host a free workshop during Philadelphia’s upcoming Maximizing Economic Development (MED) Week. SEPTA is encouraging interested… Continue reading SEPTA to Host Economic Development Workshop for Small Businesses
Category: Press Releases
Official SEPTA press releases, published by Media.
Temple, SEPTA Announce Partnership for Free Student Rides for Football Season
PHILADELPHIA – Temple University and SEPTA have partnered to provide Temple students with free SEPTA access between Cecil B. Moore South Station and NRG Station for all Temple football home… Continue reading Temple, SEPTA Announce Partnership for Free Student Rides for Football Season
Mayor Nutter and City Officials Release Transportation Details for World Meeting of Families & Papal Visit
View the City of Philadelphia press release at https://www.septa.org/media/short/2015/pictures/2015-06-16-wmof-city-press-release.pdf.
SEPTA, Officials Cut Ribbon for Newly-Renovated 23rd & Venango Bus Loop
$1.7 Million in Improvements Include New Passenger Shelters, Accessibility, Lighting & Landscape Upgrades
SEPTA gathered with elected officials and community members today for a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the newly reconstructed 23rd and Venango Bus Loop in the Allegheny West section of… Continue reading SEPTA, Officials Cut Ribbon for Newly-Renovated 23rd & Venango Bus Loop
SEPTA Launches Modernization Project on Trolley Routes 101/102
Buses Replace Trolleys for 12 Weeks: June 15 through September 6, 2015
SEPTA will begin a modernization project on its Route 101/102 (Media/Sharon Hill) trolley lines on Monday, June 15, 2015. Buses will be used in place of trolleys for the entire… Continue reading SEPTA Launches Modernization Project on Trolley Routes 101/102
Weekend Shuttle Busing and Schedule Adjustment Planned for SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line
Regular Weekend Train Service to Operate during Manayunk Arts Festival
Due to a signal modernization project along SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line, there will be no weekend train service on June 13-14, 2015 and June 27-28, 2015. Express and local… Continue reading Weekend Shuttle Busing and Schedule Adjustment Planned for SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line
SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2016 Operating & Capital Budgets
Spending Plans Fund Everyday Expenses & Improvement Projects
The SEPTA Board approved Operating and Capital Budgets for Fiscal Year 2016, the 12-month period that begins July 1, during its regular monthly meeting on May 28, 2015. The budgets… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2016 Operating & Capital Budgets
Track Renewal Project Scheduled along SEPTA’s Route 15 Trolley
Work to take place June 14-September 19, 2015
SEPTA will conduct a track renewal project on a portion of its Route 15 trolley line from June 14-September 19, 2015. The track in this area was installed in the… Continue reading Track Renewal Project Scheduled along SEPTA’s Route 15 Trolley
SEPTA Celebrates Secane Station Parking Improvement Project
60 Additional Spaces Added Prior to Scheduled Phase II Improvements
SEPTA representatives gathered today with elected officials, community leaders and other dignitaries to celebrate the completion of Secane Station Parking Improvements. Situated along the authority’s Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line, Secane… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates Secane Station Parking Improvement Project
SEPTA Adds Regional Rail Service to Komen Race for the Cure
More trains offer early morning Regional Rail Capacity; some bus routes to be detoured
The 25th Annual Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure return to the Eakins Oval/Parkway area on Sunday, May 10, 2015. SEPTA will provide additional early trips on Regional… Continue reading SEPTA Adds Regional Rail Service to Komen Race for the Cure
SEPTA Wants Public to ‘Respect the Train’
Third Annual System-Wide Safety Awareness Day Educates the Region about Rail Safety
“More powerful than a locomotive” may be true for comic book heroes, but in the real world, everyday supermen and superwomen need to “respect the train” and stay off of… Continue reading SEPTA Wants Public to ‘Respect the Train’
SEPTA’s Broad Street Line Offers Speedy Travel To & Around The Broad Street Run
Extra Subway Service Will Be Available; Dozens of Surface Bus Routes to be Detoured
As runners take over the streets this Sunday, May 3 for the 2015 Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run, SEPTA reminds the public that the Broad Street Subway will be… Continue reading SEPTA’s Broad Street Line Offers Speedy Travel To & Around The Broad Street Run
SEPTA To Hold Public Hearings On Capital Budget Proposal
Fiscal Year 2016 & 12-Year Plan Funds Long-Needed Improvements
SEPTA riders and other local residents are invited to ask questions and submit comments about the authority’s proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Capital Budget and 12-Year Capital Program during public hearings… Continue reading SEPTA To Hold Public Hearings On Capital Budget Proposal
SEPTA Releases Annual Sustainability Report, Featuring Cycle-Transit Plan
Cycle-Transit Plan explores infrastructure and policy changes to better integrate bicycle and transit networks
Today SEPTA has released its fourth annual Sustainability Report, SEP-TAINABLE. The report details a year of progress towards key performance indicators across twelve goals to make SEPTA a more sustainable… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Annual Sustainability Report, Featuring Cycle-Transit Plan