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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
Plan Includes Simplification Measures To Prepare For New Payment Technology
As part of the authority’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget, SEPTA today announced a plan to increase fares and simplify the payment process for customers in preparation for an… Continue reading SEPTA Announces Proposed Fare Changes for Fiscal Year 2014
SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey announced the promotion of Andrew Gillespie to the position of Chief Engineer, in the Engineering, Maintenance & Construction Division. With this appointment, which is… Continue reading SEPTA Announces New Chief Engineer
Emergency Slope Repair Earns ACEC/PA Diamond Award Certificate
SEPTA and HNTB Corporation received a 2013 Diamond Award Certificate from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA) for the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) Emergency Slope Repair… Continue reading SEPTA and HNTB Corp. Honored for Norristown High Speed Line Repair Project
SEPTA, in conjunction with a consortium of stakeholders, has designated the Darby Road Extension Alternative as the preferred site for the proposed Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center. The Darby Road Extension… Continue reading Darby Road Site Selected for Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center
Discount Flower Show Tickets Also Available at SEPTA Sales Offices
SEPTA can take its passengers “across the pond” without leaving the Delaware Valley when they ride one of the authority’s buses, trains or trolleys to the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show,… Continue reading The SEPTA Independence Pass: A ‘Brilliant!’ Choice for Travel to 2013 Philadelphia International Flower Show
SEPTA Celebrates Valentine's Day with Annual Love Train, Sponsored by WIRED 96.5 FM
Romance on the rails, bliss on the bus. Can a ride on SEPTA’s Love Train drive you to happily ever after? Tickets are on sale now for the Love Train,… Continue reading All Aboard for Love!
SEPTA will hold three public information sessions on the recently launched Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) Extension study. The study is evaluating various alternatives to make a rail connection from… Continue reading SEPTA Holds Public Information Sessions On Norristown High Speed Line King Of Prussia Extension Study
Details Progress Towards 'Triple Bottom-Line' Strategy To Become Environmentally, Socially & Economically Sustainable
SEPTA today released its Sustainability Annual Report, which details the authority’s progress on its efforts to pursue a “triple bottom-line” strategy to become environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. For SEPTA,… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Sustainability Annual Report for 2013
Many Passengers Will See Minimal or No Change to Their Service
As a result of the loss of county funding, SEPTA held public hearings in mid-October to consider discontinuing weekday evening and selected Saturday and Sunday trips on Routes 94 and… Continue reading Schedule Adjustments Preserve Routes 94 and 132
SEPTA's Holiday Bus, Train and Trolleys are Back to take Customers to a Winter Wonderland
The twinkling lights, the boughs of holly, the glistening ornaments… ’tis the season to be jolly and SEPTA has the holiday spirit, thanks to operators who have adorned several of… Continue reading Who Needs a Sleigh with Reindeer?
SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey announced the promotion of Robert L. Lund Jr., P.E. to the position of Assistant General Manager (AGM) of Engineering, Maintenance & Construction. With this… Continue reading SEPTA Announces New Assistant General Manager of EM&C Division
I SEPTA Philly Instagram Contest Runs through Noon on December 21
Telling SEPTA why you “SEPTA Philly” is a snap – literally. Now through noon on Friday, December 21, customers can use Instagram to show the authority why they ride the… Continue reading There’s Still Time to Show Us Why You ‘SEPTA Philly’
