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On Thursday, December 21, 2023 – The SEPTA Board approved the new contract between SEPTA and FOTP Lodge 109 which covers approximately 170 SEPTA Transit Police Officers. Union members voted… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Contract Agreement with FOTP Lodge 109

A quick look back at some of the highlights and honorable mentions from 2023. January In January – SEPTA partnered with ENON Tabernacle Baptist Church and the Salvation Army Eastern… Continue reading 2023 Revisited

30th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line and City Trolley Line will soon include the name of an iconic Philadelphia institution that is served by this transit hub. Under a… Continue reading SEPTA and Drexel University Announce Station Naming Rights Agreement

November 6, 2023 – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced $30.5 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to construct a new high-level pedestrian… Continue reading New High-Level Platform at Cornwells Heights Station

Key members of the SEPTA Planning Department will bring the Authority’s proposal for a new bus network – referred to as the Bus Revolution – to the SEPTA Board at… Continue reading Final Draft of Bus Network Redesign Going to SEPTA Board

Forman Arts Initiative (FAI) and Mural Arts debuted Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit – a new augmented reality public art project by Indian-American artist and filmmaker Anula Shetty on October… Continue reading Encore – Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit

SEPTA’s new transit-first, mobile-friendly website officially launches Thursday, December 7, 2023. Same name – same domain: SEPTA.org! The redesigned site has been in the beta testing phase since August 2023. More… Continue reading New User-Friendly Website

The new Claymont Transportation Center on the Wilmington/Newark Line was dedicated on Monday, November 27, 2023 as the Harris B. McDowell, III Transportation Center and opens for SEPTA Regional Rail… Continue reading New Claymont Transportation Center

It’s our pleasure to announce the first month of results from SEPTA’s Key Advantage UPass program – currently in use at Swarthmore College. The program is a universal benefit for… Continue reading Swarthmore/UPass First Month Results

System-wide ridership in October was 67% of pre-COVID October 2019 ridership: System-wide ridership increased 16% from October 2022. On average there were approximately 96,842 more riders per day in October… Continue reading October 2023 Ridership Trends

Today – Thursday, November 16, 2023 – SEPTA’s Board approved the new contracts between SEPTA and TWU Local 234 – covering employees in the City, Suburban, and Frontier Transit Divisions.… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Contract Agreement with TWU Local 234

This month marks two years since the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It was officially signed November 15, 2021. Funding from this historic law is helping SEPTA to invest… Continue reading Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Two Year Anniversary