SEPTA Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget: Final Year of Federal COVID Relief
No Service Cuts or Fare Increases for One More Year; Fiscal Cliff Looms
SEPTA today released a proposed $1.69 billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The proposal uses SEPTA’s final installment of federal COVID relief funding that has helped to avoid service… Continue reading SEPTA Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget: Final Year of Federal COVID Relief
SEPTA Forms Partnership to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking
Signs Across the System Promote National Human Trafficking Hotline
SEPTA today announced that the authority is partnering with Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia and the Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware to raise awareness of human trafficking. According… Continue reading SEPTA Forms Partnership to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking
SEPTA Board Approves ZeroEyes Artificial Intelligence Gun Detection Pilot Program
First Transit Agency to Adopt A.I. Technology; Adds Another Layer of Security to SEPTA’s Extensive Camera Network
ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) today… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves ZeroEyes Artificial Intelligence Gun Detection Pilot Program
SEPTA Prepares for Slippery Rail Season: Crews Performing Nightly Cleaning
Riders Asked to Plan for Possible Delays on Regional Rail
SEPTA is preparing for slippery rail season, and the authority is asking Regional Rail customers to plan for possible delays. Slippery rail is a condition that occurs when falling leaves,… Continue reading SEPTA Prepares for Slippery Rail Season: Crews Performing Nightly Cleaning
Police Utilize SEPTA Surveillance Video to Quickly Apprehend Suspected Purse Thief
Thanks to quick work and close coordination with Philadelphia Police, SEPTA Police today were able to arrest a man who tried to use the Broad Street Line to flee after… Continue reading Police Utilize SEPTA Surveillance Video to Quickly Apprehend Suspected Purse Thief
SEPTA Releases Comprehensive Safety and Security Plan
Plan Outlines SEPTA’s Strategy for Safety, Security & Addressing the Vulnerable Population
SEPTA today released a comprehensive plan, “Leading the Way: SEPTA’s Response to Safety and Security”, detailing its ongoing strategy for addressing safety, security and the challenges of the vulnerable population… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Comprehensive Safety and Security Plan
SEPTA Offers New Way For Customers To Report Cleanliness Issues on System
The QR Vehicle Cleanliness Survey will capture data providing information to maintain cleaner vehicles
SEPTA is also offering a new way for customers to report cleanliness issues throughout the system – by simply scanning a QR Code with their smartphone. The QR Vehicle Cleanliness… Continue reading SEPTA Offers New Way For Customers To Report Cleanliness Issues on System
SEPTA Board Approves New Program to Promote Safety on the System
"Guides" Will Serve as Ambassadors to Assist & Educate Riders on Rules for Riding
SEPTA’s Board today approved a new program that will add “Guides” to serve as ambassadors on the system. Up to 88 guides will be assigned to stations and vehicles along… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves New Program to Promote Safety on the System
SEPTA Prepares for Slippery Rail Season
Riders Asked to Plan for Possible Delays on Regional Rail
SEPTA is preparing for slippery rail season, and the authority is asking Regional Rail customers to plan for possible delays. Slippery rail is a condition that occurs when falling leaves,… Continue reading SEPTA Prepares for Slippery Rail Season
SEPTA Board Approves Measures to Add More Social Outreach Workers
Will Bolster Efforts to Connect Members of the Vulnerable Population to Resources
SEPTA’s Board today approved measures that will bolster the authority’s efforts to assist members of the vulnerable population who take refuge on the system. Under contracts approved today, SEPTA will… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Measures to Add More Social Outreach Workers
SEPTA to Remove COVID-19 Vehicle Capacity Limits Effective June 1
New Online Tool Gives Customers a Virtual Look On-Board Vehicles While Planning Trips; Available Now for Most Bus Routes, Will Expand to Cover All Modes
Effective June 1, 2021, SEPTA will lift passenger capacity limits on vehicles that were put into place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mask requirements for customers and employees… Continue reading SEPTA to Remove COVID-19 Vehicle Capacity Limits Effective June 1
SEPTA Moves Safety, Security & Infrastructure Blitz to Allegheny Station
Station Open During Work; Early Closures April 23-25 for Intensive Cleaning & Repairs
SEPTA’s efforts to tackle critical safety, security and infrastructure needs along the Market-Frankford Line Stations are continuing with work at the Allegheny Station. This follows successful efforts to address similar… Continue reading SEPTA Moves Safety, Security & Infrastructure Blitz to Allegheny Station