SEPTA Board Awards Contract for KOP Rail Preliminary Design to HNTB, Inc.
The SEPTA Board voted today to award HNTB, Inc., a contract to advance engineering of the King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) extension of the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL).… Continue reading SEPTA Board Awards Contract for KOP Rail Preliminary Design to HNTB, Inc.
SEPTA Board Approves 2019 Annual Service Plan
Includes New Route 49 Bus To Provide Direct Connection Between Several Neighborhoods and University City; Furthers Overall Efforts to Enhance Bus Network
SEPTA’s Board today approved the authority’s 2019 Annual Service Plan, which includes a number of initiatives aimed at furthering ongoing efforts to enhance the bus network. This includes the new… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves 2019 Annual Service Plan
SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2019 Operating & Capital Budgets
Plans Provide For Everyday Expenses and Improvement Projects
The SEPTA Board today approved Operating and Capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2019, putting in place spending plans to cover everyday costs and improvement projects. Fiscal Year 2019 is the… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2019 Operating & Capital Budgets
SEPTA Board Adopts Locally Preferred Alternative in King Of Prussia Rail Project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Key milestone enables KOP Rail Project to move to the next phase
The SEPTA Board today approved the adoption of the recommended Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) as presented in the King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS)… Continue reading SEPTA Board Adopts Locally Preferred Alternative in King Of Prussia Rail Project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Michael A. Carroll, P.E., Joins SEPTA Board
Mr. Carroll is City's Deputy Managing Director, Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
Michael A. Carroll, P.E., the City of Philadelphia’s Deputy Managing Director for the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure, has been appointed to the SEPTA Board of Directors. Mr. Carroll’s appointment… Continue reading Michael A. Carroll, P.E., Joins SEPTA Board
SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Service Plan
New Roosevelt Boulevard Direct Bus Service Expected To Begin This Fall; Plan Also Includes Changes to Bus Route 132 in Hilltown Township
The SEPTA Board today approved the Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Service Plan, which includes the launch of a new express bus service on Roosevelt Boulevard. The Board’s vote follows a… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Service Plan
SEPTA Board Approves Major Solar Project
3.1 MW of Power at Four Sites the Second Largest Solar Project Ever in Philadelphia
The SEPTA Board today unanimously authorized installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at four bus and rail shops across the City of Philadelphia. The project is SEPTA’s biggest solar initiative,… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Major Solar Project
SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2018 Operating & Capital Budgets
Plans Provide For Everyday Expenses and Improvement Projects
The SEPTA Board today approved Operating and Capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2018, putting in place spending plans to cover everyday costs and improvement projects. Fiscal Year 2018 is the… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Fiscal Year 2018 Operating & Capital Budgets
SEPTA Board Approves Fare Changes For Fiscal Year 2018
Modest Increases Across All Modes of Travel & Methods of Payment
The SEPTA Board today approved fare changes for Fiscal Year 2018, including modest increases across all modes of travel and methods of payment.In keeping with the recommendations of the Pennsylvania… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Fare Changes For Fiscal Year 2018
SEPTA Board Approves Purchase of Multi-Level Coaches for Regional Rail
Initiative Key to Addressing Ridership Growth & Improving Customer Service
The SEPTA Board today approved the purchase of multi-level coaches for Regional Rail — a key part in the authority’s efforts to meet the needs of a growing railroad ridership.… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Purchase of Multi-Level Coaches for Regional Rail
SEPTA Board Approves FY 2017 Operating & Capital Budgets
The SEPTA Board today approved Operating and Capital Budgets for the upcoming fiscal year – spending plans that provide funds for the everyday costs of running the transit system, and… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves FY 2017 Operating & Capital Budgets
SEPTA Board Approves Purchase of 525 New Hybrid Buses
Cleaner-Burning, Energy Efficient Diesel-Electric Hybrids to Comprise 95 Percent of Total Bus Fleet By End of Five-Year Contract
The SEPTA Board today approved the purchase of 525 diesel-electric hybrid buses – another major step in the authority’s ongoing effort to build one of the cleanest bus fleets in… Continue reading SEPTA Board Approves Purchase of 525 New Hybrid Buses