SEPTA
The Media/Elwyn Line Is Shutting Down for 3 Months
“No pain, no gain.” This summer, Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line passengers will have to endure a little pain in order for SEPTA to finally get […]
SEPTA Wants More Digital Billboards at Subway Stops
SEPTA is hoping to install a few dozen new digital billboards at subway entrances ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer. On […]
SEPTA: Key Should Fully Launch by Fall 2016
SEPTA says its long-awaited (and long-delayed) card fare payment system will finally fully launch by late fall of this y ear. A “limited” launch of SEPTA […]
Ex-Philly311 Worker Pleads Guilty to SEPTA TransPass Scam
Everyone has crazy daydreams at work, even city employees. But listen: That foolproof counterfeiting scheme that you’re kicking around is just a bad idea, man. That’s the […]
SEPTA Wins State Environmental Award
An innovative program to save energy and produce revenue by capturing the power generated by rapid transit trains as they brake has earned SEPTA the state’s […]
If SEPTA Didn’t Hire You Because of a Criminal Record, These Lawyers Want to Hear From You
Frank Long says he was right on the cusp of getting a job as a bus driver for SEPTA when two 20-year-old convictions for drug […]
So, McDonald’s Is Giving Away SEPTA Tokens Today
Fast food and your daily commute don’t typically go together (or maybe they do, I don’t really know you). But today, they certainly go hand in […]
SEPTA Wins Big Grant to Buy 25 Zero-Emission All-Electric Buses
U.S. Senator Robert Casey announced Tuesday that SEPTA will receive a $2.6 million grant to purchase 25 electric buses. The buses will serve South Philly routes 29 and 79. The […]
SEPTA: Don’t Take Selfies on Train Tracks
Chances are you’ve seen more than one photo of a young couple strolling aimlessly along a set of old-wooden train tracks. The images are iconic, […]
SEPTA Starts Big Concourse Renovation Monday
SEPTA is sprucing up part of the underground concourse. And, starting Monday, two sections near City Hall will be closed for renovations for about a […]
SEPTA Gives a Firm Date for the Soft Launch of Its Key Program
SEPTA made the latest announcement regarding the long — and we do mean long — anticipated SEPTA Key program today, revealing the date that its limited rollout of […]
Woman Killed by SEPTA Train Was Penn Student
Around 7 a.m. this morning, a woman was pronounced dead at the 40th street SEPTA station after being struck by an oncoming train on the Market-Frankford […]
Woman Struck and Killed by SEPTA Train Near 40th Street Station This Morning
Update: The woman killed in this morning’s SEPTA incident has been identified as a junior at Penn’s Wharton school and a graduate of Central High. […]
Hate Roosevelt Boulevard? Here’s Your Chance to Change It for the Better
Are you one of the many Roosevelt Boulevard users who are ready to “route for change” for the Northeast’s most reviled thoroughfare? (I no longer […]
SEPTA and the Villanova Parade: What You Need to Know
The Villanova University Wildcats are the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions, winning in dramatic fashion on Monday night on a buzzer-beating three pointer from […]