transportation
What Will Happen to Center City If Commuters Never Return?
As she sits in her West Mount Airy twin, Kisså Reckamp sometimes finds herself missing the commute to Center City. Admittedly, it only takes a […]
NextUp: Roundtrip Is Removing Transportation Barriers From Healthcare
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com with pitches […]
What’s Your Excuse for Not Using Your Turn Signals?
I was born in the era when federal law first decreed that cars had to be equipped with turn signals (1956, Mr. Nosy Ned), so […]
SEPTA Says the Historic Route 15 Trolleys Will Return Late Next Year
One thing’s for sure: The historic trolleys that currently serve SEPTA’s trolley Route 15, which runs between West Philadelphia and Port Richmond, are going to […]
Vision Zero, Philly’s Bold Plan to Eliminate Traffic Deaths, Needs Bolder Action
One word to sum up Philly’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2030? Ambitious. Even bike-loving Sweden — which pioneered the global safe-streets […]
We Survived a Demo of the New Lime Dockless Scooters
I broke the law on Thursday and it felt … wobbly. Okay — it wasn’t really breaking the law. Lime Bike brought two of its […]
5 Takeaways From Philly’s New Anti-Congestion, Pro-Transit Plan
The city just revealed its first ever “strategic” transportation plan — a lengthy report that includes recommendations for increasing safety and efficiency on Philly’s streets, at a time when […]
Reading Terminal Market Just Got a Much Needed Tech Upgrade
Shoppers can now be even more care-free when strolling the aisles of Reading Terminal Market. Thanks to the addition of two LED flat-screens to the market’s back […]
SEPTA Recalls “Fixed” Train Cars for Another Fix
SEPTA has temporarily sidelined 18 of its recently “fixed” Silverliner V Regional Rail cars after discovering a design error during a joint inspection by the transit agency […]
SEPTA Shows Off Beam Work as First Silverliner Vs Roll Again
At 8:49 this morning, the first four SEPTA Silverliner V railcars to be repaired were returned to service on an inbound run to Center City […]
Three Years of Route 202 Construction Have Reached an End
Chester County drivers are in for a pleasant surprise next week. The widening of a 2.5 mile section of Route 202 in East Whiteland Township, a project […]
SEPTA GM on This Morning’s Commute: We’re Getting There
Two of the three trainsets SEPTA has borrowed from Amtrak, the Maryland Transit Administration and New Jersey Transit went into service for this morning’s commute, Day […]
Details Emerge on SEPTA Silverliner V Defect
Earlier this afternoon, SEPTA announced that all 120 of its Silverliner V Regional Rail cars had been removed from service due to a “serious […]
I Tried SEPTA Key — and I Think it Works
Eat my dust, Philadelphia. I got SEPTA’s new payment technology. This morning at 6 o’clock, stations around the city began accepting “early adopters” for the […]
Here’s How the SEPTA-Uber Suburban Connection Works
Today’s the day that SEPTA Regional Rail riders no longer have to worry about finding a parking space at 11 of the system’s busiest suburban […]