SEPTA added a contactless fare payment option to its Regional Rail system Friday, expanding a service that has been available on the transit authority's buses, trolleys and subway trains since …
June 2025
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Transportation
SEPTA reviewing video of bus that fails to stop after crash, pushing a vehicle down a road in Northeast Philly
by myphillyconnection 299 viewsSEPTA officials are reviewing a video that shows a bus crashing into a vehicle and not stopping, pushing it sideways down a street in Northeast Philadelphia. The video was taken …
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Transportation
Programs offering free SEPTA rides to city workers, low-income residents on track for extensions
by myphillyconnection 171 viewsIn a change of course on Wednesday, Mayor Cherelle Parker said she will not scrap a program that gives free SEPTA rides to city employees and hopes to reach a …
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Transportation
SEPTA plans to hike fares and drastically cut service to avoid budget crisis
by myphillyconnection 170 viewsFaced with an impending fiscal crisis, SEPTA proposed a budget Thursday that would raise fares by 21.5% on Sept. 1 and significantly cut service across the public transportation system if …
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Transportation
Proposed Transit Access Fund would protect Zero Fare program for low-income SEPTA riders
by myphillyconnection 183 viewsAs SEPTA faces ongoing budget issues, a proposed bill package in City Council calls for permanent financial protection for a program offering free transportation to low-income riders. Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke …
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Transportation
Multi-year renovations on Commodore Barry Bridge begin with installation of new lane barrier
by myphillyconnection 202 viewsThe Commodore Barry Bridge is under construction. Beginning this week, a project got underway to replace its moveable concrete barrier wall with a new steel one. Installation will take "approximately …
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Transportation
NJ Transit CEO and train engineers clash over wages as May 15 strike deadline looms
by myphillyconnection 138 viewsWith just days to go before NJ Transit train engineers potentially walk off the job, the CEO of the state's transit agency again traded barbs with the engineers union, and …
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Transportation
New Schuylkill River trail segment and bridge connecting Grays Ferry to Center City opens Saturday
by myphillyconnection 61 viewsPedestrians and cyclists will soon have a path along the Schuylkill from South Philly to Center City. The Christian to Crescent connector, opening Saturday, May 17, includes 2,800 feet of …
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Transportation
Medical helicopter makes ‘miracle’ emergency landing on front lawn in Whitemarsh Township neighborhood
by myphillyconnection 53 viewsA PennSTAR medical helicopter made an emergency landing in the front lawn of a house in a Whitemarsh Township neighborhood in Montgomery County on Monday night. All three crew members …
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Transportation
Chickie’s & Pete’s to pay Atlantic City Expressway tolls from 4-5 p.m. Friday
by myphillyconnection 121 viewsChickie's & Pete's is hosting a happy hour Friday on the Atlantic City Expressway, picking up tolls for Memorial Day weekend travelers heading to the Jersey Shore. The Philly chain …