SEPTA plans to host a virtual career fair for women this weekend. The Women Building SEPTA Virtual Trades and Technical Career Fair is geared toward women who are currently working in skilled trades, but welcomes those interested in starting their careers at the authority. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia City Council is debating whether to use federal stimulus money to lower some taxes. Under discussion Wednesday were ideas for using the funding to do everything from cutting parking tax rates from 25% to 17%, as proposed in a measure introduced last month by Councilmember Cherelle Parker, to phasing out the business income and receipts tax. | From WHYY (Read more.)
El sistema de transporte público SEPTA, que incluye tranvías, autobuses y trenes, comenzó el martes a operar sin límites de capacidad, pero con el uso de mascarillas. | From Telemundo62 (Read more.)
With the number of vaccinations rising and COVID infections rates dropping across the region, SEPTA has lifted its ridership restrictions and is taking steps towards welcoming more riders in a safe fashion. SEPTA has implemented worker and safety measures to ensure that public health remains a priority. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
After SEPTA’s announcement, NKCDC, HACE CDC, and Impact Services released a joint statement about the closure, stating the “frustration with SEPTA’s decision to shut down this station without engaging neighborhood residents in the decision-making process,” due to the negative impact it will have on the Kensington and Fairhill neighborhoods. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Esto ocurre tras el cierre temporal de la estación de Somerset, en Kensington.
Los elevadores de la estación de Somerset estaban tan dañados que su reparación se prolongará después de su fecha de reapertura. | From: Telemundo62 (Read more.)
“Emergency maintenance and repair work was needed throughout the station to mitigate damage from urination, human waste, discarded needles and other debris,” SEPTA said in a press release | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Some housing activists said some of the people living in the PATCO encampment include those who previously took up the city’s offer for temporary hotel housing but have since been displaced | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Kensington Voice asked SEPTA to respond to some of the action items listed in a joint statement from three Kensington organizations. Here’s what SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said, verbatim. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
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