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Study: SEPTA transfer fees hit low-wage commuters the hardest
Commuters without a lot of cash to spare get hit hardest by SEPTA’s transfer fees, according to new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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130 nonprofits still use SEPTA tokens as final deadline draws near
A year after ceasing public sales, the authority is preparing for a hard stop. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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Family-friendly SEPTA Key to roll out – but not until 2020
A product that would streamline travel for groups is in the works for next year. It will likely be a card that allows multiple people to ride using the same card, but SEPTA says the specifics haven’t been finalized. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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SEPTA quietly decriminalizes jumping turnstiles, lowers fines
The policy change follows the lead of other city agencies that have moved toward a more rehabilitation-focused criminal justice system. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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For workers in Philly’s poor neighborhoods, car ownership often a necessity and a privilege
From Philadelphia Media Network: Throughout many Philadelphia neighborhoods, cars are the most common commuting choice, but that is particularly the case in some of Philadelphia’s lower-income neighborhoods, like Tioga and Nicetown. (Read more.)
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Philly’s digital divide is growing, but at least we got some free Wi-Fi kiosks
From Generocity: Only 71.6 percent of households in the city had broadband in 2017, compared to 83.5 percent nationally. On the bright side, smartphone users in Center City can now use five of an eventual 100 kiosks to access the internet. (Read more.)
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In Comcast’s hometown, the chasm between internet haves and have-nots looks intractable, new census data shows
From Philadelphia Media Network: New census data released last week confirms what many in the city have long suspected: Big swaths of Philadelphia are nearly off the grid, with minimal access to fast internet services in their homes. (Read more.)
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Family gets ‘stability, security, a place to call home,’ thanks to Conshohocken developer’s new charity
For this inaugural house, How partnered with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, part of the international nonprofit that builds affordable housing, to select a family.
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SEPTA’s new regional rail turnstile design keeps Key card users in and the city’s homeless population out
Given the short timeline between the construction of the Hub of Hope and then the turnstiles, it puts into question if SEPTA’s investment in the service station was in an effort to save face for the negative ramifications the turnstiles may have on the city’s homeless community. (Read more.)
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Philly Playstreets provide haven amid poverty, blight, and drugs
The 2400 block of North Bouvier Street is one of 410 Playstreets this summer. It’s a little-known program that has spread over decades through word of mouth, mostly in neighborhoods where children don’t have the means to go to summer camp. The program also provide free lunches and snacks to the children on the participating blocks. (Read more.)