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Beyond SEPTA Key: New program replaces tokens for people in need
From Billy Penn: To accommodate social service agencies, SEPTA allowed them to continue to buy tokens in bulk. […]
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Ideas We Should Steal: Transit Oriented Development
Done right, TOD can introduce mixed housing and commercial opportunities while making residents less reliant on cars and more likely to use public transit. From: The Philadelphia Citizen […]
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How The Philadelphia Unemployment Project Helps Philly Get To Work
Most days, around 5 or 6 p.m., Candace Stanton, 36, maneuvers a black minivan into a parking spot across from the Dunkin’ Donuts on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, grabbing a snack from her bag as she waits to drive her crew to work. […]
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Why the 9 bus is actually Philly’s worst route
SEPTA runs 111 city bus routes, including 38 special bus routes for school children, 41 suburban bus routes, 13 Regional Rail lines, eight streetcar lines, five contracted-out shuttles, three trackless trolley routes, two subways, and one high speed line. Out of those 184 different lines, Route 9 is arguably the worst. […]