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SEPTA delays ‘bus revolution’ plans until 2024
“Implementation of what’s been dubbed the “bus revolution” will be delayed until next year to allow more time for community feedback.” From: WHYY (Read more.)
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UnLockedMaps, an app for people with disabilities, makes navigating Philadelphia’s public transit easier
After a car accident, Ather Sharif didn’t know if he would ever work in tech again. Nearly a decade later, his app is revolutionizing how people in wheelchairs get around. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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The SEPTA Bus Revolution Draft Network is Out
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2022/10/11/septa-bus-revolution-draft-network/
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Most transit leadership, including at SEPTA, is whiter and more suburban than its riders, report finds
38% of the residents of SEPTA’s service area and 71% of its transit riders live in Philadelphia, yet only 13% of board seats are allocated to the city’s representatives. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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SEPTA’s new bus network will feature fewer, more frequent routes
When SEPTA debuts its new bus network next year, the system will likely have fewer routes, faster service and — in designated suburban zones — an option for riders to order a ride through their phones. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
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Flex schedules, raises, free SEPTA passes and kombucha on tap: How Philly CEOs hustle to keep workers
Post-pandemic, employers now offer flexible schedules and hybrid work. But some still rely on the power of human interaction. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
Ideas We Should Steal: Cool Streets to Cool the Air
America’s hottest city—Phoenix—lowered surface temperatures of a neighborhood by more than 10 degrees with a new water-based surface on its streets. Could Philly be next? | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
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Philly Riders Get Trapped in Rail Stations After SEPTA ‘Hardens’ System to Keep Out Unhoused People
The transit agency’s fortress-like attitude towards its downtown infrastructure is unwelcoming, especially for people with mobility challenges. | From: Next City (Read more.)
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‘Welcome back’ discounts and new schedules address SEPTA’s COVID ridership slump
SEPTA announced some changes to some bus and Market-Frankford Line schedules that will go into effect the week of Feb 27 along with the annual spring transit schedules and discounts for the month of March. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs
SEPTA is going on a hiring binge unlike any other in the transit agency’s history, seeking people to fill more than 200 vacant positions, doing everything from driving buses to customer service. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)