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SEPTA delays ‘bus revolution’ plans until 2024

January 30, 2023

“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

November 16, 2022

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

October 14, 2022

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

April 28, 2022

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

April 25, 2022

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.)

Income and Wages

Flex schedules, raises, free SEPTA passes and kombucha on tap: How Philly CEOs hustle to keep workers

March 31, 2022

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

March 23, 2022

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.)

Community and Family

Philly Riders Get Trapped in Rail Stations After SEPTA ‘Hardens’ System to Keep Out Unhoused People

March 18, 2022

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

March 2, 2022

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.)

Income and Wages

Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs

January 27, 2022

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.)

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