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WEBPHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2024) – Following a successful pilot at 69th Street Transit Center, SEPTA is expanding its program to combat fare evasion with full-length gates at nine additional stations.… Continue reading SEPTA …
SEPTA Expands Pilot Program to Combat Fare Evasion
WEBSep 27, 2024 · En abril, SEPTA comenzó a probar 20 de estas barreras en el Centro de Transporte de la Calle 69. Junto con los esfuerzos de los oficiales de la Policía de Tránsito de SEPTA para disuadir la evasión de tarifas, SEPTA proyecta un aumento de $300,000 en los ingresos por viajes anuales en la Calle 69 con las barreras de tamaño completo.
SEPTA to Increase Regional Rail Service; New Schedules for All …
WEBPHILADELPHIA (August 26, 2024) – SEPTA is increasing Regional Rail service next month by adding 99 weekend trains and 24 weekday trains to the schedule. New timetables for all lines will go into effect on Sunday, September 8. These service additions will restore 80% of pre-COVID service on weekdays (up from 77%) and 84% on weekends (up from 63%).
SEPTA shares plans for fare adjustments to address budget deficit ...
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Bus, train, subway and trolley commuters might soon have to pay more to ride SEPTA because of a quarter-billion-dollar budget gap. Here's what you need to know.
SEPTA awarded $317M for Market-Frankford Line makeover; …
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Regional leaders gathered in Upper Darby, Pa. on Wednesday to celebrate the recently awarded $317 million federal grant to modernize SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line. The...
Teen critically wounded in shooting on Philadelphia bus; one ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and a person is in custody after a gunman opened fire on a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said. At around 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia ...
SEPTA adding gates to block fare evasion on the Market …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · In addition to adding gates, SEPTA Transit Police have gone back to issuing summary citations to fare scofflaws, a practice that was abandoned five years ago in favor of noncriminal $25 tickets. Nonpaying riders are now being sent to court , where judges can mete out hundreds in fines, community service hours, and potentially stiffer sanctions.
SEPTA to make Philadelphia easier to navigate with simpler and …
WEBNov 14, 2023 · SEPTA's Metro Wayfinding System project aims to make Philadelphia's public transit more user-friendly, incorporating clear signage, colors and letters for enhanced commuter navigation. SEPTA...
SEPTA reaches tentative deal with union, averting strike
WEBOct 27, 2023 · SEPTA reached a deal with its largest union, the Transit Workers Union Local 234, on Friday, averting a strike. The union, which represents 5,000 Philadelphia-area transit workers, had threatened...
SEPTA installing 100 more full-length fare gates to deter ... - CBS News
WEBSep 27, 2024 · SEPTA expanding 100 new fare gates to 9 stations 00:21. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Nine more SEPTA stations will soon have full-length fare gates purchased with the goal to stop fare evaders.. The new ...