SEPTA and Intersection have been partners since 2005, deploying hundreds of digital station platform screens and digital urban panels outside of station entrances across the SEPTA...
The authority is now launching the next phase of the E&A Program that is expected to generate $76 million over the next three years, as the authority faces a $213 million budget...
Cubic Transportation Systems will design, install and operate the new fare payment system, which will be more reliable and easier to use for customers by providing new functionality...
According to new data released by the SEPTA Transit Police Department, the agency saw the largest one-year drop in serious crimes in its 43-year history.
This week's video update includes videos from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), InnoTrans, Common Good and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority...
Crum Creek Viaduct is a thousand foot bridge that SEPTA is currently replacing, but the bridge needs to remain in service during construction SEPTA showed how the project is underway...
If the FY 26 state budget does not provide new funding for public transit, SEPTA will cut service by 45 percent and raise fares by 21.5 percent starting this fall while PRT will...
SEPTA’s proposed 2026 operating and capital budgets feature service cuts and fare increases while WMATA’s budgets were completed while increasing service and not increasing fares...
The transferring of the funds was initiated by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to prevent SEPTA from making immediate service cuts, as well as follow through with a planned 21 ...
The agency will increase fares by 7.5 percent to deal with its budget deficit, but it will receive $153 million in federal highway capital funds to prevent a 21 percent increase...
L.A. Metro launched Transit Watch 3.0 to provide passengers with an accessible and direct line of communication to report security incidents directly to the agency while SEPTA...
The multi-year program will upgrade the electrification system along an 18-mile section of track between the Zoo Substation in Philadelphia and the Paoli Substation in Chester...
The proposal would bring the Travel Wallet fare on buses, subways and trolleys to $2.50, as well as increase most single-trip fares on Regional Rail and align Travel Wallet and...
The action plans will help the authority further the series of efforts aimed at enhancing safety and security, increasing staffing and training and shoring up operational practices...
The most violent crimes, including aggravated assaults and robberies, decreased by 47 percent, with aggravated assaults dropping from 71 to 50 and robberies dropping from 146 ...
The partnership will call on Huitt-Zollars to serve as planning consultant on the development of plans, studies, analyses and reports for SEPTA during the next three years.
The $1.74 billion Operating Budget and $924 million Capital Budget will help SEPTA fund everyday operations and advance major improvement projects, as well as assumes the passage...
The Erie Station ADA Project is the first station accessibility project in the U.S. to advance to construction with funding from the FTA’s ASAP grant program.
The six agencies awarded an APTA Rail Safety and Security Award were evaluated based on the effectiveness, benefit level, innovation and transferability of some their projects...
The grant will go towards supporting a free fare program, a city-funded transit benefit offered to a targeted number of Philadelphians living at or below poverty level.
The first signs have been installed as part of the opening for the new Drexel Station at 30th St.; the rollout will continue station-by-station during the next two years.
The budget includes a $1.74 billion Operating Budget and a $922.8 million Capital Budget and assumes a proposed state funding plan will pass the General Assembly, along with a...
STV will provide project management, design, engineering, testing, inspection, commissioning and maintenance support services for the planned procurement.
Denver RTD, BART, NJ Transit Police, SEPTA and WMATA train and equip officers with Narcan while MBTA is working to make Narcan available at all Red Line Heavy Rail Stations.
Cunningham will be taking on the newly created position with SEPTA to manage system-wide digital improvements, including the website, mobile app and real-time information updates...
SEPTA has completely redesigned SEPTA Metro after years of community feedback; the agency has chosen letters as abbreviations for its Metro lines because they are short, easy ...
SEPTA will allow for customers to unlock the multi-rider option at the end of February 2024 to allow for a more efficient way to ride SEPTA as a group.
The project has an estimated capital construction value of $550 million, with major elements of the station restoration and renovation to include improving station operations ...
The renaming agreement gives Drexel University exclusive naming rights for five years and helps generate revenue and improves the customer experience for SEPTA.
Beginning in January 2024, the AV shuttle will be incorporated into the Navy Yard’s existing shuttle service that connects visitors and employees to SEPTA’s NRG Station and Center...
The recommendations include changes that would enhance reliability and service frequency, as well as more consistent schedules and a streamlined design that will enhance service...
The new station was built directly to the west of the former Conshohocken Station and features a new building and passenger shelters, high-level platforms, an accessible parking...
Negotiations were focused on finding a way to recognize SEPTA employees’ hard work and ensure the authority is in the best position to build ridership and address a looming fiscal...
The contactless options come with the same benefits that had previously only been available with the SEPTA Key and comes after nearly 300 people tested the system during a pilot...
The agencies are all undertaking maintenance projects in July to limit the number of riders impacted by construction, while performing work that will improve service and safety...
SEPTA has held the Trolley Tunnel Blitz every summer for 11 years when ridership is traditionally lower to impact the fewest number of regular customers.
The FY24 operating budget uses SEPTA’s final installment of federal COVID relief funding that has helped avoid service cuts and fare increases associated with pandemic-induced...
The pilot program with Hayden AI launched April 20, 2023, and has recorded an average of 4,000 violations per week with zero citations being issued during the pilot.
Lawson had been serving as acting police chief since July 5, 2022, and will oversee all activities related to the operation of SEPTA Transit Police, including law enforcement ...
SEPTA established a set of organization-wide key performance indicators that are aligned with the goals of SEPTA Forward to help keep track of its progress.
Michael Baker International, Inc. will do architectural, design and construction-related services for the Logan, Wyoming, and Hunting Park Stations on the Broad Street Line.
The FY24 proposal preserves fares, but with federal COVID relief funding set to run out in April 2024, the authority says it’s facing a recurring $240 million deficit starting...
Stations along Broad Street Line and Market-Frankford Line will undergo architectural, design and construction-related improvements under the new contract.
The report details the progress made in the first year of the Efficiency & Accountability Program, a systematic approach to identifying and implementing process efficiencies and...
United Safety will resell ZeroEyes’ proactive A.I. gun detection solution to its extensive customer base of public transit agencies to reduce the probability and impact of active...
Feb. 22, 2023
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
Keele, who has more than 35 years of experience in the safety industry, will develop methods to measure the authority’s safety performance and establish programs to routinely ...
The agreement signing was hosted by AASHTO and will allow historically underutilized businesses to acquire an SBE certification to work for both transit agencies.
The chief equity and inclusion officer is a newly created role and demonstrates SEPTA’s commitment to ensure a healthy, vibrant and rewarding environment for everyone who works...
The pilot program will utilize an A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform to monitor and reduce the likelihood of events at SEPTA train platforms.
The original Market Elevated Railway Line opened March 4, 1907, with approximately six miles of track for service from east to west from 69th Street to City Hall at 15th Street...
As programs develop, it will be essential to get buy-in at all levels, provide CX staff with the resources required and continue an obsessive focus on customer experiences to ...