PA: SEPTA Lost Millions of Bus Trips Last Year, Feds Say. Proposed Solutions are in the Works

    March 23, 2018
    Bus ridership in Philadelphia dropped 10 percent in the past year, recent federal data shows, a loss that represents one of the biggest drops in the country.

    Source The Inquirer

    Bus ridership in Philadelphia dropped 10 percent in the past year, recent federal data shows, a loss that represents one of the biggest drops in the country.

    The report from the Federal Transit Administration comes as SEPTA finishes up a nearly yearlong review of the existing network. The FTA gathers month-to-month ridership information from public transportation agencies nationwide.

    SEPTA buses, the city’s trackless trolleys included, provided more than 159 million trips in 2017, according to the data. That’s 18 million less than were taken the year before.

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