Philadelphia’s biggest revolution since 1776?
It drives me crazy that they’re going to all this trouble and not fixing the stop spacing on most routes. So many routes have a stop on every single corner, and those blocks are not long. This obviously slows down bus service, as well as other traffic on those routes. A stop every other block (or every three) would still be convenient but speed things up so much. SEPTA is such a timid organization it’s no wonder they have the reputation they do.
The only scenario where it is appropriate to have closely spaced bus stops is for routes that duplicate rail service, such as along Market or Broad streets. The idea here is that if someone is riding that bus then they’re probably not in a hurry anyway.
In other news, the intercity bus terminal saga continues:
Their Center City transit map still shows the bus station at the old location. Typical Philly.
Finally! The historic trolleys have not operated on Girard Avenue since January 2020.
Parker is not doing well.
They need to get their act together and have the intercity bus passengers served at 30th Street station. That has been the most logical place for coach buses since 1933. This whole nonsense of moving the bus terminal from Chinatown to Independence Square to Spring Garden to maybe even Old Town now needs to end, and it needs to end now.
Peter Pan buses started serving 30th Station earlier this month
https://peterpanbus.com/peter-pan-bus-new-philadelphia-stop/
New trains from Hitachi have been announced for the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line. They include features such as open gangways, digital signage and more passenger capacity.
PHILADELPHIA (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%). Regional Rail ridership recovery is currently at about 67% of pre-pandemic levels, with weekend ridership growth outpacing weekdays.
this is great news, its incredible that even in the face of the impending fiscal cliff, SEPTA is still trying to improve its service as much as it can. Hopefully funding gets passed sooner than later
PATCO infill station in Franklin Square will not open until next year.
The revolution will not be mobilized!
Gimme shelter?
This will become a mini homeless shelter.
Helter shelter?