Topic: SEPTA
Holding SEPTA Hostage
Republican leadership wants accountability when funding public transit, but not when it comes to fixing roads. Is that fair?
By Jon Geeting
How SEPTA Can Get a Win With AI
With cuts to SEPTA on the horizon, keeping buses running on time is more important than ever. AI-powered bus lane cameras can help with that — if, a Drexel AI expert notes, they are used carefully
By Murugan Anandarajan
SEPTA Ridership is Down. It Doesn’t Have to Be.
As the transit system struggles to survive, a new report offers permanent fixes from across the pond
By Diana Lind
SEPTA, a View from the Inside
A staffer in SEPTA’s Transformation Office offers a peek into how the transit agency’s own employees have innovated unseen solutions that have saved millions
By Benjamin Aitoumeziane
Five Ways SEPTA Can Save Itself
The transit agency does not have to face a “death spiral” every year. Here’s how other city systems are not just surviving, but thriving
By Courtney DuChene
Will Philly Area Legislators Sell Out SEPTA in Next Year’s Budget?
State lawmakers failed to prioritize public transit last year, forcing a SEPTA crisis that could upend the region. Who will step up to keep that from happening again?
By Jon Geeting
SEPTA’s Crisis is Not Just a “City of Philadelphia” Problem
The CEO of Brandywine Realty Trust has a message for all Pennsylvanians: Let’s make SEPTA thrive, not just survive
By Gerard H. Sweeney
Two Problems, One Solution
Better public transit access provides higher property values, and more incentive to build much-needed housing. That should be a wake-up call on the need to fund SEPTA
By Jon Geeting
Businesses, Do Something for SEPTA
The Chamber of Commerce CEO on what local companies — and all of us — can do to prevent SEPTA’s drastic service cuts and fare hikes
By Chellie Cameron
Let’s Expand — Not Cut — Free SEPTA for Workers
Mayor Parker has proposed reducing the amount of City money spent on free transit passes for government workers. Here’s why that’s a mistake
By Jon Geeting