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The new contract increases wages by 7% across the board for Local 234 members, and provides each member a $3,000 signing bonus. SEPTA’s board is expected to consider the deal at its meeting Thursday.
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Residents of Strawberry Mansion and Logan Square say the new routes deprive them of crucial connections to the rest of the city.
3 months ago
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Regional Rail engineers and conductors say low wages are contributing to employee shortages. SEPTA is in an intensive round of talks with TWU Local 234, which represents transit operators.
3 months ago
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Philadelphia has $220 million, a good share of it from the federal infrastructure act, to continue the complete streets projects.
4 months ago
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The Fraternal Order of Transit Police, Lodge 109, is the second SEPTA union to approve a strike authorization this month.
4 months ago
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Under the bill, public transit would get 6.4% yearly of state sales tax revenue, up from 4.4%. That would raise an additional $295 million.
4 months ago
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By the end of the year, 25,000 low-income residents of Philadelphia will have access to free SEPTA fares, city officials say.
4 months ago
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The first of the new trainsets were scheduled to go into service in May of 2021. Now, the new Acelas are projected to begin carrying passengers in the second half of 2024.
4 months ago
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Rumors of the Travis-Taylor romance have consumed many bytes, pixels and a lot of head space for the better part of a month. It’s fun and it’s spawned conspiracy theories, this being America in 2023
4 months ago
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SEPTA says it faces a looming budget deficit as it negotiates with three employee unions.
4 months ago
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The $2 billion trolley modernization plan calls for stations that will help speed up service.
4 months ago
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You can ride SEPTA buses, trolleys, and subways without a Key card beginning Friday. Regional Rail will be added later.
4 months ago
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Google Pay and Apple Pay will work on SEPTA trips, but the contactless feature will not be available on Regional Rail until 2024.
4 months ago
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City officials and safety advocacy groups believe the best weapon against traffic crashes would be automated speed-enforcement on Philly’s most dangerous streets.
4 months ago
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The 34-mile light rail line has been derided — former Gov. Chris Christie called it a “joke” — but it has had a steady if relatively small ridership.
4 months ago
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At least 14 separate bargaining units represent SEPTA’s vast workforce and the transit agency faces contract negotiations with almost all of them in the coming months.
4 months ago
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The transit agency projects a $240 million annual deficit starting in July 2024 as the last of federal pandemic aid for transit systems runs out.
4 months ago
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The 25 Proterra electric buses have been sidelined for more than three years. Proterra’s Chapter 11 filing complicates the next steps.
5 months ago
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A change in the law would give SEPTA an additional $190 million from the state sales tax each year to run its buses, trolleys and subways.
5 months ago
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Assaults on SEPTA’s operators nearly quadrupled from 2019 to 2020.
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The project would extend SEPTA’s Norristown High Speed Line four miles to King of Prussia.
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