Transportation
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REAL ID Service in Pennsylvania Resuming After Six-Month COVID-19-Related Pause
REAL ID service in Pennsylvania is resuming after it was paused in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Zoë Read for the WHYY. Pennsylvania residents can once again update their driver’s licenses to comply with federal standards, as required by REAL ID federal law. The new licenses can be used for federal purposes, including…
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Due to Revenue Loss During Pandemic, SEPTA May Slash Many Services
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, SEPTA has experienced devastating financial losses and may be forced to eliminate many of its services over the next decade, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. These eliminations include Chestnut Hill East, Chestnut Hill West, and Cynwyd Regional Rail lines. SEPTA will also be limiting service on…
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Board of Commissioners Votes to Establish TDM Policy for Lower Merion Township, making it First In Region
Lower Merion Township’s Board of Commissioners has voted to adopt a resolution to establish a TDM policy, making it the first such policy for the region. The township is also the recipient of a Transportation and Community Development Initiative grant, which was used to fund this project. King of Prussia-based GVF was hired to work…
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SEPTA: Closed Chestnut Hill West Line Will Return
According to SEPTA, the closed Chestnut Hill West Line will resume services as soon as demand for it can be confirmed, writes David Hunt for Chestnut Hill Local. Despite some uncertainty over the restarting of services along the Chestnut Hill West Line since it was suspended on April 9, SEPTA officials have confirmed that it…
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Forbes: Philadelphia Airport Has Incentive Plan to Lure Passengers and Airlines
The coronavirus has left the Philadelphia International Airport a trans-Atlantic hub with no trans-Atlantic flights, so it’s launching incentives to bring back air traffic, writes Ted Reed for Forbes.com. Passenger and cargo airlines that add flights can waive airport fees and receive outdoor advertising. To attract passengers, the airport is looking at waiving several thousand…
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Assessing Risks, Taking Precautions are Key to Safe SEPTA and Rideshare Journey
By Wendi Rank You’d think as a germaphobe I’d have disdain for SEPTA and ride sharing. On the contrary. With this coronavirus lingering like last night’s fish, I’m curious about exposure. Is Uber bad? Is Fern Rock worse? Public transit is the opposite of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been telling…
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Turnpike Tolls To Increase By 45 Percent in 2021
Driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike is about to become significantly more expensive for some, as toll rates are set to increase by as much as 45 percent in 2021, writes David Murrell for the Philadelphia Magazine. From next year, E-ZPass users will face the now-common six percent increase in Turnpike toll prices. But the Pennsylvania…
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Layoffs Loom at Philadelphia Airport Unless Relief Found to Shore Up Deficit
Substantial layoffs at The Philadelphia International Airport could happen if a $23 million deficit in the city’s Division of Aviation can’t be fixed, writes writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Aviation Division runs the Philadelphia Airport and the Northeast Airport. Pandemic-related travel restrictions and less people flying created the deficit. The airport made…
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Work-From-Home Is Here to Stay, Will Reduce Driving in Country Drastically
Work from home and online shopping are here to stay, found new KPMG International study, and will cut driving in the country up to 270 billion miles a year, writes Keith Naughton for Bloomberg. According to the study, the coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new cocoon culture that is not likely to revert to…
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Return of Passenger Rail Service to Phoenixville Area Could Yield $350 Million in Economic Benefits
According to a new study, the return of passenger rail service into Philadelphia could bring more than $350 million in economic benefits to the Phoenixville area over the next three decades, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. “We are happy to receive such a glowing assessment of the benefits of restoring passenger rail…
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The Skies Beckoned This Pilot, and a Disability Wasn’t Going to Stop Him
When Sean O’Donnell flew over the Moss Rehab campus in Elkins Park July 1, four or five dozen healthcare workers cheered, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It was a day of celebration for everyone. O’Donnell was honoring the therapists, doctors and nurses at Moss for working during the pandemic. But he, too, was…
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Starting July 13, Rail Riders Will Be Able to Use SEPTA Key Travel Wallet to Pay Per Trip on Regional Rail
Starting on July 13, rail riders will be able to use their SEPTA Key Travel Wallet on Regional Rail to pay per trip, writes Darryl C. Murphy for the WHYY. Customers will be able to use their SEPTA Key to tap in and out at card readers placed at turnstiles or on SEPTA rail station…
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SEPTA’s Regional Rails Are Back on Schedule. Just Looking for Some Riders.
Regional rails are running. Now they just need the riders to come back, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Most trains are back to hourly weekday schedules, every half hour for the Airport and Paoli/Thorndale lines. The Chestnut Hill West and Cynwyd Lines are still suspended. As to when schedules will completely return to…
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Montco Unaffected By Amtrak’s Decision to End Daily Service to Hundreds of Stations
The only Amtrak station in Montgomery County is not among the hundreds of stations outside the Northeast which will no longer receive a daily service as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Luz Lazo for The Washington Post. Starting October 1, the passenger railroad service will start operating most of its long-distance trains three…
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Hundreds of Toll Workers to Lose Their Jobs as Pennsylvania Decides to Make Entire Turnpike Cashless
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recently voted to make the entire interstate network a cashless system and lay off 500 toll workers as a result, according to a staff report from The Philadelphia Inquirer. The agency that once primarily relied on fare collectors has been transitioning to a system that uses E-ZPass as well as automated…
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New Study Shows SEPTA Will Play Essential Role in Region’s Recovery
A new study shows that SEPTA’s economic impact on the region is crucial to its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic-caused losses, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study from Econsult Solutions found that SEPTA plays a key role in moving workers and consumers throughout the growing five-county region, an area that represents 42…
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James C. McConnon, Former Chairman of Republican Party in Lower Merion, Dies at 93
James C. McConnon, a former chairman of the Republican Party in Lower Merion and once SEPTA chairman, died on March 16 of cardiopulmonary failure at 93, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McConnon, who was born in Pittsburg, trained as both a lawyer and a mechanical engineer. After earning a degree from University…
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SEPTA Implementing Severe Weather Service Plan, Offering Refund Options for Some Riders
Due to changing ridership levels caused by coronavirus-related issues, SEPTA is adjusting its weekday Regional Rail schedules and offering some riders refund options, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. SEPTA evaluated its schedules after more than a dozen trains were canceled across the system on Monday, including on the Lansdale/Doylestown line. As a result,…
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