The Hub 12/27/19: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-Up of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.

 

Plan Philly: SEPTA retiring boss tells all: Key card chaos to ‘crazy’ planning in a rising city – Retiring SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel looks back on his tenure as SEPTA’s head honcho. From the Pope’s 2015 visit to navigating Philadelphia’s changing climate, Knueppel has overcome many challenges, and looks forward to spending more time with family in the new year.

 

The Inquirer: SEPTA aims to make passenger information at Regional Rail stations more consistent – An overhaul of SEPTA’s communications system will make train times more reliable both on station displays and online. The approved plan also includes an overhaul of Center City stations audio and video announcement systems.

 

Billy Penn: The SEPTA holiday buses were amazingly extra this year – The region’s bus drivers went above and beyond this holiday season competing in the annual “Festibus” competition. Bus themes from Sesame Street to a Tropical Christmas delighted judges and transit riders across the city.

 

StreetsBlog: Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill – Last week, Congress passed a spending package which includes substantial funding for bridge maintenance and urban rail. The bill also repealed a tax on nonprofits offering transit benefits to their employees. 

 

Clean Air Council’s Clean Commute Awards honors a commuter and a workplace each year who do the most for sustainable commuting. You could win great prizes like a monthly Transpass or a gift certificate to your favorite bike shop. Nominate a commuter here or a workplace here.

 

Image Source: Billy Penn