The Hub 1/12/2024: 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. \
PhillyVoice: SEPTA altering multiple bus routes due to I-95 cap project at Penn’s Landing – As of January 14th, eight of SEPTA’s bus routes will be adjusted due to the construction for the future park that will cap I-95. These bus routes are 5, 12, 17, 21, 33, 38, 42, and 44. SEPTA provides more details about the changes with maps showing the alterations. The I-95 cap project is expected to be completed by 2028 and the park will be opened by 2029.
The Inquirer: SEPTA explores service cuts and fare hikes after Harrisburg lawmakers denied more transit funding – SEPTA needed a $295 million increase in State transit funding to stop service cuts and likely fare increases, but state lawmakers did not include this in the recently passed state budget. The transit agency projects an annual operating deficit of $240 million starting July 1st. SEPTA, transit advocates, and political leaders need to find a source of transit funding to avoid service cuts, which could be up to 20% fewer rides overall.
PhillyVoice: Broad Street entryway into Navy Yard reopens after 18 months – The 4-lane roadway section of South Broad Street called the “quay wall’, which serves as the main thoroughfare to the Navy Yard and is located below the sports complex and I-95, reopened after being closed for 18 months due to construction. By Summer, a two-way bike lane and pedestrian plaza will be added along the waterfront. This was a $22 million project that started in July 2022 and is a part of the $6 billion plan to add residential, retail, science, and multi-use development to the Navy Yard.
Other Stories
BillyPenn: New Philly bus stop bathrooms ‘amazing’, but a little tough to find
PlanPhilly: ‘This is definitely a crisis’: Will adding more speed cameras make Philly’s streets safer?
The Inquirer: Greyhound bus passengers have bathrooms, finally, at Spring Garden Street stop
PlanPhilly: The city of Philadelphia’s vehicle fleet is getting cleaner, but it has a long way to go
The Inquirer: Why the Broad Street Line is so slow between Walnut-Locust and Lombard-South
