The Hub 12/20/2024: 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.
Happy Holidays! The hub will return on January 10, 2025.
BillyPenn: Overhaul of Market Street in Old City gets underway – The $16 million project to revamp Market Street in Old City started last week. The project will narrow Market Street between 2nd and 6th Street, reducing it from four lanes to three and adding raised bike lanes. The improvement aims to create a more pedestrian-friendly street.
PhillyVoice: SEPTA to add fuel cell electric buses to its fleet early in 2025 – SEPTA aims to add 10 new electric buses to its transit services in January. The agency hopes to transition all of its vehicles to fully electric by 2040, but currently only 2.7% of buses are fully electric.
PhillyVoice: SEPTA releases redesigned app with improved trip planning and real-time info – SEPTA redesigned its website and made new improvements to its transit app. The app will now reflect the new Wayfinding System, that was rolled out last year, to familiarize users with the new branding. Currently, there are no pop-ups for downloading new schedules, instead, it will automatically update and integrate new schedules. There will be weekly updates to the new app.
Other Stories
BillyPenn: Some Philadelphians try to spread word on SEPTA funding crisis
WHYY: ‘A win-win’: SEPTA set to lease 5 train stations in Northwest Philly to private developer
The Inquirer: Imagine a safer, greener, better Roosevelt Boulevard — with or without a subway
WHYY: Flying this holiday season? Here’s what to know about the climate impact
American City and County: Cities can take a new look at underfunded mass transit projects
