The Hub 4/30/2021: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Roundup 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.

Vice: Increased ridership is important for transit services in cities across the country, while riders are seeking reduced waiting times. Having reliable and convenient transit service is important while transit agencies rebound from the pandemic.

The Inquirer: What do you think SEPTA’s bus services should look like? SEPTA hired a transportation consultant to examine and redesign the region’s bus system. Reducing the number of stops in a route can reduce the total trip time, but complete this informal survey to help the agency through the redesign process. 

The Conversation: COVID-19 altered our society’s travel habits resulting in lower dependence on personal car use especially during the lockdown phase. Cities saw an increase in alternative modes of transportation like walking and biking. Better policies and infrastructures can help cities across the world to rely less on cars and lower transportation carbon emissions.

The Inquirer: SEPTA’s initial trolley modernization plan was halted when Amazon planned to put a warehouse at 6901 Elmwood Ave, which was to be the site for the new trolley barn. But, with an ambitious capital budget SEPTA plans to move ahead with the trolley modernization plan, planning to spend $30 million in fiscal year 2022, project development starts July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

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