The Hub 8/19/2022: 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.
The Inquirer: Check Your SEPTA Schedule – SEPTA is making changes to the Regional Rail schedule with service extension to the new Wawa Station in Western Delaware County. This new schedule goes into effect on Sunday and Regional Rail trains are expected to run approximately 77% as frequently as they did pre-pandemic. Riders are encouraged to check the new schedule as train numbers and times may have changed.
BillyPenn: How To Ride The Bus In Philly, And How To Deal With Detours – SEPTA’s bus system experiences higher use compared to other transit options available. SEPTA’s buses travel along 125 routes and constantly experience detours for utility work, weather, and other factors. Transportation apps such as the SEPTA app allow riders to save their route and check for possible detours. Cash and SEPTA Key Card are the only payment options available on SEPTA’s buses.
The Inquirer: $25 Million Awarded To Improve Street Safety In Philly Neighborhoods – Senator Bob Casey announced that Philadelphia is getting a $25 Million Federal transportation grant through the RAISE program. This funding is to make dangerous corridors safer for pedestrians and cyclists in North, West, and Northeast Philadelphia.
WHYY: Philly Officials Advocate For Extension Of The Automated Speed Enforcement Along Roosevelt Blvd – The Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) pilot program was launched in 2020, and traffic fatalities and speed have declined drastically. Speed decreased 93% since the installation. The program will expire next year, thus officials are advocating for it to be renewed.
Mass Transit: PA: Here’s When PennDOT Says Lehigh Valley Could See Rail Service – The process to bring back rail service to Lehigh Valley will take approximately a decade. The last passenger rails from Lehigh Valley to New York and to Philadelphia ended in 1961 and 1979 respectively. PennDOT announced that they will fund a study as the first part of the process which will take about one year and cost around $300,000.
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