The Hub 5/16/2025: 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.
SEPTA’s Budget Hearings: Register to attend the budget hearing on May 19th at 11:00 am in SEPTA’s Board Room or register here for the 5:00 pm time slot. You can also join the budget hearing scheduled for May 20th and the Capital Budget hearing on May 21st. Let’s show up for public transit!
The Inquirer: Amid financial crisis, SEPTA is pushing ahead with a money-saving efficiency effort – SEPTA’s Efficiency & Accountability program has reportedly generated $91.4 million since the program’s initiation in 2021. The program’s fresh focus includes initiatives to improve efficiency in safety, deter fare evasion, and gain income from development deals around SEPTA’s transit properties.
PhillyVoice: New Schuylkill River trail segment and bridge connecting Grays Ferry to Center City opens Saturday – The new Christian to Crescent addition of the Schuylkill River Trail, featuring 2,800 feet of pedestrian and cyclist pathways and a 650-foot bridge, will open on Saturday. The woven, cable-stayed design of the bridge is the first in the state, according to city officials.
Plan Philly: Philly hopes to slow down traffic on Lincoln Drive by adding speed slots – New speed slots are being installed on a residential stretch of Lincoln Drive, in West Mount Airy, with the intention of slowing down drivers and reducing crashes that endanger residents and pedestrians. The sets of speed spots are part of a pilot project with PennDOT that was catalyzed by a wave of neighborhood activism.
Other Stories
NBC 10: ‘Transit is vital’: SEPTA workers rally at Pa. capitol in fight for funding
Philly Voice: NJ Transit train engineers strike over wage dispute, halting rail service
The Inquirer: Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a special prosecutor for SEPTA crimes is unconstitutional
The Inquirer: NJ Transit rail engineer are on strike. Here is what you need to know.
NBC10: PPA delays start of fines for running red light at busy Center City intersection
