SEPTA Awards Design Contract for Broad Street Line ADA Improvement Project
Project Will Deliver Full Accessibility at Lombard-South, Ellsworth-Federal & Chinatown Stations
PHILADELPHIA (March 23, 2023) – SEPTA today awarded a contract to advance accessibility improvements on three subway stations. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. will do architectural, design and construction-related services for… Continue reading SEPTA Awards Design Contract for Broad Street Line ADA Improvement Project
SEPTA Breaks Ground on New Accessibility Project At Tasker-Morris Station
Two-Year Project will include Two New Elevators and ADA-compliant Communications System
SEPTA today gathered with elected officials and other stakeholders at Tasker-Morris Station to break ground for a new project that will make the South Philadelphia Broad Street Line station fully… Continue reading SEPTA Breaks Ground on New Accessibility Project At Tasker-Morris Station
SEPTA Seeks Input From Riders on Trolley Modernization
Customers Encouraged to Complete Online Survey by July 24
SEPTA is seeking input from Philadelphia and Delaware County trolley riders on how new and updated stations, cars, and stops will look and operate in the future. The authority is… Continue reading SEPTA Seeks Input From Riders on Trolley Modernization
SEPTA Releases Request for Proposals for Trolley Vehicles
Major Milestone for Trolley Modernization, One of SEPTA’s Largest Capital Projects
SEPTA today released its Request for Proposals (RFP) for modern, accessible trolley vehicles to replace the entire existing fleet of trolleys. This begins the trolley vehicle acquisition process with manufacturers… Continue reading SEPTA Releases Request for Proposals for Trolley Vehicles
SEPTA Commemorates 40th Street Station Accessibility
Improvements Completion of Improvement Project Marks 24th Accessible Station Along Market-Frankford Line
SEPTA today joined elected officials, community leaders and advocates from the disability community to celebrate the completion of the 40th Street Station Improvement Project, which includes the installation of two… Continue reading SEPTA Commemorates 40th Street Station Accessibility
SEPTA Breaks Ground on 40th Street Station ADA Accessibility Project
Improvements Include the Installation of Two Street-to-Platform Elevators
SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey D. Knueppel today joined with state and city elected officials, disability advocates and West Philadelphia community and business leaders to break ground on ADA accessibility improvements… Continue reading SEPTA Breaks Ground on 40th Street Station ADA Accessibility Project
SEPTA and Center City District Commemorate Dilworth Park Accessibility
New Elevators Make Transition from Park to Concourse Available to All
SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel and Center City District President and CEO Paul R. Levy joined advocates from the disability community to celebrate the opening of two new surface-level… Continue reading SEPTA and Center City District Commemorate Dilworth Park Accessibility
SEPTA Begins Operation of New Fleet of Hybrid/Electric Articulated Buses
New Vehicles Enhance Passenger Capacity While Boosting Environmentally Friendly Bus Fleet
This morning, some SEPTA riders began the week with a ride aboard SEPTA’s brand-new 60-foot diesel/electric hybrid articulated buses. The first 12 of the 105-passenger buses began service on one… Continue reading SEPTA Begins Operation of New Fleet of Hybrid/Electric Articulated Buses
SEPTA Celebrates Grand-Opening of Accessible Travel Center
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Honors 30-Years of Paratransit Service
With the opening of SEPTA’s Accessible Travel Center, the first multi-model training center of its kind, the freedom of traveling independently on public transportation became possible for more people with… Continue reading SEPTA Celebrates Grand-Opening of Accessible Travel Center
First Shipment Of New Silverliner Rail Cars Arrives In Philadelphia
Three completely outfitted Silverliner V Regional Rail pilot cars arrived by ship Sunday and were hoisted to the dock below and loaded onto flat-bed trucks at Packer Marine Terminal. From… Continue reading First Shipment Of New Silverliner Rail Cars Arrives In Philadelphia
