Transit News
Contactless Payment Launches On SEPTA Regional Rail
SEPTA is proud to be the first commuter rail system in the United States to deploy contactless payment! Effective April 4, 2025, SEPTA now accepts contactless payment options on Regional Rail. Customers are able to easily tap on and tap off using any credit/debit card or mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google P...
SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities Webinar Recap
We recently hosted a webinar where attendees learned about SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities program. The Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program supports the communities SEPTA serves as a part of its efforts to deliver a seamless lifestyle transit network. Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) support c...
SEPTA Board Awards Contract For Next Generation Of SEPTA Key
SEPTA recently awarded a $211 million contract to Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. for the design, installation, and operation of its new fare payment system, “SEPTA Key 2.0”. SEPTA Key 2.0 is a next-generation system that will substantially improve the customer experience, while positioning SEPTA as...
New SEPTA Bus Network Implementation Postponed
Like many other transit agencies across the nation, SEPTA has hit a fiscal cliff because of the pandemic. One-time federal COVID relief funds were used to help cover the day-to-day expenses of running the system, which maintained service during the pandemic and supported the post-pandemic recovery. Those fund...
SEPTA Launches Enhanced Detour Information On SEPTA.org
SEPTA has launched improvements to the way it displays bus detour information on its website, SEPTA.org, part of an array of improvements to its customer-facing real-time information. Customers using SEPTA.org can now see detours represented visually, with a map showing which stops and sections of the rout...
Leslie Richards To Step Down As SEPTA GM & CEO
Leslie Richards, who has led SEPTA through one of the most challenging periods in the transit agency’s history, announced that she will step down as General Manager and CEO effective on November 29. During her five-year tenure, Richards has stewarded SEPTA’s continuing recovery from the COVID pandemic ...
SEPTA To Reinstate Parking Fees Beginning September 23, 2024
SEPTA has announced it is reinstating parking fees using a phased approach from September 23 through November 15 after four years of offering free parking to help attract customers back to the system. See the parking fee reinstatement schedule, by line and station, for exact dates at https://wwww.septa.org...
SEPTA To Increase Fines & Penalties For Quality-Of-Life Offenses
SEPTA has announced the return of an enforcement program for quality-of-life violations as part of an effort to discourage incidents, focus on repeat offenders, and enhance the customer experience. Beginning July 1, 2024, SEPTA Transit Police will issue Code Violation Notices (CVNs) for some of those low-leve...
SEPTA Travel Training Comes To Pennsbury High School
We recently coordinated a SEPTA travel training event where close to 100 students and staff at both Pennsbury High School campuses in Fairless Hills, Bucks County participated in. Trained SEPTA ambassadors and occupational therapists were on site with a SEPTA bus to explain the basics of riding SEPTA. Stud...
SEPTA Board Approves Recommendations For New Bus Network
The SEPTA Board voted May 24 to approve recommendations for the authority’s first-ever comprehensive bus network redesign, previously known as “Bus Revolution.” SEPTA will now proceed to implement the plan, with the first service changes for customers expected to begin next year. The approval by SEPT...
