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Transit News

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August 11, 2022

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• With new schedule, PATCO riders will have less rush-hour service  (KYW News Radio)

 

 

August 10, 2022

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• New push for Roosevelt Boulevard subway gains steam  (MetroPhiladelphia.com)

 

 

August 8, 2022

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• After a ‘near death’ experience, Amtrak prepares for rapid growth  (Politico.com)

• Devon Train Station Facelift On Track  (Patch.com)

• When will the Route 15 trolleys be back?  (The Philadelphia Inquirer / MSN.com)

• The longed-for Roosevelt Boulevard subway is drawing new interest. Could it happen?  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

 

 

August 7, 2022

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• Sunday Video: Can Freight Rail and Passenger Rail Coexist?  (TheUrbanist.org)

 

 

August 5, 2022

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• Amtrak Rewarded Executives With Six-Figure Bonuses as Rail Service Struggled  (The New York Times)

 

 

August 4, 2022

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• Amtrak issues heat-related service advisory for trains operating between New York, Philadelphia  (CBS New York)

 

 

August 3, 2022

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• Wilkes-Barre officials meet with PennDOT on passenger rail service study  (The Times-Leader)

• Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of ‘Climate Day’ Was a Mistake  (Streetsblog.org)

 

 

August 1, 2022

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• Lawmaker asks Northeast Philadelphians: Should the city build a Roosevelt Boulevard subway?  (KYW News Radio)

• Proposed Sixers arena site would expand across Filbert Street  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• The Benefits of Fare Capping  (Planetizen.com)

 

 

July 29, 2022

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• SEPTA to resume Trolley Track Renewal Project on 40th Street; Watch out for street closures  (WestPhillyLocal.com)

• Amtrak again argues Gulf Coast service will cause ‘no unreasonable impairment’ to freight traffic  (Trains.com)

 

 

July 28, 2022

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• Philadelphia transit dependent on $1.5B in COVID-19 funding while trying to rebuild ridership  (TheCenterSquare.com)

• ‘It’s so blatant’: Transit groups bemoan Dems’ car-centric climate deal  (Politico.com)

• America gears up for a passenger rail renaissance  (NYsun.com)

• SEPTA officials need to improve service and explain redesign  (.ChestnutHillLocal.com)

 

 

July 27, 2022

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• Introducing Wawa Station: New SEPTA stop will extend a Regional Rail line  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• Amtrak delays rise with travel demand as summer season booms  (The Washington Post)

• Inside SEPTA's challenges and changes with its newest acting police chief  (6ABC,com)

• SEPTA’s $4B Plan to Make Its Stations A.D.A. Accessible Could Get Boost from New Transportation Department Program  (BucksCo.Today)

• America Aspires to One Day in the Far Future Build Rail Service Worse Than It Was in the 1940s  (Vice.com)

 

 

July 26, 2022

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• Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority Gets Quick Start  (Patch.com)

• West Chester Borough Council supports effort to restore SEPTA passenger rail service  (WHYY.org)

 

 

July 25, 2022

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• Feds to spend $1.7B to make rail stations accessible (NJ.com)

• SEPTA monitoring heat effects on rail systems as heatwave continues  (WHYY.org)

• The State of America’s Free Transit Programs  (Planetizen.com)

• Tech-enabled transit startup Jawnt is partnering with SEPTA on its Key Advantage rollout for Philly employers  (Technical.ly)

• Office REITs: Workers Hate The Commute, Not The Office  (seekingalpha.com)

• As fiscal cliff looms, NJ Transit forges ahead with ambitious spending plans  (NorthJersey.com / MSN.com)

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