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Transit News

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April 15-19, 2025

• Elected officials join transit advocates in Delaware County call for a solution to SEPTA service cuts (CBS Philadelphia)

• SEPTA Funding Is A 'Livability Crisis' In Montgomery Co. (Patch)

• Mercer County Leaders Push Back as SEPTA Warns of Service Cuts (mercerme)

• Residential properties near SEPTA’s shrinking Regional Rail system stand to lose $20B in value, report estimates (WHYY)

• Survey favors re-establishment of passenger rail service to West Chester (Daily Local News via MSN)

• Fight over freight delays could hit Amtrak's wallet: Analysis (Trains via MSN)

• Philly Council members offer SEPTA suggestions to help with anticipated budget shortfall (Philly Tribune)

• NJ Transit engineers reject deal, setting stage for possible strike in May (Philly Voice)

• Here's what New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are doing to avoid another "summer of hell" (Daily Local News via MSN)

• Forget about paper tickets. NJ transit now offers reusable cards with new online features (Asbury Park Press via MSN)

• NJ Transit engineers prepare to go on strike after rejecting new contract (NJ.com via MSN)

• State 'completely dependent' on mass transit regions (The Center Square via MSN)

• Philly's 250 plans challenged as SEPTA funding crisis looms (Mass Transit)

• State Democrats assess economic impact of public transit cuts in Pittsburgh (WESA FM)

• Elon Musk Wants to Privatize Amtrak, But the Real Problem Is Freight Monopolies (Washington Monthly)

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April 10, 2025 - SEPTA funding crisis

• Funding Crisis (SEPTA web site)

• SEPTA plans to cut service on dozens of routes and may lay off staff amid funding crisis (Inquirer)
• See what SEPTA services will be impacted by budget cuts (Inquirer)
• SEPTA's proposed cuts are "catastrophic," say Philly leaders (Inquirer)
• Without more state aid, SEPTA will shut down 5 Regional Rail lines and 50 bus routes (Billy Penn at WHYY)
• Mayor Cherelle Parker says the city will continue subsidized SEPTA fare programs following criticism of proposed funding reductions (Inquirer via MSN)
• SEPTA to cut 45% of services, including Delaware’s regional rail line, without more funding (Delaware Online via MSN)

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March 25-29, 2025

• Mayor Parker wants to cut free SEPTA fare benefit for city workers (Inquirer via MSN)

• Philly’s Zero Fare program for low-income residents is not in Mayor Parker’s budget (WHYY)
• SEPTA bus riders frustrated with persistent "operator unavailability" delays, cancellations (CBS Philadelphia)
• Pop-Up Metro: New Model for New Starts (Railway Age)
• 300-unit apartment building is planned for Conshohocken on SEPTA’s land (Inquirer via MSN)
• PATCO will stop running overnight trains to clean its stations (Inquirer via MSN)
• NJ Transit starts discount for I-80 commuters amid sinkhole repairs. Here's what to know. (CBS New York)
• Measles case confirmed in DC, individual may have exposed others on Amtrak train (ABC News)
• Looking to ride Amtrak from Bellingham? You’ll have to catch a bus instead of the train (Bellingham Herald via MSN)

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March 16-19, 2025

• City plans bus-only lane on Roosevelt Boulevard to speed up SEPTA routes (KYW Radio Philadelphia)

• PECO power outage temporarily leaves 30th Street Station in the dark (KYW Radio Philadelphia)

• PATCO's Franklin Square station finally has a reopening date (Inquirer via MSN)

• Amtrak chief executive Stephen J. Gardner abruptly resigns (NY Times)

• What Elon Musk's Amtrak Idea Means for High-Speed Rail (Newsweek)

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March 11-15, 2025

• New SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Take Effect On Sunday (Patch)

• Parents rejoice, SEPTA’s making it easier to bring a stroller on the bus (Inquirer via MSN)

• Glassboro-Camden Rail Line would positively impact region, Rowan president and state leaders agree (Rowan University)

• Push for Restoring Lost Public Transit Services Gains Steam in Montclair. (Montclair Local)

• Amtrak Doesn't Understand Why Elon Musk Wants To Privatize Amtrak After It Broke Ridership And Revenue Records In 2024 (Jalopnik via MSN)

• Privatizing Amtrak: A disaster in the making (Smart Union.org)

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March 4-8, 2025

• SEPTA plans mixed-use development for Germantown station (Chestnut Hill Local)

• SEPTA survived the Eagles parade. Now planners say bring on the World Cup, 250th anniversary of the U.S  (Inquirer via MSN)

• Problems were reported just hours before SEPTA train fire that caused $10 million in damages, NTSB says (Inquirer via MSN)

• Joint committee of local and state leaders hear potential impacts of SEPTA 'death spiral' (Philly Tribune)

• NJ Transit proposes $3.2 billion budget with automatic 3% fare hike (NJ.com via MSN)

• NJ Transit trains stuck in Amtrak tunnel cause 2-hour delay, highlight need for Gateway (Bergen Record via MSN)

• NJ Transit will accelerate replacement of foggy railcar windows, officials say (Bergen Record via MSN)

• Elon Musk Proposes Privatizing Amtrak, Calling Rail Service ‘Sad’ (NY Times)

• Elon Musk wants to privatize Amtrak. It would make train travel worse (Fast Company)

• OurBus considers replacing Reading to Philadelphia bus route following Amtrak departure (WFMZ)

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February 25-March 1, 2025

• What if SEPTA buses got longer green lights, shorter red lights? A yearlong pilot will find out (KYW Radio Philadelphia)

• NJ Transit to Deploy Customer-Service Teams After Record Delays (Bloomberg)

• Overhead wires cause delays in NJ Transit service in and out of N.Y. Penn Station (NJ.com via MSN)

• NJ Transit touts new station and customer care improvements. Here's where to find them. (CBS Philadelphia)

• Bathrooms rock: Franklin Square to get $7.8M in upgrades (WHYY)

• Passenger rail service with stop in Jamestown could begin in 8 to 10 years (Jamestown, ND, Sun, via Yahoo)

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February 19-21, 2025

• Your SEPTA bus route may soon have a different name (Inquirer via MSN)

• SEPTA's general manager warns service cuts, fare increases likely if funding doesn't pass (NBC Philadelphia)

• SEPTA Regional Rail Lines In Bucks Return To Full Service after major building fire (Patch)

• NJ Transit to cut spending by 5pct without impacting service, CEO says (NJ Monitor)

• NJ Transit aims to start Walter Rand Transportation Center this year, advance Glassboro-Camden rail line plans (CBS Philadelphia)

• NJ Transit looks to expand access in South Jersey (NJ Spotlight News)

• NJ Transit president on light rail: It's coming to South Jersey, like it or not (Courier Post)

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February 12-16, 2025

• South Jersey commuters want more reliable public transportation, Rutgers study finds (Inquirer)

• Inside SEPTA’s nerve center: How hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans got to the Super Bowl parade (Inquirer via MSN)
• New NJ Transit head Kris Kolluri hopes to take agency in 'positive direction' (Bergen Record via Yahoo)
• Critics worry lawmakers may hijack revenue from new ‘transit fee’ (New Jersey Monitor)

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February 8-11, 2025

• Super Bowl Parade in Philadelphia: Route, road closures, SEPTA, bathrooms, and food (Inquirer)

• Headed to the Eagles Super Bowl parade? Make sure you have a day pass if using SEPTA (Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo)

• Passenger provides first-hand account of Thursday night’s SEPTA train fire (Billy Penn at WHYY)

• How to ride PATCO to the Eagles Super Bowl parade in Philly (NJ.com via MSN)

• MBTA to begin South Coast Rail passenger service March 25 (Mass Transit)

• South Jersey commuters want more reliable public transit, Rutgers researchers say (Plan Philly at WHYY)

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February 3-6, 2025

• SEPTA would get $165 million in Josh Shapiro's state budget proposal, staving off service cuts (Inquirer via MSN)

• More than 300 passengers safely evacuated after SEPTA train catches fire in Delco, agency says (Inquirer via MSN)

• Super Bowl LIX: Road closures, parking restrictions, and SEPTA guidance for Sunday in Philly (Inquirer via MSN)

• SEPTA is renaming some bus and rail routes starting Feb. 24 to create a 'more intuitive' network (Philly Voice)

• Gubernatorial hopefuls give low marks to NJ Transit (Yahoo News)

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January 26-31, 2025

• SEPTA trims budget, but will spend $230 million on Key 2.0 (Billy Penn at WHYY)

• Questions Fly at Roosevelt Boulevard Town Hall (Philadelphia Magazine)

• SEPTA's summer bridge work to close rail line (Chestnut Hill Local)

• NJ Transit engineers strike looms as union rejects proposal over wage dispute (Yahoo News)

• NJ Transit customer advocate details solutions to commuter complaints (NJ.com)

• Hoboken PATH station is now closed for nearly a month. Here are travel alternatives (NBC New York)

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January 20-25, 2025

• SEPTA has cut $27 million to reduce a deficit and boost its case for new state transit money (Inquirer via MSN)

• SEPTA will pay $230 million for new Key card system after years of glitches on the old one (Inquirer via MSN)
• Second Presidential Emergency Board report declares NJ Transit's offer most reasonable (NJT Press Release)
• New NJ Transit chief tells engineers' union he's ready to bargain as strike deadline looms (Bergen Record via MSN)
• Tired of NJ Transit's cloudy train windows? Help is on the way (Bergen Record via MSN)
• NJ Transit's cost-saving move also led to $23M in refunds to customers (NJ.com)
• Hoboken Station PATH closure (NJ Transit Press Release)
• FRA releases study on restoration of long-distance passenger rail routes (Transportation Today)

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January 15-19, 2025

• Market East doesn’t need the Sixers arena to make a comeback (Inquirer via MSN)

• SEPTA reports largest drop in serious crime in its history (Philadelphia Tribune)

• Proper funding may help SEPTA avoid Key card-style boondoggles (Inquirer editorial)

• PATCO to discontinue Freedom card, pivot to contactless fare system (KYW Radio via MSN)

• Proposed downtown office tower would become Camden's tallest building (Inquirer via MSN)

• In first day on job, NJ Transit head Kris Kolluri fires some, hires others (Bergen Record)

• Transit advocates hope new NJ Transit chief will improve service (New Jersey Monitor)

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January 8-11, 2025

• Who pays when seniors ride SEPTA for free (Inquirer via MSN)

• Northeast residents want fast transit and slower cars on Roosevelt Boulevard (Inquirer via MSN)

• South Philly Politics Hub, Event Space Galdo’s Catering Sold to SEPTA for $3.34M (Philadelphia.today)

• Lehigh Valley Mall owner plans to evict public transit center (WHYY)

• NJ Transit riders want doors back on passenger shelters (WPIX via MSN)

• Suffolk County executive: Amtrak coming to Ronkonkoma LIRR station (News 12 Long Island)

• Federal grant will boost San Diego to L.A. passenger rail service (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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January 6-8, 2025

• A North Philly sinkhole opened in the middle of the street, damaging a SEPTA bus (Inquirer via MSN)

• Kim Ward reelected Pennsylvania Senate president, and broadly outlines Republican agenda (Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News)
• Is congestion pricing reducing congestion in Manhattan? (WPIX via MSN)
• Amtrak's Gardner: His Legacy on the Line (Railway Age)
• Hochul to propose Metro-North, Amtrak service upgrades in State of the State (Lower Hudson via MSN)

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January 1-4, 2025

• Some SEPTA cards are being declined because they are encoded with the wrong expiration date (Philly Voice)

• Married couple struck by SEPTA bus in Queen Village, killing husband and injuring wife (Philly Voice)

• New SEPTA Metro signage pops up in Philadelphia (CBS News via Yahoo)

• Safety, frequency key to 2025 SEPTA ridership (Chestnut Hill Local)

• Man arrested at Trenton Transit Center after bringing handguns, rifles onto train (NBC NY via MSN)

• Judge denies New Jersey request; congestion pricing will begin on Sunday (ABC 7 via MSN)

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