SEPTA announced proposed fare adjustments, including the elimination of a number of discounts, as the Authority faces a $240 million annual budget deficit with the exhaustion of federal COVID relief funds. Complete details on the fare proposal, including fare tables, tariffs and public hearing information are available on SEPTA’s website at https://wwww.septa.org/bulletins/fall-2024-proposed-fare-adjustments/

Public hearings will be held on October 16 at 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Interested individuals will be able to participate in-person, at SEPTA Headquarters, or virtually via WebEx. Individuals may submit comments via email on the proposed fare modifications to operatingbudget@septa.org, provide oral comments via voicemail by calling 215-580-7772, or file written comments by mailing to the Director of Operating Budgets, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market St., 9th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107. To be included in the official public record, comments must be received by Friday, October 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM.  Information on how your constituents can provide comment and feedback is available on the Fall 2024 Proposed Fare Adjustments page on SEPTA’s website.

Pending approval by the SEPTA Board on November 21, these proposed fare adjustments would go into effect on December 1.

SEPTA is reminding customers of the continued phased reinstatement of parking fees at surface lots and parking garages.   Full details – including information on the new parking app – are posted on SEPTA’s website at https://wwww.septa.org/news/parking-fee-reinstatement/.

New SEPTA Park App Now Available for Download –

For added convenience, SEPTA is offering customers multiple options to pay for parking, including the SEPTA Park app, which is now available for download in the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

At Stations, traditional slot boxes are being phased out and replaced with modern pay stations, which are being installed at all surface lots and garages. The new system will provide several convenient options to pay for parking: customers will enter the license plate number to pay for parking, not the space number.  These pay stations will accept credit/debit card, contactless payment (Apple, Google, Samsung Pay) and coins.

Customers should visit the Parking Fee Reinstatement page on SEPTA’s website to see when parking fees resume at their station and to prepare for travel by downloading the SEPTA Park App and learning more about the different ways to pay.

What to Know –

Schedule:

The phased launch began on September 23 and will continue through approximately November 15. Customers can view the complete schedule by visiting https://wwww.septa.org/news/parking-fee-reinstatement/. Stations coming on this week:

+ Monday (10/7): Cornwells Heights Station (Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Croydon Station (Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Bethayres Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Woodbourne Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Monday (10/7): Philmont Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Langhorne Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Somerton Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Yardley Station (West Trenton Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Warminster Station (Warminster Line)

+ Wednesday (10/9): Ardsley Station (Warminster Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Bryn Mawr Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Haverford Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Overbrook Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Radnor Station (Paoli Line)

+ Friday (10/11): Colmar Station (Lansdale/Doylestown Line)

+ Friday (10/11): 69^th Street Transportation Center (Market Frankford [L])

Fees:

·       As part of the reinstatement, daily parking rates at SEPTA-owned surface lots will increase to $2 from $1 and to $4 from $2 at the three garages: Frankford Transportation Center, Norristown, and Lansdal

·       Parking at surface lots will remain free on weekends and major holidays.

Other Tips:

·       Monthly permit parking fees at SEPTA-operated station surface lots and parking garages remain suspended until further notice.

·       All license plates must be visible from the parking aisles.  Customers are instructed to do not back in or pull through.

Collection of parking fees had been suspended for about four years during the pandemic and to attract customers back to the system in recovery.  Ridership on Regional Rail continues to grow, particularly on weekends, and SEPTA is addressing this increased customer demand with service adjustments included in the new Regional Rail schedules that went into effect on September 8.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to attend a live virtual public meeting on Thursday, September 19, and/or an in-person public meeting on Thursday, September 26, for the upcoming project to improve travel and safety on Route 352 and U.S. 1 in Middletown Township, Delaware County.

This project includes the reconstruction and reconfiguration of the interchanges of U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) with Route 352 (Middletown Road) and U.S. 1 (Media Bypass) with Baltimore Pike. The project also includes improvements at the adjacent intersections of U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) with Route 452 (Pennell Road), and Route 352 (Middletown Road) with Route 452 (Pennell Road).

As part of PennDOT’s public outreach program, the department encourages the public to attend the live virtual public meeting on Thursday, September 19, beginning at 7:00 PM, by clicking on this Microsoft Live Teams meeting link prior to the presentation start time. The department’s design team will deliver a project presentation before opening the meeting to questions using the platform’s Q&A feature.

Please note that internet access or a computer or mobile device are required to view the virtual meeting. Anyone with special needs or requiring special aid is requested to contact PennDOT Project Manager Madeleine Fausto at 610-205-6848 or Design Project Manager Ryan Binder at 215-861-1687.

Members of the public who are unable to join the online meeting, can attend an in-person public meeting on Thursday, September 26, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Middletown Township Administration Building.  The meeting will be conducted as an Open House Plans Display where citizens will have the opportunity to circulate among the subject displays to gather information and discuss the different facets of the project with PennDOT’s design team.

For more information on the upcoming meetings, project resources and other project information, please visit www.pa352us1delco.com. 

Summer Bus and Metro Schedule Changes in Effect Sunday & Monday, June 16 – 17

New summer schedules for some SEPTA Bus and SEPTA Metro (includes trolleys [T], Market-Frankford Line [L], Broad Street Line [B] & Norristown High Speed Line [M]), take effect Sunday, June 16 and Monday, June 17.

Click here for schedules.

For several weekends, beginning with the first train Saturday morning, through end of service Sunday throughout the month of March and April SEPTA shuttle buses will replace all Route 101 & 102 Trolleys between 69th Street Transportation Center and end of line Media (Orange Street) & Sharon Hill Stations on weekends only. Customers should plan for approximately 15 minutes of additional travel time and look for signage at stations for bus boarding locations.

Dates of Shuttle Busing are below:

March
March 2-3
March 9-10
March 16-17
March 23-24

April
April 6-7
April 13-14
April 20-21

SEPTA thanks you for your patience as their crews wrap up the final testing phase of this important safety project.