Thursday, March 29, 2012
A final decision on discontinuing the route will be made April 26
SEPTA held a public hearing on Thursday afternoon to discuss the possible discontinuation of bus route #134, which runs from Chestnut Hill to the Montgomery Mall. Montgomery County has subsidized the route since 1994, but the county’s 2012 operating budget has discontinued the subsidy and SEPTA does not have enough funds to continue operating the route, SEPTA representative John Calnan said. Calnan added that there have “been no successful attempts” to get money from the county to continue the route, and SEPTA did try working with the county to make the route work in their budget. Leo Bagley of the Montgomery County Planning Commission said the county hopes to continue to work with SEPTA and the county understands the importance of public …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
SEPTA Safety Officers reminded riders on Wednesday morning that riders should never walk or drive around the gates.
Wednesday morning, SEPTA Safety Officers were on scene at the Ambler Train Station making the public aware to the dangers around the tracks. Jim Bahn, SEPTA Operational Safety Officer, said they have been getting reports of people running around the gates to cross the road in order to catch the train. As pedestrians and as motorists, “you should never go around the gates,” said Bahn. The Lansdale/Doylestown line, which stops in Ambler, is the second busiest regional rail line with nearly 17,000 riders a day between Monday and Friday, and Bahn said that ridership is up. Bahn told Patch that safety blitzes are held approximately once per month at both light rail and surface locations. Locations are defined by feedback from riders, local …
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
With gas prices going up, DVARP suggests now being the time to try the train or the bus.
Ambler Church of the Brethren held a coffee house on Friday night, featuring Andy Sharpe, from the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers (DVARP), as the speaker for the night. DVARP is an advocate for passengers who ride SEPTA, NJ Transit, Amtrak and more. Sharpe, said as a student at Temple, he saw the congestion on the highways and he took SEPTA to Center City for the convenience. In Montgomery County, there are 35 regional rail stations, 6 regional rail lines, 28 bus lines, the Norristown High Speed Line, and a paratransit line. Congestion is a major problem in Philadelphia and its suburbs. Sharpe presented statistics, that in Philadelphia, 72 million hours a year are wasted in congestion. Sharpe said of the congestion on the …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Beginning Feb. 19, suburban bus route and the Norristown High Speed Line will have new routes, scheduling.
Effective Feb. 19, suburban SEPTA bus routes and the Norristown High Speed Line, as well as trolley lines, city bus lines and the Market-Frankford Line and Broad Street Lines will have new routes and timetables. SEPTA will only be reprinting the timetables for those routes with map, routing or service updates, according to the SEPTA website. SEPTA timetables are available online and commuters can use the new SEPTA SMS text messaging system to get schedule updates to your phone.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter made the announcement Friday.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
All SEPTA services will stop running at 12:30 a.m. Sunday because of Hurricane Irene. Regional rail service will stop even sooner. SEPTA says service will be suspended at approximately 5 p.m. Saturday on the following SEPTA Regional Rail lines: An assistant to Mayor Michael Nutter, Luke Butler, first announced on Twitter that service will be suspended. Butler said this is the first time in history SEPTA has ceased all operations. SEPTA said in a news release that service is not expected to resume "until at least midday Sunday." It will then be continued on a route by route basis. Any announcements that have to do with service resumptions will be posted on SEPTA's website and will be disseminated through Nutter's office. "SEPTA strongly …
Sunday, July 17, 2011
The plaque ensures the legacy of Mary Ambler lives on.
On Saturday, July 17, local officials and the community came together to dedicate a plaque at the Ambler Train Station in the name of Mary Ambler. “We honor those who are not here with us and recognize those here with us,” said Pat Thomas, dressed as Mary Ambler for the event. The plaque serves as a record of the tragic train accident that happened on the site 155 years ago, and Mary Ambler’s leadership and nursing skills that saved many lives. Jeff Knueppel, SEPTA Assistant General Manager and Chief Engineer, said SEPTA has a very special relationship with Ambler and is “dedicated to serving customers [where] they live and work.” The renovated Ambler train station improves customer service, and brings new growth to the residents and …
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Get real-time updates on schedules via text, email or web.
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SEPTA today launched a trio of new Web- and text-based features that give bus and trolley riders real-time travel updates and new options for accessing schedules. TransitView—the real-time bus and trolley information resource—is complemented by other SEPTA initiatives that add schedule delivery via text message and expand the data available through SEPTA’s mobile website. “These initiatives are playing a major role in our overall efforts to improve customer service,” said SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey in a release. “We are getting customers the information they need and giving it to them when and where they need it.” With TransitView, customers can, for the first time, access real-time travel information for all bus and trolley …
Saturday, May 28, 2011
There are no fare increases or service reductions planned.
On Thursday, May 26, the SEPTA Board approved operating and capital budgets for the 2012 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The operating budget does not increase fares and maintains current service levels. According to a release issued by SEPTA, the budgets reflect its ongoing commitment to control costs and increase efficiencies while improving customer service and modernizing its aging infrastructure. The $1.22 billion operating budget represents an increase of about 3.5 percent over the 2011 fiscal year despite significant increases in areas such as health care, prescriptions and claims. For the second straight year, SEPTA expects to defer dozens of improvement projects that it sees as vital to the short- and long-term health of the …
Monday, May 9, 2011
Tired of the shore? Try some of these unique destinations, near and far, for this Memorial Day weekend.
With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching in less than three weeks, people are starting to make their plans for the holiday. When most people in the Philadelphia area are asked what they will do, they usually give a response of nothing, or just going to the shore. If that’s what you’ve been doing every Memorial Day weekend for as long as you can remember, why not try something different? Here are some ideas for you that can fit all different types of budgets and travelers. Looking to stay local and only spend a few bucks? If you want this weekend to be free or relatively cheap, why not look in your own backyard? Philadelphia has numerous attractions that people come from all over the country to see. Yet most people that live in the city …
Thursday, April 21, 2011
SEPTA safety officers remind riders not to run or drive over the tracks when a train is coming.
During the Thursday morning rush hour commute at the Ambler Regional Rail station, members from SEPTA’s Safety Department were on hand to remind riders of the dangers of crossing the tracks while a train is coming, among other track dangers. Jim Bahn, safety officer with the System Safety Department, said the team is not only on site to remind riders and the community about safety around the tracks, but also to answer questions that anyone may have. At the Ambler station, the new high-level platforms have eliminated a lot of riders crossing the tracks between platforms, said Bahn. However, now the problem is people running around the gates when the trains have arrived so as to not miss their train. The Safety Department received a call …
