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[KevinKorell]

WPVI-TV, 6-ABC in Philadelphia, PA, 3/18/21:

 

 

     As ridership increases, masks still required on Philadelphia transit  

 

 

As vaccinations are rolled out across the country, SEPTA and Amtrak officials distributed free masks to riders in Philadelphia as face coverings remain a federal requirement.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Opinion on WHYY-TV, Channel 12 in Philadelphia, PA, 6/23/21:

 

 

   SEPTA’s survival demands investments that will grow ridership  

 

 

The unfolding impacts of COVID-19 have posed the most dire threat to SEPTA since the agency’s founding. Even after slashing service, the dramatic collapse of ridership meant SEPTA’s financial situation was incredibly grim. It was only with extraordinary support from the federal government that SEPTA was able to survive losing a million dollars a day.

 

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[KevinKorell]

NBC Philadelphia, 6/28/21:

 

 

   Reimagining SEPTA Regional Rail in a Post-Pandemic World  

 

 

SEPTA’s Regional Rail isn’t what it was pre-pandemic. And it isn’t headed back to the same level of service any time soon.

 

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[KevinKorell]

New timetables effective September 5, 2021, include return of limited service on the Cynwyd Line.

[KevinKorell]

NBC Philadelphia, 8/27/21:

 

 

    Anticipating More Riders, SEPTA to Increase Service Next Week  

 

 

SEPTA will increase service across all of its modes of transportation next week as it readies for more riders after Labor Day, the agency announced Friday.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WTXF-TV, Fox-29 in Philadelphia, PA, 9/7/21:

 

 

    SEPTA experiencing driver shortage due to COVID-19 pandemic  

 

 

SEPTA is rushing to hire more drivers amid a significant shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 1/16/22:

 

 

     Omicron surge is causing worker absences, SEPTA delays, and late trash pickup across the region  

 

 

More than 2,000 SEPTA bus and trolley trips were canceled due to absences just on Monday and Tuesday. A fifth of city garbage trucks were out of service one day. Some postal offices temporarily closed, and in Delaware County, a quarter of all county employees were out one day in the first week of January.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Axios Philaadelphia, 2/16/22

 

SEPTA says ridership has rebounded from dip during Omicron wave

 

 

Ridership on SEPTA's buses, subways and trolleys is just half of what it was in 2019.

 

• Yes, but: It has rebounded from a dip during the Omicron wave to what the transit agency says are some of the highest numbers recorded since the pandemic began.

 

State of play: SEPTA officials blame the rise of remote work and lingering COVID-19 fears for low ridership in 2022.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Axios Philadelphia, 3/4/22:

 

 

     SEPTA boosts weekend Regional Rail service  

 

SEPTA is increasing weekend service on the Regional Rail this March.

 

What's happening: The stations at West Trenton, Warminster, Glenside and Media/Elwyn are among the Regional Rail lines that will see additional service.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WPVI-TV, 6-ABC in Philadelphia, PA, 3/22/22:

 

 

   Penn Medicine, Drexel, Wawa to offer free SEPTA Key cards to employees    

 

 

SEPTA is partnering with Penn Medicine, Drexel University and Wawa to provide free monthly passes to thousands of eligible employees as transit officials try to increase ridership to pre-pandemic levels.

 

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