Neighbors and officials say Allegheny Station on the Market-Frankford Line has sustained damage from the same issues that closed Somerset Station in March for repairs.Fresh off a makeover of the troubled Somerset elevated train stop in Kensington and increased security along the entire Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA crews are moving to nearby Allegheny Station for deep cleaning, maintenance, and repairs.Allegheny, a larger station than Somerset, will remain open for the work, except for early closures next weekend.The transit authority to fix elevators damaged by urine and discarded needles...…Neighbors and officials say Allegheny Station on the Market-Frankford Line has sustained damage from the same issues that closed Somerset Station in March for repairs.Fresh off a makeover of the troubled Somerset elevated train stop in Kensington and increased security along the entire Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA crews are moving to nearby Allegheny Station for deep cleaning, maintenance, and repairs.Allegheny, a larger station than Somerset, will remain open for the work, except for early closures next weekend.The transit authority to fix elevators damaged by urine and discarded needles...WW…

With help from Penn researchers, SEPTA is studying ways to make its signage more user-friendly and tunnels more navigable, especially to newcomers.Every step you take, every turn you make, every confused thought you think ... the glasses will be watching you.Cameron Adamez was outfitted with Tobii Pro eye-tracker glasses on a recent Friday afternoon and dispatched to the caverns beneath City Hall Station on a mission from SEPTA to find out just how difficult it is to get around its rail transit system.Adamez was a volunteer test subject in an experiment designed and conducted by Megan...…With help from Penn researchers, SEPTA is studying ways to make its signage more user-friendly and tunnels more navigable, especially to newcomers.Every step you take, every turn you make, every confused thought you think ... the glasses will be watching you.Cameron Adamez was outfitted with Tobii Pro eye-tracker glasses on a recent Friday afternoon and dispatched to the caverns beneath City Hall Station on a mission from SEPTA to find out just how difficult it is to get around its rail transit system.Adamez was a volunteer test subject in an experiment designed and conducted by Megan...WW…

Residents called the stop a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. SEPTA closed it for deep cleaning and to repair elevators damaged by trash, discarded needles and urine.Chanting “safety and solutions now,” about 200 Kensington residents marched between stops on the Market-Frankford El on Tuesday evening to protest SEPTA’s “indefinite” closure of the Somerset Station for cleanup and repairs.Residents described the Somerset stop as a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. “We need to get the city to realize we are hurting,” one resident...…Residents called the stop a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. SEPTA closed it for deep cleaning and to repair elevators damaged by trash, discarded needles and urine.Chanting “safety and solutions now,” about 200 Kensington residents marched between stops on the Market-Frankford El on Tuesday evening to protest SEPTA’s “indefinite” closure of the Somerset Station for cleanup and repairs.Residents described the Somerset stop as a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. “We need to get the city to realize we are hurting,” one resident...WW…

The pandemic traffic plunge helped increase freight truck speeds, but deliveries still slow to a crawl in the nation’s worst choke points.Everyone hates the colossal time suck of the Philadelphia interchange where the Schuylkill and Vine Expressways meet. Just try threading that needle behind the wheel of a fully loaded 80,000-pound tractor-trailer.Big rigs reached an average gear-grinding speed of 30.7 mph there during peak traffic hours last year, according to analysis by the American Transportation Research Institute.Believe it or not, that was . But during the afternoon rush, from ,...…The pandemic traffic plunge helped increase freight truck speeds, but deliveries still slow to a crawl in the nation’s worst choke points.Everyone hates the colossal time suck of the Philadelphia interchange where the Schuylkill and Vine Expressways meet. Just try threading that needle behind the wheel of a fully loaded 80,000-pound tractor-trailer.Big rigs reached an average gear-grinding speed of 30.7 mph there during peak traffic hours last year, according to analysis by the American Transportation Research Institute.Believe it or not, that was . But during the afternoon rush, from ,...WW…

Federal authorities have signed off on the reallocation, which the SEPTA board will consider Thursday.SEPTA is proposing to spend about $40 million in federal economic relief funds, mostly earmarked to help transit agencies operate buses and trains during the pandemic, on design and engineering work to advance the King of Prussia rail project.Some Philadelphia transit advocates express worry that the budgetary move will make it harder to maintain levels of service needed to prevent overcrowding on city buses, potentially endangering passengers and operators.“This money is intended to run...…Federal authorities have signed off on the reallocation, which the SEPTA board will consider Thursday.SEPTA is proposing to spend about $40 million in federal economic relief funds, mostly earmarked to help transit agencies operate buses and trains during the pandemic, on design and engineering work to advance the King of Prussia rail project.Some Philadelphia transit advocates express worry that the budgetary move will make it harder to maintain levels of service needed to prevent overcrowding on city buses, potentially endangering passengers and operators.“This money is intended to run...WW…