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Transitpocalypse Narrowly Avoided, SEPTA Saved
Tuesday, December 10, 2013, by Molly Webb [Photo by Laura Kicey] The passage of a $2.3B transportation package means that, at least for now, SEPTA is saved. When the transit system released its...
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Just Another Day on the Train Without Pants
Hundreds of people hopped on SEPTA Sunday with their bottoms halves bare. By Bob ByrneThousands of people in dozens of cities around the globe took to public transportation on Sunday to ride their...
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When Will Work on Philly’s Rail Park Get Started?
Tuesday, January 28, 2014, by Molly Webb Though hopes were high that perhaps 2014 would be the year that work on the rail park got rolling, it looks like there are still a few obstacles in the rail...
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This Is A Thing: Charging Your Phone Under The Seat On SEPTA
You can get it if you really want it. It is perhaps with the same spirit of Philadelphia ingenuity that birthed the hands-free-cellphone-wrapped-in-a-burka thing that we have noticed a new trend in...
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Traversing Philly streets, parking spots, tickets and public transit updates
While many people in the Philadelphia region were given (or took) the day off, others had a tough day ahead of them becasue of this latest snowstorm. UPDATED 2/13/14 at 5 p.m. SchoolsArchdiocesan high...
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Controversy Halts URBN’s Plans; Tees for 24/7 SEPTA
Friday, March 7, 2014, by Carly Szkaradnik A rendering of the project site. [Photo: MLMN] MAIN LINE — Urban Outfitters’ “lifestyle experience” development (aka Devon Yard) has been put on hold by some...
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Let’s Revisit Alex Hillman’s 2008 Predictions For Philly’s Tech Future
Back in 2008, I wrote this piece for Philebrity about Philly’s future as a tech city: http://t.co/1kO0jIiAni I was pretty right. — Alex Hillman (@alexknowshtml) March 20, 2014 Way back in 2008, we...
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Readers Write: Gods Of The Trolley, Please Bless The @SeptaPoet
This is sort of the anti-’People of SEPTA.’ One of the things I miss most about West Philly is getting the trolley driver who waxes poetic about features of the route over the loudspeaker. It’s pure...
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Philly.com Says The Rail Park Is ‘Firming Up’
Monday, April 7, 2014, by Molly Webb [Rendering via Uwishunu] Plans to create an elevated rail park from the remains of the tracks once run by the Reading Railroad continue to be the subject of...
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