With SEPTA set to unveil the latest draft of its bus system redesign, Inquirer transportation Thomas Fitzgerald answered questions during a Reddit AMA with r/Philadelphia.
With SEPTA set to unveil the latest draft of its bus system redesign, Inquirer transportation Thomas Fitzgerald sat down and answered questions during
. Here are some of the highlights. Some questions and answers have been edited for length, clarity, and tone.A bit more than a third of SEPTA bus travelers currently transfer between modes; initially SEPTA wanted more. The idea was that rail slices faster through the city than buses in traffic, which it does. However, there was an uprising among the public: People did not want to be “forced,” as some said, onto the El, particularly at odd hours. They scaled those transfers back some.
There are some routes that are incredibly long and suffer from backups along the route or too few buses spread over the route during off hours. Was there any discussion about splitting routes like this into smaller, more manageable pieces? Yes, several were split up into more manageable pieces. For instance, several parts of different routes were shaved off to create the new 83, which will be crosstown service for the Northeast — from Torresdale Station to Willow Grove Mall. For background, SEPTA has 125 bus routes currently, and some of the slowest bus speeds in the United States. The initial proposal cut it down to 99. After another two rounds of engagement, they are up to ~106.
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