I have been working on a summary of the long and contentious public hearings in Center City Philadelphia on the proposed fare hikes and NPT changes, but it’s ballooned into a 10,000+ word monster of a post on disability and paratransit and is still nowhere near done, and in the meantime I owe you all …
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The Norristown Hearings via Twitter
Hearing no. 3/10: Norristown.@septa #Montco #hearing — Sic Transit Philly (@SicTransitPhila) April 16, 2013 First speaker asks about pass limits on Independence Passes. Good Q; I’d missed that Indy Passes will be only truly unlimited pass. #montco — Sic Transit Philly (@SicTransitPhila) April 16, 2013 It’s true. (Note to SEPTA management: don’t get any stupid …
The Media Hearings via Twitter
In Media for @septa #hearing 1/10: Delco Courthouse wifi is terrible!Loads worse than Amtrak.Take note SEPTA, do not emulate… — Sic Transit Philly (@SicTransitPhila) April 15, 2013 In the back of the room: renderings of faregates in Market East and 30th St. 3-arm turnstiles(!), 30th St barriers look like a disaster. — Sic Transit Philly …
Hearing season leads off with doubleheaders in Media, Norristown
SEPTA’s long hearing season is starting off today and tomorrow with budget and NPT implementation hearings being held in Delaware and Montgomery Counties, today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday), respectively. Today’s hearings will be held at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media at 2:00p and 6:00p. SEPTA is breaking with tradition in holding two hearings apiece …
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A trip to Upper Darby, a Fare Hike tragedy in three parts
Friday night I went to visit some friends in Upper Darby who I hadn’t seen in quite a while. It was a pleasant evening, with games and the entertainment of small children, but I was struck by how heavily the effect of SEPTA’s proposed fare changes would have fallen on this trip, so I present …
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FY2014 and NPT: The Monthly Pass Break-Evens
One measure of unlimited passes is: at what point do they become cheaper, per ride, than paying for rides individually? This ratio is one that calls for balance from any transit agency. Lower pass prices encourage the prepayment of fares, which is good for the agency financially, and increases discretionary ridership that drives mode shift …
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FY2014 and NPT: City and Suburban Transit Divisional tariffs
The transit side of SEPTA’s July 1 fare hike is, mercifully, easier to write about than the railroad side. One almost sees why SEPTA has such a mania for oversimplifying its fare structure. But such is the lot of the (alleged) transit professional: while Your Humble Blogger gets to complain about typing volume, the accountants …
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FY2014 and NPT: Railroad Division tarriff
Going into further depth on SEPTA’s proposed fare changes, I am seeing disturbing trends. Apart from the flaws in the technical implementation of NPT (another post in itself), SEPTA’s changes to fare rules and structures indicate an attitude of not wanting to deal with the complexity of the world it exists in and the ridership …
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SEPTA releases proposal for July 1 fare hike and NPT-related fare rule changes
Updated 2013-3-16 7:00p After months of speculation, and not a little bit of pleading from this blog and others, we are finally learning some of what is waiting in store for SEPTA riders when NPT rolls out later this year. This is coming wrapped up with fare hikes and rule changes that SEPTA will be …
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Why isn’t PATCO free?
According to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, South Jersey drivers are moving away from their cars, at least when crossing the Delaware. Car traffic on the Delaware River Port Authority’s four bridges was down 1.76% in 2012, and PATCO ridership was up 1.6%, in the first full year after a 10% PATCO fare hike and a …
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