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SEPTA opens center at Suburban Station to teach handicapped to ride Philadelphia Inquirer By Paul Nussbaum Denice Brown , president of the National Federation of the Blind Phila. chapter, uses her cane as she boards a mock-up of a bus in SEPTA's new “accessible travel center.” SEPTA opened a new “accessible travel center” in Suburban ..

How to stop the region's growing number of railroad fatalities? Philadelphia Inquirer In the last two years, at least 91 people have been killed by trains on NJ Transit and SEPTA lines

Lower Merion invites public comment on first draft of City Ave. official map Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) The proposed roads on the draft of the official map mean several opportunities for new SEPTA stops to exist. Part of the impetus behind developing City Avenue and the official map has been to offer alternative modes of transportation to residents

Global contest will lead to help during heart attacks | Philadelphia Inquirer … Philadelphia Inquirer By Marie McCullough SEPTA station manager Garry Deans saved a man's life this month because he knew the location of an AED. Around the world, the hunt is on for thousands of lifesaving portable medical devices that are hanging in public places – in …

6abc.com Man is fatally struck by SEPTA bus in Kingsessing | Philadelphia Inquirer … Philadelphia Inquirer A man, 59, was struck and killed by a SEPTA bus Monday afternoon in the city's Kingsessing section, authorities said. The man was reported pinned under a Route 12 bus at 49th Street and Woodland Avenue about 3:40 pm, authorities said.

CBS Local SEPTA users can check status online WFMZ Allentown SEPTA riders can check for real-time updates on routes for all kinds of transportation.

6abc.com Person fatally hit by SEPTA bus | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-23 Philadelphia Inquirer A 59-year-old man was struck and killed by a SEPTA bus Monday afternoon in the city's Kingsessing section, authorities said. The man was reported pinned under a Route 12 bus at 49th Street and Woodland Avenue about 3:39 pm, authorities said

CBS Local SEPTA Rolls Out New Way To Track Your Train, Bus Or Trolley CBS Local By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – SEPTA has rolled out a new way for its riders to keep track of how things are running.

'Quiet cars' a welcome PATCO innovation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-21 Philadelphia Inquirer Amtrak, SEPTA , Metro-North, and other transit agencies also are rolling out quiet cars. A PATCO rider for 35 years, I've watched – and heard – the trains get clunkier and, sad to say, junkier with age. Elaborate in-car advertisements can't disguise the ..

PATCO to try out a 'quiet car' on trains | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-19 Philadelphia Inquirer Following the lead of Amtrak, SEPTA , and other transit agencies that have prohibited cell-phone use or loud conversation in one train car, PATCO will designate the last car in each of its trains as a quiet car on weekdays, starting March 1. ..