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Thursday, May 15, 2008
SEPTA News Page Archive
Bus icon Upcoming Bus Detours
Market-Frankfort El Icon El weekend shutdown May 16 to May 19
Rt. 101 Icon Subway-Surface Tunnel Closure
Route 100 Icon Route 100 Boarding Location Changes
Rt. 101 Icon Route 101 Additional Trolley Service and Boarding Location Change
ADA Icon Forest Hills Station Outbound Mini High Temporarily Out of Service
R1 Icon Airport (R1) Early Morning Boarding Location Change
 Lansdale/Doylestown (R5) Boarding Location Change
R7 icon Chestnut Hill East/Trenton (R7) Boarding Location Change
R8 icon Chestnut Hill West/Fox Chase (R8) Boarding Location Change


Joe Casey and the Philly PhanaticSEPTA General Manager Joseph Casey Throws First Pitch
After traveling the Broad Street Line to the Sports Complex, SEPTA General Manager Joe Casey threw out the first pitch for Tuesday night's 7:05 p.m. Phillies/Braves baseball game at Citizens Bank Park.  He is pictured here with the popular Phillies mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.

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New Issue of the CCT Connections Newsletter Available
The Spring/Summer 2008 issue of the CCT Connections Newsletter is now available online.  This issue spotlights Hi-Tech initiatives taken by CCT to make CCT easier and more customer friendly.  It also features an article about the Control Center, the SAC Awards Night, a Customer Survey and much, much more.

Weekend Round Trip Tickets
Taking SEPTA Regional Rail is about to get even easier with the introduction of a special promotional Round Trip ticket good on Weekends and Major HolidaysLearn More...

Millbourne Station Art-In-Transit Meeting
SEPTA is planning to install public art in the new Millbourne Station and a community meeting is being held on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 5:30 - 7:15 p.m. at Millbourne Borough Hall, 9 Park Avenue, Millbourne, PA.  The upcoming meeting encourages community participation by soliciting thoughts, ideas and opinions on the unique character and heritage of the Millbourne Station community and provides an opportunity for interested artists to hear community comments and responses to questions firsthand.

63rd Street Area Community Meeting
63rd Street Station is scheduled to close June 13, 2008 until Spring 2009.  The 63rd & market Streets intersection will be closed for extended periods this summer.  To provide details and find out how these El construction milestones will affect you, a community meeting will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2008 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Gospel Crusades Church, 6224 market Street.  


New Regional Rail Schedules in Effect

New Regional Rail Schedules for selected routes went into effect on May 11th and are now available online.  For more details on changes to the schedules, see the current issue of Keeping Track: Tip #19 - Rail Schedule Changes Effective May 11, 2008

Express Service to Phillies and Flyers Games
SEPTA will provide Broad Street Line “Sports Express” service to Games 3 and 4 of the Flyers playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Wachovia Center and the Phillies games at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, May 15More...

SEPTA's Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Service Plan Public Hearings
SEPTA proposes to conduct public hearings regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Service Plan.  The proposed Annual Service Plan includes changes to the following SEPTA routes: City Transit Division Routes G, 38, 44, 52, 57, 77, 88 and 121; and Suburban Division Routes 93, 95, 99, 111, 113, 115, 117, 118, 119 and the proposed creation of Route 139.  Hearings are scheduled for June 11th and 12th.

Public Meeting regarding SEPTA’s 2009 Annual DBE Goal
A public meeting is being held on Friday, May 23, to provide disadvantaged businesses and other business enterprises, public agencies, and elected officials and interested individuals an opportunity to offer comments. The purpose of the meeting is to receive input regarding SEPTA’s 2009 Annual DBE Goal.  This input will be considered during the preparation of the Authority’s Federal Fiscal Year 2009 DBE Goal and Methodology.   Register for this public meeting.

SEPTA Participated Event
Members of SEPTA’s Human Resources, Government Affairs, Sales, and Customer Service Departments attend area Job Fairs, Senior Expos, Transit Fairs, and other Community Events as part of our regional outreach efforts.  The next SEPTA Participated Event is:

Senior Healthy Living Expo

May 15, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Yorkhouse
5325 Old York Road (Old York Rd. & Somerville)
Philadelphia PA  19141

Take  Bus Route C; Broad-Street Line

Senior Expo

May 22, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Crown Plaza Hotel
4100 Presidential Blvd.
Philadelphia PA  19131

Take  Bus Route 38 and 44



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