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Friday, May 16, 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 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

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...

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

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.

New Month, New Perks
New month. New Perks. Have a look below to see where you'll find the latest additions to SEPTA Pass Perks.

20% Off all Retail Products. from Giovanni & Pileggi
33% Off Tickets! from The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
10% off any purchase from joe Coffee Bar
4.5% Commission from Home Starr Realty
Free shipping with orders of $200 or more from PinkGlitter Exxotic Footwear
20% off garden admission from Chanticleer
10% off total bill on all meals and beverages from LaFourno Ristorante-Trattoria
20% off reg. priced service, 10% off sale priced svc. from Tracey Evelyn Day Spa
$10 off when you spend $50 or more from Ten Wholesale Clothes
20% Discount on Registration from Cupid/Predating.com
10% Off Special: Monday through Wednesday from Tip Top Nails
50% off the registration fee. Full time students only from The Care Garden Learning and Development Center
Enjoy a $25 "Curtain Call" menu with choices(TUE-SUN) from The Academy Cafe in the Doubletree Hotel
3 courses from the menu for $30 (dinner only) from Las Tarascas en Zocalo
Take 20% off your food check (MON- THU, 5-11p) from Kaizan


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 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



Customer Service
Call 215.580.7800 (TDD/TYY 215.580.7853) between 6am - 8pm weekdays and 8am - 6pm weekends for live travel information. Or, 
email us  anytime through our online form with your questions, comments or concerns regarding service.

Locations for travel information and schedules are open throughout the system and in SEPTA headquarters at 1234 Market Street.