SEPTA is considering lowering Regional Rail fares, and allowing passengers who travel by train within the city to transfer to buses, subways, and trolleys, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
SEPTA’s hoping to encourage more inner-city travel using different modes of its mass transit system.
The traditional suburban commuter who used the train to get to Center City has been in decline since the pandemic, with many of them working at home.
But front-line workers who live in the city need to access different parts of the transit system.
“We want to see how we can encourage more trips on Regional Rail so that we can get our ridership back to what it was pre-COVID — understanding that it might be different riders and they might be on regional rail for different reasons, not just commuting,” said Jody Holton, SEPTA’s assistant general manager for planning.
SEPTA General Manager and CEO Leslie S. Richards have declared that “Nothing is off-limits” for consideration.
SEPTA has a web-based survey to get riders’ opinions on Regional Rail. A virtual public meeting on the topic is set for Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer about changes to SEPTA’s regional rail lines.