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Thomas Fitzgerald

Transportation Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Penn bans a pro-Palestinian student group - The Philadelphia Inquirer

A turbulent wave of activism inspired by the war between Israel and Hamas has swept American universities.
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Five dangerous Philly roads will get cameras to catch speeders. Peo...

Hoping to spark discussion, at-large City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas is conducting a detailed survey of city residents, working with community groups to circulate it.
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SEPTA cancels Chinese contract for double-decker Regional Rail cars...

SEPTA says the company’s rail cars were plagued by problems, and the project was years behind schedule.
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Delaware River bridges near Philadelphia have protections against s...

Delaware Bridges have robust protections from ship collisions, as investigators focus on causes of the Baltimore bridge collapse.
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More SEPTA bus drivers missing work amid repeated shootings, assaul...

SEPTA is stepping up training in trauma care for frontline managers and working on prototypes of a bulletproof compartment for bus operators.
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Philly's chaotic Greyhound bus station may move to its third tempor...

Greyhound and other intercity carriers caused the crisis by closing the Filbert Street bus station to lower overhead.
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The Chestnut Hill West train is a lifeline for Germantown seniors -...

Germantown seniors are all-in for Save the Train fight.

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N.J. State Police are adding license plate readers to four Delaware...

The new cameras are intended instead to help law enforcement track cars connected to suspected crimes.
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Ken Lawrence Jr., SEPTA's new board chairman, wants fewer strikes a...

Lawrence is the first Black person and the first Democrat to lead the SEPTA board in the authority’s 60 years of existence.
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Former Trump White House official elected to lead port authority bo...

Gov. Josh Shapiro appointed James D. Schultz to the board of the bistate agency. In 2022, Schultz publicly endorsed Shapiro, labeling his GOP opponent a conspiracy theorist and “disaster.”
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SEPTA won a $317 million federal grant to help replace aging Market...

The award is the largest competitive federal grant SEPTA has won for a project.
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At Drexel Station at 30th Street, SEPTA rolls out eye-grabbing new ...

SEPTA can be confusing, even to native users. New signs at Drexel Station are part of an effort to fix that.
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SEPTA's Bus Revolution route changes are on hold - The Philadelphia...

City Council says they “have not had adequate time” to review SEPTA bus route changes, after a two-year process.
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Josh Shapiro wants to get SEPTA funding, but it faces a political b...

In his budget address, Gov. Josh Shapiro acknowledged SEPTA’s role in the state economy. His proposal to fund transit will need to approval by the state House and Senate — and it won’t be easy.
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Gov. Shapiro to propose $282.8 million in new state money for SEPTA...

SEPTA says it would be able to hold off cuts with money from its service stabilization fund until its share of Shapiro’s proposed $282.8 million arrived.
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Save the Train wants to stop SEPTA from cutting Chestnut Hill West ...

Neighborhood groups fear the Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail line will be the first thing to go when SEPTA starts cutting service to make up for a lack of state funding.
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SEPTA is closing in-person ticket sales windows at 14 Regional Rail...

Demand for in-person ticket sales has plummeted at some Regional Rail stations as customers turn to electronic payments.
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DA Larry Krasner files suit to quash state's special SEPTA ... - Th...

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who has clashed with Krasner, signed the law in a December budget deal. Transit funding was left out.
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Greyhound bus passengers have bathrooms, finally, at Spring Garden ...

City officials are looking for a permanent site for long-haul buses.
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Atlantic City's advisory for residents to boil water has been lifte...

The Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority flushed the water system, and no contamination was found in later testing. Nearby towns were not affected.
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SEPTA weighs service cuts, fare hikes as state fails to increase fu...

The agency, like many, has a $240 million structural deficit now that federal pandemic aid for transit agencies is gone.