Media Database
>
Thomas Fitzgerald

Thomas Fitzgerald

Transportation Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Contact this person
Email address
t*****@*******.comGet email address
Influence score
53
Phone
(XXX) XXX-XXXX Get mobile number
Location
United States
Languages
  • English
Covering topics
  • Transportation and Logistics

View more media outlets and journalists by signing up to Prowly

View latest data and reach out all from one place
Sign up for free

Recent Articles

inquirer.com

Shapiro’s SEPTA bailout is officially approved

SEPTA will also receive $23 million in new money from Philadelphia and its four suburban counties for the transit agency’s immediate operating needs.
inquirer.com

It is now illegal to stop in bike lanes in Philly

Mayor Parker signed the law on Wednesday.
inquirer.com

Leslie Richards led SEPTA for 5 years as general manager. Here’s wh...

Leslie S. Richards, former Montgomery County commissioner and state transportation secretary, became general manager of SEPTA a few weeks before COVID upended everything. She's leaving Friday.
inquirer.com

Gov. Shapiro secures $153 million for SEPTA, averting fare hike pla...

Gov. Shapiro announced the cash infusion on Friday. A 7.5% fare increase for all SEPTA riders will still go into effect on Dec. 1.
inquirer.com

Leaders of three Philadelphia unions met to discuss a possible stri...

Transport Workers Union Local 234, AFSCME District Council 33 and SMART-Transportation Division Local 1594 met Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a synchronized work stoppage.
inquirer.com

SEPTA postpones long-planned bus route overhaul amid likely fare hi...

The decision to halt the Bus Revolution program was characterized as an indefinite “suspension.”
inquirer.com

SEPTA rides may cost 21% more starting in January; severe service c...

SEPTA's budget director describes the moves as the potential start of “managing the decline of the system.”
inquirer.com

A man armed with a gun was fatally shot by Philadelphia officers, p...

Police shot at the man at two separate locations but did not know Sunday night whether he had been hit at both sites in West Philadelphia, including where he allegedly carjacked a pickup truck.
inquirer.com

No strike: SEPTA and its largest union have failed to agree on a ne...

Transit services in Philadelphia will run normally Monday as negotiators for SEPTA and the union continue talks.
inquirer.com

Broad Street speed cameras are coming soon, new PPA ads warn

Two Philadelphia women who lost family members to traffic violence share their stories ahead of Broad Street speed-camera launch.
inquirer.com

Transport Workers Union has authorized a strike against SEPTA

Transportation Workers Union Local 234 represents SEPTA bus, trolley, and subway operators.
inquirer.com

New bill pits Spruce and Pine Street residents against cyclists ......

Residents say they want to keep their temporary access to the front of their homes for deliveries and unloading, which they've had since 2009.
inquirer.com

Philadelphia proposes concrete separation for bike lanes on Spruce ...

Using concrete barriers, such as curbs, to separate bike lanes from traffic is considered the most effective safety measure for cyclists.
inquirer.com

Car-free Sundays on Walnut Street boosted foot traffic, sales for r...

Open Streets Sundays brought lawn chairs, bands, bubbles and cash.
inquirer.com

Transportation funding is needed ASAP, transit agencies, unions, an...

Without more state money, SEPTA and other public transit agencies in Pennsylvania must decide soon on service cuts. Roads and bridges need money, too. Time is running short for action.
inquirer.com

The Pa. Turnpike has helped keep public transit afloat for years. N...

Policymakers decided 17 years ago the PA Turnpike would help subsidize state public transit and other transportation projects. Drivers are still paying the price, and there's another funding crisis.
inquirer.com

Some SEPTA passengers will see fare hikes soon amid authority’s fin...

Travelers who pay with Key passes, credit or debit cards are among those affected by the increase. They would lose a 50-cent discount and pay $2.50 per trip, the same as the cash fare.
inquirer.com

Mayor Parker tells cycling activists the city has plans to make bik...

The Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems has developed plans with several options for protecting bike lanes from vehicles.
inquirer.com

Regional Rail service will increase as SEPTA adds more trains

Regional Rail ridership has recovered more slowly than on subways, trolleys, and buses since the pandemic, with lower service levels on the commuter lines.
inquirer.com

Bicycle safety advocates say they were snubbed by the Philly mayor’...

Bike lanes, traffic-calming devices, and parking are fraught in Philly. The Bicycle Coalition, Families for Safe Streets, and Philly Bike Action want safer bike lanes.
inquirer.com

Philadelphia City Council president wants progress on state transit...

Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to get transit funding done. SEPTA has a $240 million deficit for the fiscal year that began July 1.