From farm to table via public transit - Transit Dispatches - METRO Magazine

From farm to table via public transit - Transit Dispatches - METRO Magazine: "In Philadelphia, where more than 35 percent of the population relies on public transit as its sole means of transportation and about 25 percent of residents live below the poverty level, accessing affordable, fresh and healthy foods is a challenge.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is working with the City and Philadelphia-based The Food Trust to help make farm fresh fruits and vegetables a staple of Philadelphians’ diets. "

Heather Redfern

Press Relations Officer

Heather Redfern is the press relations officer for the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Gettysburg - buses may go fare-free

Freedom Transit may very well soon become free.


According to Rabbit Transit Executive Director Rich Farr, the York-based transportation company is in talks with an undisclosed agency to provide resources for Freedom Transit's Lincoln Line to be free for a period of time.

Gettysburg Times

What free #transit could do for Philadelphia

We would not have an ugly no-man's-land between the city and the Delaware River.

Farmers could come to town and not have to park on the sidewalk.

Even if you never ride public transit. Free transit would improve city life. Even if you don't live in the city you would benefit from the improved productivity.

Keep moving, nothing to see here - climate change is a hoax

The eastbound Schuylkill Expressway was impassable from the Blue Route to Girard Avenue…

Water punishes Philly area: Floods, damage, traffic - Philly.com: "In the 42 years that Amy Smith has lived in the Washington Crossing area, Thursday marked the first time that she had to leave her house by boat."

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Climate Change does not spare public transit

12 SEPTA railcars damaged in Trenton by Hurricane Irene getting repairs - Philly.com: "Twelve of the 16 SEPTA railcars stuck in Trenton during Hurricane Irene will be sidelined for weeks as water damage is repaired, SEPTA officials said Tuesday.

Caught by the unexpected rise of a creek that was "not on our radar screen," SEPTA rail operations managers realized too late that the trains could be in harm's way.

They say they will shuffle cars in SEPTA's 365-car fleet to deal with the shortage created by the missing 12 on the Trenton line."

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Cars sheltered and protected -- people dumped and abandoned

Transit ridership demand up, so supply will go up too, right?

Despite the region's sluggish economy, SEPTA carried more riders in the last 12 months than it had in any of the 22 previous years.

For the fiscal year that ended June 30, SEPTA's buses, subways, trolleys, and trains had about 334 million passengers, up 4 percent from the previous year and the most since 345 million in fiscal 1989.

Have you had enough junk food and junk transportation yet?

Car crashes into junk-food retailer, ties up traffic for 20 blocks around. How much longer do we want this stupid culture to continue? Let's make transit free in Philly and get rid of the cars at least.

Walkshed Philadelphia | Personal and Precise Walkability Mapping

Walkshed Philadelphia | Personal and Precise Walkability Mapping: "Walkshed uses an advanced methodology to calculate and map walkability. It is the personal research project of Aaron Ogle, a software developer at Azavea in Philadelphia, PA.

While living in Seattle, Aaron became intrigued by Alan Durning of the Sightline Institute and his concept of a 'walkshed' that would score a location based on the quantity and diversity of amenities within a one-mile radius. A year later, Walk Score, which drew heavily from Durning's walkshed concept, became the first application to calculate walkability. Walk Score is a fantastic application with a clever methodology but it also has a number of acknowledged limitations.

Aaron wondered if improvements were possible. So as part of Azavea's 10% research project program, he has developed Walkshed Philadelphia and now Walkshed NY to demonstrate that it is possible to more accurately calculate and map walkability."

Must Love SEPTA: Car-Free in Philadelphia

Must Love SEPTA: Car-Free in Philadelphia: "Philadelphia is lucky to have the transit corridors it already has. They've made the kind of density we enjoy (or at least some of us enjoy) possible. Few cities have demonstrated the courage to build mass transit corridors with a future like Philadelphia in mind.
That's why I may never ever leave. "

Public Transportation - How you can help - cazort.net

Public Transportation: There are a number of ways you can become involved in public transportation:

• Become Familiar with Local Systems - Even if you don't frequently use your local transit system, knowing a little bit about how it works can help you answer questions and assist others who may want to use it.
• Use It - As more people use public transportation, demand will increase and the level of funding and service will increase.
• Promote It - Speak positively about public transportation. Buy and display gear and branding of your local transit agency.
• Write and Talk to Key People - By making known to politicians and local business leaders that you value public transportation, you can help increase the public image of transit systems, and make people more likely to provide support.
• Start a Parternship with a Transit Agency - If you hold a position of power or influence, you might benefit both a transit agency and your own organization by partnering with them. Examples of partnerships include colleges or universities providing some funding to the transit agency, in exchange for free passes for students, faculty and staff, or influence over the routes and schedules. Some businesses offer a program where one can buy monthly transit passes and have the cost deducted from your paycheck--this generates tax savings.

What does it mean when auto drivers honk because of irritation?

Imagine that you were irritated about something, would you go to everyone within a 500 meter spherical radius and whine loudly?

Think about it. That is exactly what auto drivers are doing when they honk the horn because of some irritation.