The Bus Revolution is underway!
SEPTA is excited to announce a series of Pop-Up events and Virtual Transit Talks that will be taking place during the coming weeks. These events are an opportunity to hear from you - the riders - about what we can do to build a better bus network. Everything is on the table. So mark your calendar and join us to ensure your feedback is heard!
Please note that dates and times are subject to change as a reflection of the most up-to-date health and safety guidelines due to COVID. We ask that you please check the website for any potential changes the morning of any in-person event you plan to attend.
Project Schedule
Bus Revolution will be a 3-year process, beginning with two years of planning and analysis while the third year will focus on implementation. View the project schedule below to see key milestones and project phases.
2021
Project Initiation (Internal/External)
Kicked off in March and April 2021 by developing a project brand and website, forming committees, and holding meetings with key stakeholders. Collect and analyze data.
Examine Market for Transit;
Evaluate SEPTA Bus Routes
OUTREACH
Examine the market and need for transit service in Philadelphia region and create a “State of the System” analysis. Evaluate population and employment, community demographics, activity centers, and travel patterns.
Evaluate individual SEPTA bus routes to the understand strengths and weaknesses of each piece of the bus network.
Engage SEPTA riders and residents in the Philadelphia region about transit service choices and trade offs and to understand their priorities and values. Engagement will include a range a activities including surveys, meetings, and pop-up events.
Identify Service Improvements
Use findings, analysis and community input to identify ways SEPTA can improve the bus network and make specific improvements to individual routes.
Build on engagement and technical work to confirm goals and values. Refine project guiding principles and develop evaluation framework.
2022
Develop Service Improvement Scenarios
Create options to strengthen and improve SEPTA’s bus network. Scenarios will be organized around rider priorities, community values and technical recommendations.
Evaluate Scenarios
OUTREACHShare scenarios and potential service changes to a broader audience for feedback and comment. Focus will be on identifying what people like and what they don’t like, so we can develop draft recommendations that include the best parts of individual scenarios. The evaluation process will also consider factors like ridership and cost.
Draft and Finalize Recommendations
OUTREACHBuild on findings from scenario evaluation process to develop draft recommendations. Share draft recommendations with community and stakeholders to develop final recommendations.
2023
Implementation
OUTREACHUnveil recommendations and system changes. Implement changes.
Get Involved
We want to hear from you. SEPTA’s Bus Revolution will have lots of opportunities throughout its phases for people who live and work in the Philadelphia region to be involved, including surveys, virtual meetings and ongoing outreach. Make sure your voice is heard and you stay informed throughout the project.
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SEPTA Employee Feedback
As our consultant team completes the Route Profiles, which summarize the operational performance of each route in our bus network, we will conduct a separate round of in-reach at each district to share the findings of the Route Profiles and aks to hear our team's thoughts on the initial recommendations.
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