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About the Bus Revolution

SEPTA Forward’s Bus Revolution project is focused on delivering an easier to use, more convenient and more reliable bus network informed by its riders.

Get involved by sharing feedback throughout the project and help us continue to drive SEPTA forward.

Please take a look at our most recent project fact sheet and FAQs here.

What’s Next

Thank you to all the riders who provided feedback and comments on the draft network. We made many changes based on this feedback. We're sharing our updated draft network. It will be available for comment through May 2023.

We'll make another round of edits and revisions over the summer. Recommendations will be shared as part of the SEPTA's public hearing process in Fall 2023.

VIEW UPDATED DRAFT NETWORK HERE

Project Goals

Put the Rider Experience First

Increase Access to Opportunity

Build Trust with Reliable Service

Project Timing

2021

February - April
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.

April - November OUTREACH
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.

Winter 2021/2022
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

2022

Winter 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.

Summer 2022 OUTREACH
Evaluate Scenarios
OUTREACH

Share 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.

Fall 2022 OUTREACH
Draft Recommendations
OUTREACH

Build on findings from scenario evaluation process to develop draft recommendations. Share draft recommendations with community and stakeholders to develop final recommendations.

Winter 2022/2023 OUTREACH
Finalize Recommendations
OUTREACH

Build on findings from scenario evaluation process to develop draft recommendations. Share draft recommendations with community and stakeholders to develop final recommendations.

2023

2023

Winter
Engagement and Analysis

Ongoing engagement, analyze and summarize feedback.

Spring
Draft Network Updates and Outreach

Updates to previous draft network, engagement with riders and residents to share updates and gather feedback.

Summer
Finalize Recommended Network

Finalize recommended bus network, begin SEPTA public hearings to share recommendations.

Fall 2023
Continue SEPTA Hearings, Plan Implementation

2024

2024
Implement Changes

Stay Connected

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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