Transit News
IRS Announces New Cap For RideECO
The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 57, which increased the cap on 132(f) transportation fringe benefits like RideECO from $260/month to $265/month for next year. Please see page 17 of the Revenue Procedure for specific text. This new cap is effective January 1, 2019 and results in greater savings ...
Watch Our Comcast Newsmakers Appearance As We Discuss Utilizing Public Transit To Get Around Bucks County
Our executive director Steve Noll recently discussed on Comcast Newsmakers with Jill Horner how residents and visitors can use public transit like SEPTA to get around Bucks County. Here is a link to our Bucks County Public Transit Ride Guide that Steve discusses in the video. Watch the video HERE or vie...
SEPTA Levittown Train Station Construction Alert
SEPTA has announced starting October 15, they will begin Phase 3 of construction for the Levittown Train Station. Trains will board from the new platforms (as shown on this map). The new pedestrian overpass and stairs will be open while the elevators remain under construction. The existing pedestrian tunnel w...
SEPTA Key Is Coming To Zone 3 Regional Rail
Starting October 1, 2018, SEPTA says customers who travel to-and-from a Zone 3 station using a Monthly or Weekly TrailPass can do so with a SEPTA Key Card! October Monthly Zone 3 TrailPasses go on sale starting Thursday, September 20. October Weekly Zone 3 TrailPasses go on sale starting Thursday, Septembe...
SEPTA Celebrates Completion Of Yardley Station Improvements
TMA Bucks was on hand Tuesday, September 4 as SEPTA held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Yardley Station Improvement Project. Added station amenities make the station fully accessible with the Americans With Disability Act. The Yardley Train Station Improvement Project was m...
DVRPC’s “Safe Routes to Transit” Program Is Now Accepting Applications!
Does your Bucks County municipality have an active SEPTA train station? If you do, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission is now accepting applications for it’s "Safe Routes to Transit" technical assistance program. This technical assistance program matches eligible municipalities and counties ...
SEPTA Key Zone 4 “Early Adopters” Program Expands To Weekly TrailPasses
SEPTA has announced it is expanding the Regional Rail "Early Adopters" Program to include Weekly TrailPasses for customers who use selected Zone 4 Stations. This follows the launch of Monthly TrailPasses on Key Cards for Zone 4 customers in August. The Early Adopters phase allows SEPTA to begin sharing the...
SEPTA To Expand Turnstile Fare Collection & Validation At Center City Regional Rail Hubs
SEPTA has announced it will expand fare collection and validation fares at turnstiles in Center City Regional Rail stations starting in September. This change comes in preparation for further expansion of the SEPTA Key. Turnstiles and ADA gates at the five Center City Regional Rail stations - Temple, Jeff...
SEPTA Key Mobile Fare Kiosk Truck Will Be Back In Bucks County For SEPTA Key Regional Rail “Early Adopters” Program
With the SEPTA Key Regional Rail “Early Adopters” Program now in place, SEPTA has announced the SEPTA Key Mobile Fare Kiosk Truck will be out from 6:00 am – 10:00 am at the following Zone 4 stations in Bucks County for card purchases on the following dates: Chalfont: Monday, August 20 New Britai...
Seniors To Get Free SEPTA Regional Rail Rides With SEPTA Key Starting September 1
SEPTA says that the transition to the SEPTA Key will bring an additional benefit for senior citizens. Starting September 1, the $1.00 fee for Regional Rail rides for travel within Pennsylvania will be eliminated. Discounted half-fares will remain in place for seniors traveling to-and-from New Jersey and Delaw...
