The SEPTA YAC is troubled to see regular Regional Rail operations impacted by the recent FRA Emergency Order pertaining to the Silverliner IV cars. Safety should always be the number one priority of any transit agency, and federal intervention should not be required...
September 10, 2025 Philadelphia, PA – The SEPTA Youth Advisory Council’s Special Committee to Save SEPTA rejects Governor Josh Shapiro’s call to end transit funding negotiations in lieu of SEPTA’s receipt of ~$400m from Pennsylvania’s...
The Youth Advisory Council celebrates SEPTA’s commitment to its new Key 2.0 fare payment system; however, we strongly encourage SEPTA to exercise caution with its chosen vendor, Cubic. The shift towards complete open-loop payment has come at the expense of native...
Jaylah Fitzgerald Jaylah Fitzgerald, a junior class of 2026 at the Academy of Palumbo, is one of the many Philadelphia high school students that use SEPTA daily to commute to school. Fitzgerald’s 40 minute commute to school starts every morning by walking down the...
