Daily News | SEPTA bus riders want faster service, but many hate how their routes could change
A majority of riders said they were willing to make more transfers or even walk farther to their regular stop if it meant arriving at their destination 10 to 15 minutes sooner, according to a, a coalition of nonprofit groups that advocates for improvements in public transit.
that two direct lines to Center City would instead stop at 30th Street Station, where they could transfer to the Market-Frankford El or other buses to continue. As a result of the outcry, SEPTA changed the plan to keep both routes, though the current Route 9 would be local with more stops and a longer trip.
“From where I live, I can get everything I need,” said Carrington, 71, a retired library assistant. He likes that he can go all the way to Penn’s Landing on Market Street. If the proposed changes are implemented, he’d have to walk a couple of blocks farther to catch a bus and transfer at 22nd and Market Streets, standing at a stop with no shelter.“They have no idea,” Carrington said. “I have been riding that [17] bus longer than anyone at SEPTA’s been on their job.
Many of those changes drew strong support before SEPTA unveiled the new bus plan. About 56% of overall respondents to the TFP survey — including 69% of riders over age 65 — said they’d be willing to make at least one transfer in exchange for a faster ride. Twenty-five percent of seniors said they’d gladly make two transfers for a faster ride.
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