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Planning for the Future Never Stops. Build the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway! 🚇
Coming soon? Big thanks to the Montreal REM and Governor Shapiro 🙌
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Coming soon? Big thanks to the Montreal REM and Governor Shapiro 🙌
City Hall Station’s glow-up is epic! We still want to see a full renovation in the future, but for now, the cramped, dingy station we all know and love is officially just… cramped.
Huge credit to SEPTA—this was an excellent job!
Huge credit to SEPTA—this was an excellent job!
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
City Hall Station’s glow-up is epic! We still want to see a full renovation in the future, but for now, the cramped, dingy station we all know and love is officially just… cramped.
Huge credit to SEPTA—this was an excellent job!
Huge credit to SEPTA—this was an excellent job!
Lombard South looks good!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Lombard South looks good!
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This entrance doesn't go anywhere it's very strange!
Part 2!
Part 2!
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This entrance doesn't go anywhere it's very strange!
Part 2!
Part 2!
We have to celebrate 🥳 that most Broad Street Line (B) stations have SEPTA Metro Wayfinding and it looks so smooth!
Lets start with Walnut-Locust!
Part 1
Lets start with Walnut-Locust!
Part 1
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We have to celebrate 🥳 that most Broad Street Line (B) stations have SEPTA Metro Wayfinding and it looks so smooth!
Lets start with Walnut-Locust!
Part 1
Lets start with Walnut-Locust!
Part 1
😢 It looks so Green! The City Hall bike lane isn't going anywhere.
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
😢 It looks so Green! The City Hall bike lane isn't going anywhere.
The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway isn't just a transportation project; it's a once-in-a-generation chance to address Northeast Philadelphia's affordable housing crisis.
Strategic development around new stations could create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods with mixed-income housing.
Strategic development around new stations could create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods with mixed-income housing.
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway isn't just a transportation project; it's a once-in-a-generation chance to address Northeast Philadelphia's affordable housing crisis.
Strategic development around new stations could create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods with mixed-income housing.
Strategic development around new stations could create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods with mixed-income housing.
The Northwest Line should be developed as a standalone, fully automated metro featuring platform screen doors and high-frequency service.
The Northwest Line would need to cross the Wissahickon Valley. Fortunately, the Henry Avenue Bridge was designed with a second level.
The Northwest Line would need to cross the Wissahickon Valley. Fortunately, the Henry Avenue Bridge was designed with a second level.
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Northwest Line should be developed as a standalone, fully automated metro featuring platform screen doors and high-frequency service.
The Northwest Line would need to cross the Wissahickon Valley. Fortunately, the Henry Avenue Bridge was designed with a second level.
The Northwest Line would need to cross the Wissahickon Valley. Fortunately, the Henry Avenue Bridge was designed with a second level.
Had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Greene about his involvement on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway from 1996 until 2003. More interviews to come!
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Greene about his involvement on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway from 1996 until 2003. More interviews to come!
Each destroyed stretch of track underscores how the dismantling of North Philadelphia's streetcar system remains one of the city's most controversial and preventable planning failures.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Each destroyed stretch of track underscores how the dismantling of North Philadelphia's streetcar system remains one of the city's most controversial and preventable planning failures.
Miami-Dade is pushing ahead with the North Corridor Metro Line, maintaining momentum despite mounting challenges.
While the project faces significant headwinds with costs escalating from $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion by late 2024, officials remain committed to the 2037 completion target.
While the project faces significant headwinds with costs escalating from $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion by late 2024, officials remain committed to the 2037 completion target.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Miami-Dade is pushing ahead with the North Corridor Metro Line, maintaining momentum despite mounting challenges.
While the project faces significant headwinds with costs escalating from $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion by late 2024, officials remain committed to the 2037 completion target.
While the project faces significant headwinds with costs escalating from $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion by late 2024, officials remain committed to the 2037 completion target.
It's 1 PM on Saturday and the L is jam packed. Let's go!
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's 1 PM on Saturday and the L is jam packed. Let's go!
SEPTA Metro Wayfinding at 15th/City Hall makes navigating this area so much easier!
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
SEPTA Metro Wayfinding at 15th/City Hall makes navigating this area so much easier!
New Turnstiles at City Hall Station are completed and they look great!
Thanks to Joseph!
Thanks to Joseph!
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New Turnstiles at City Hall Station are completed and they look great!
Thanks to Joseph!
Thanks to Joseph!
Can't wait for PennDOT to reveal the alignment for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway through Lower Bucks County.
This project is going to increase job creation and economic development in the Bensalem area.
This project is going to increase job creation and economic development in the Bensalem area.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Can't wait for PennDOT to reveal the alignment for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway through Lower Bucks County.
This project is going to increase job creation and economic development in the Bensalem area.
This project is going to increase job creation and economic development in the Bensalem area.
A Pro Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Bucks County is here!
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A Pro Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Bucks County is here!
PennDOT considered two alternatives for routing I-95:
Route 1 would have followed Delaware Avenue on an elevated viaduct, blighting the waterfront.
Route 2 the chosen route (I-95 as it exists today), preserved waterfront views but destroyed hundreds of buildings.
Route 1 would have followed Delaware Avenue on an elevated viaduct, blighting the waterfront.
Route 2 the chosen route (I-95 as it exists today), preserved waterfront views but destroyed hundreds of buildings.
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
PennDOT considered two alternatives for routing I-95:
Route 1 would have followed Delaware Avenue on an elevated viaduct, blighting the waterfront.
Route 2 the chosen route (I-95 as it exists today), preserved waterfront views but destroyed hundreds of buildings.
Route 1 would have followed Delaware Avenue on an elevated viaduct, blighting the waterfront.
Route 2 the chosen route (I-95 as it exists today), preserved waterfront views but destroyed hundreds of buildings.
These 1950s photos reveal a troubling trend that would continue for decades: elevated lines (ELs) were increasingly viewed as dirty, cumbersome, and second-rate compared to subways.
Yet, ELs represented a far easier and cheaper way to expand rapid transit networks.
Yet, ELs represented a far easier and cheaper way to expand rapid transit networks.
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
These 1950s photos reveal a troubling trend that would continue for decades: elevated lines (ELs) were increasingly viewed as dirty, cumbersome, and second-rate compared to subways.
Yet, ELs represented a far easier and cheaper way to expand rapid transit networks.
Yet, ELs represented a far easier and cheaper way to expand rapid transit networks.
Frankford needs a comprehensive reinvention, focused on new housing, the redevelopment of the SEPTA parking garage, and stronger measures to address chronic loitering.
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Frankford needs a comprehensive reinvention, focused on new housing, the redevelopment of the SEPTA parking garage, and stronger measures to address chronic loitering.
I-95 through Philadelphia sparked fierce community resistance.
After six years of protests, citizens' groups secured a 1971 agreement to cover the highway, preventing an open trench from permanently dividing downtown from Penn's Landing.
After six years of protests, citizens' groups secured a 1971 agreement to cover the highway, preventing an open trench from permanently dividing downtown from Penn's Landing.
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I-95 through Philadelphia sparked fierce community resistance.
After six years of protests, citizens' groups secured a 1971 agreement to cover the highway, preventing an open trench from permanently dividing downtown from Penn's Landing.
After six years of protests, citizens' groups secured a 1971 agreement to cover the highway, preventing an open trench from permanently dividing downtown from Penn's Landing.
Part 2: Which Photo of Independence Mall do you prefer and why? Everybody comment!
Photo credit to @liamblank.bsky.social
Photo credit to @liamblank.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Part 2: Which Photo of Independence Mall do you prefer and why? Everybody comment!
Photo credit to @liamblank.bsky.social
Photo credit to @liamblank.bsky.social
As I-95 cut through neighborhoods in Northeast and South Philadelphia, planners faced a key decision: how to handle the L, which would intersect the new highway at the same level.
They chose to relocate the L from Front Street to the median of I-95, where it opened on May 16, 1977.
They chose to relocate the L from Front Street to the median of I-95, where it opened on May 16, 1977.
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
As I-95 cut through neighborhoods in Northeast and South Philadelphia, planners faced a key decision: how to handle the L, which would intersect the new highway at the same level.
They chose to relocate the L from Front Street to the median of I-95, where it opened on May 16, 1977.
They chose to relocate the L from Front Street to the median of I-95, where it opened on May 16, 1977.
On December 16th, 1965, both the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News Reported on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission vision for the future of transit in Philadelphia. Some of this is hard even to comprehend, please give us a hand!
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
On December 16th, 1965, both the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News Reported on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission vision for the future of transit in Philadelphia. Some of this is hard even to comprehend, please give us a hand!
This 1945 photograph captures that era of ambition, showcasing plans for The Philadelphia of Tomorrow a city that would move its elevated subways underground to reclaim its skyline.
Within a decade, the L was successfully buried beneath the streets, proving that transformative change was possible.
Within a decade, the L was successfully buried beneath the streets, proving that transformative change was possible.
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This 1945 photograph captures that era of ambition, showcasing plans for The Philadelphia of Tomorrow a city that would move its elevated subways underground to reclaim its skyline.
Within a decade, the L was successfully buried beneath the streets, proving that transformative change was possible.
Within a decade, the L was successfully buried beneath the streets, proving that transformative change was possible.
Hot Take: Independence Mall is a multi-decade disaster and a waste of space that should be filled in.
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hot Take: Independence Mall is a multi-decade disaster and a waste of space that should be filled in.