A new city, a whole new transit system! From my home base at the University of Pennsylvania, I’ll be reviewing every bus route and train station on the sprawling SEPTA.
*Full Disclosure: I volunteer on the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council, but all opinions on this blog are my own.
Recent Posts from Miles on SEPTA
73 (Richmond-Westmoreland to Frankford Transportation Center)
The rare short SEPTA route! With only a 23-minute running time, the 73 offers a quick connection between Frankford, the neighborhoods of Bridesburg and Port Richmond, and the 15 trolley...er, 15B bus. Hopefully we get trolley service to Port Richmond...
Bridesburg
Yikes, SEPTA, I'm really sorry for covering some of your worst stations in such a short succession. And despite having just witnessed North Philadelphia's "apocalyptic decrepitude", Bridesburg still managed to give me a shock when I stepped off an outbound train here....
The Longest Bus Ride in America
My friend Nathan and I have just completed (well, sorta - read more to find out) the longest bus ride in America: Greyhound Schedule 1675 from New York City to Los Angeles. We live-Tweeted the whole thing, and it is truly an experience. From the highest highs (the...
Service Change: Riding the Entire DC Metro in a Day
Alright, let's start 2020 off with something fun. Back in mid-November, Amtrak had a 50% off deal, making it the perfect opportunity to accomplish two goals: finally complete the Northeast Corridor, and ride the entirety of WMATA Metrorail in a day. I started on...
North Philadelphia and North Broad
Alright, this might just be the most bizarre station I've ever reviewed...and I have Hastings under my belt. It's hard to effectively set up the apocalyptic decrepitude of the North Philadelphia complex without getting specific, so I'm just gonna go into this. Also,...
VIDEO: The $4 Greyhound Trip that Takes 8 Hours to go Half a Mile
A Greyhound itinerary from Atlantic City to Atlantic City...via Philly and New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIJfJUIj7Ok&feature=youtu.be
Spring Garden (MFL)
Ah...that part of the El where it runs along the highway for a bit. And it stops at quite possibly my least favorite station on the line, Spring Garden. Ugh, I can hear the rushing cars just thinking about it... Yup, and even more so when I look at this picture. Right...
VIDEO: The Pretzel Pilgrimage
A public transit odyssey to Hanover, PA to visit the factory of my favorite pretzel company! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nszWurDtngI
Warminster
Man...Warminster is just a really sprawly town, huh? I guess it's no surprise that its station has a giant parking lot, with just a bunch of blech around it. Yet it's still one of the busiest stations on Regional Rail! Speaking of parking lots... We've got a ton of...
10 (13th-Market to 63rd-Malvern)
Over a year of doing SEPTA reviews and it's taken me this long to do a trolley? Shame on me. The 10 is the one I use the least, too, since it's the only one that doesn't go to Penn! Although it is the one I've taken to the end the most times - that 10-minute walk to...
Service Change: A Day in Virginia (Richmond and Hampton Roads)
So you can take Greyhound from Philly to the Hampton Roads area for a little over 30 bucks one-way? And you can do overnight buses each way so you don't have to spend the night anywhere? And one itinerary involves a five-and-a-half hour layover in Richmond, allowing...
46 (58th-Baltimore to 63rd-Malvern)
I rode the 46 on a weekday and loved it. Hopefully the weekend frequency won't drag it down in the end... Coming into the stop at 58th-Baltimore. The 46 is a really short, simple crosstown that runs pretty much straight up 60th Street in West Philadelphia. It does...
VIDEO: The $16 Greyhound Bus From New York to Brooklyn
The things I do for this blog. Seems like the economical choice to me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkS9QVl4AdE
L (Erdenheim or Plymouth Meeting Mall to Olney Transportation Center)
SEPTA. Why do you have an El train and an L bus? This is very confusing! If it's any consolation, they don't go anywhere near each other, but the amount of times I've gotten double takes when talking about the L bus has gotten to insane levels! Although it would be...
Service Change: Scotland, Part 3 – The Highlands
Click here for Part 1, click here for Part 2. Our final part of the Scotland series takes us to the northern tip of Great Britain...and beyond. But we first begin in Inverness, the largest city in the Highlands (with slightly under 47,000 residents) and one with a...