39 (Richmond-Cumberland to 33rd-Dauphin)

39 (Richmond-Cumberland to 33rd-Dauphin)

A crosstown route across North Philadelphia from Strawberry Mansion to Olde Richmond? Alright, the 39 sounds pretty good to me! Wait…why does the route have a four-block jog in the eastbound direction only? Ohhhh noooooooo… “SEPTA off duty”?...
79 (Columbus Commons to 29th-Snyder)

79 (Columbus Commons to 29th-Snyder)

The 79 is a pretty good route to begin with: it’s a short, generally frequent, well-used crosstown straight across South Philadelphia on Snyder Ave. Sure, it used trackless trolleys until 2003, and it’s a real bummer that it doesn’t use them anymore,...