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The Save the Train coalition includes 79 member organizations across Northwest Philadelphia that are advocating for additional state funding for public transit.
Don’t be fooled: Amid service increases, SEPTA’s budget crisis looms
SEPTA still has a $240 million budget deficit for this year alone. more
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Gov. Shapiro signs anti-SLAPP bill into law
SLAPP cases are garbage frivolous lawsuits meant to intimidate and silence. more
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Gov. Josh Shapiro
A miss for America
The absence of Gov. Josh Shapiro from the 2024 presidential ticket isn’t just a loss for the Democratic Party. more
Rep. Khan speaks with Gov. Shapiro at the budget bill signing.
A bright future for Philadelphia students
Now, after decades of chronic underfunding, Pennsylvania public school students finally got a down payment on their future. more
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Governors Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, seen on stage with Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, drew a capacity crowd Monday at Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County’s Lower Gwynedd Township as they campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris. Both governors are potential vice presidential picks for Harris, who became the presumptive Democratic nominee following President Joe Biden's announcement that he would not seek a second term.
Shapiro and Whitmer take the stage for Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Democratic campaign came to the Wissahickon High School gymnasium on Monday. more
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Shock and support: Local leaders respond to Biden's exit
President Joe Biden announced he will end his bid for reelection Sunday, ending a tumultuous second race for the White House. more
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The Chestnut Hill West regional rail line is, due to its historically low ridership rates, particularly vulnerable to service cuts.
State budget shorts SEPTA; NW braces for transit cuts
Residents of Northwest Philadelphia are bracing for potential cuts to regional rail and bus lines as SEPTA grapples with a state budget shortfall. more
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The Rev. Tanya Regli was recently appointed Clergy in Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church, 224 E. Gowen Ave. in Mt. Airy.
New head of Mt. Airy church has come a long way
The Rev. Tanya Regli was just appointed Clergy in Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church. more
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A marketing campaign for transit
The coalition of Northwest Philadelphia civic groups and organizations working to keep SEPTA’s regional train lines open wants to make them "cool" again. more
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State Rep. Tarik Khan addresses the crowd at Save the Train’s Monday rally in Harrisburg.
Riding the rails to rally for SEPTA
About 50 members of the Save the Train coalition from Northwest Philadelphia staged a traveling rally to Harrisburg. more
Spotlight PA is fighting secrecy in state government
Politicians in Harrisburg come and go, but one enduring constant is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the very people who pay the bills — we, the taxpayers. more
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Ride the rails for SEPTA
Northwest Philadelphia’s Save the Train coalition of civic organizations is boarding a train to Harrisburg for its next rally on Monday, March 18. more
About 150 people turned out for Save the Train's third rally, held Saturday morning at the Chelten Avenue station, to protest the potential loss of the Chestnut Hill West regional rail line. Speakers included State Sen. Art Haywood, State Rep. Chris Rabb, City Councilmember at large Nina Ahmad, Jumpstart Germantown founder Ken Weinstein, and Weavers Way general manager Jon Roesser and Anh Vongbandith of Tipsy Cafe & Catering on Germantown Avenue, who are opening a new grocery store and a new cafe on Chelten. Kristen Clark, founder of the Germantown Arts District, also spoke and Tom Judd, a local neighbor, wrote and performed a song.
SEPTA GM: ‘Certain regional rail lines will go away’
He confirmed what many have feared. more
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An early 1980s view of the original 1884 trestle spanning the Cresheim Valley. SEPTA cited the poor condition of the trestle as a reason to eliminate the Chestnut Hill West line in the 1980s until funding came through, and the trestle was replaced in 1989 with the steel and concrete bridge that exists today.
On the rails: Our local trains
If the current threat to the Chestnut Hill West line turns out as feared, it would mean much more than just the end of the local transit service. more
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Gravers Station, at the corner of Gravers Lane and Anderson Street, was designed by Frank Furness, Philadelphia's most important architect of the industrial age.
SEPTA seeks tenants for five train stations
Seeking to turn five boarded-up stations in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy into businesses, SEPTA plans to issue a request for proposals this week. more
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Northwest Philadelphia residents gather at Richard Allen Lane station, along SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill West line, in an attempt to save the line amid the transit agency’s potential budget cuts.
Grassroots organizers mobilize for CH West
This time, the threat that the Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail line could be closed due to funding cuts and low ridership is not a fire drill. more
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Keir Bradford-Grey, who managed more than 500 staff members and a $50 million budget at the Philadelphia Defender Association, is now running to become Pennsylvania’s first Black attorney general.
Local lawyer is one of five candidates for state AG
Keir Bradford-Grey would be the first Black official to serve in the post. more
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More than 300 people, including State Rep. Chris Rabb and City Councilwoman Cindy Bass, gathered at SEPTA’s Allen Lane Station for a ‘Save the Train’ rally on Saturday morning.
Gov. Shapiro moves to save Chestnut Hill West
A group that hopes to preserve service on the Chestnut Hill West rail line got a boost when the governor proposed a funding increase. more
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West Mt. Airy Neighbors executive director Josephine Winter helps plant Save the Train lawn signs on the grounds of the Chestnut Hill West line's Richard Allen Lane station. A rally is scheduled for Sunday at 10 a.m. at the station. Photo courtesy of West Mt. Airy Neighbors
Transit activists are taking to the tracks to save Chestnut Hill West
The group plans to take the 10:50 a.m. train to Chestnut Hill West, then take the 23 bus, which runs along Germantown Avenue, back to Mt. Airy.  more
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Dems report $5.4B gap for rich and poor schools
Pennsylvania will need to spend at least $5.4 billion to close the gap between rich and poor school districts, according to a report. more
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