{"id":489920,"date":"2026-01-03T17:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/489920\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:40:16","slug":"newly-minted-wissahickon-transit-center-up-and-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/489920\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly minted Wissahickon Transit Center up and running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEPTA\u2019s newly upgraded Wissahickon Transit Center, which had its grand reopening back in mid-December, is a shot in the arm for our area.<\/p>\n<p>The new state-of the-art Center, which services 11 bus lines, moves the neighborhood hub into the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The new $50 facility was built next door to the decaying one along Ridge Ave near Kelly Drive that had serviced our area for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is it larger by quantum leaps, but it has welcoming additions that were sorely missed in its previous incarnation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant, it also provides such passenger-friendly amenities like improved lighting, signs, security cameras, bike racks, benches, public restrooms and a warm, weather-protected place to sit while waiting for one\u2019s bus.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\">\n<li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Route 38 bus is one of several lines that...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-04.jpg\"\/>\n<p>The Route 38 bus is one of several lines that cross paths with the $50 million facility. (Photo by Rick Cawley)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"These user friendly fare kiosks are one of the many...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-05.jpg\"\/>\n<p>These user friendly fare kiosks are one of the many tips of the hat to new technology. (Photo by Rick Cawley)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SEPTA GM Scott Sauer and special guests had the honors...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-01.jpg\"\/>\n<p>SEPTA GM Scott Sauer and special guests had the honors for the official ribbon cutting. (Photo by Rick Cawley)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SEPTA hopes that the state of the art transit center...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-03.jpg\"\/>\n<p>SEPTA hopes that the state of the art transit center will help attract new ridership. (Photo by Rick Cawley)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"5\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The upgraded WTC will serve communities across the city well...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RBR-L-septa-0103-06.jpg\"\/>\n<p>The upgraded WTC will serve communities across the city well into the 21st century. (Photo by Rick Cawley)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>The Route 38 bus is one of several lines that cross paths with the $50 million facility. (Photo by Rick Cawley)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new crossroads facility, which began construction in 2023, is just down the road from the Wissahickon Regional Rail stop.<\/p>\n<p>According to SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer, the depot generally handles about 5,000 riders on a normal weekday.<\/p>\n<p>Sauer boasted that the WTC is \u201cour largest customer-centric bus project to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having such a facility gem is a major feather in SEPTA\u2019s cap, who have seen a surge in ridership since the pandemic days.<\/p>\n<p>Ridge Avenue motorists will be happy too as road widening allows a left-turn lane for buses into the station without causing a traffic backup headache in the already heavily-travelled corridor.<\/p>\n<p>Improved crosswalks for pedestrians and cyclists will also add an extra layer of safety for all concerned.<\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s not to like? That\u2019s what the SEPTA folks are hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>They believe that the transit center will continue to lay the groundwork for a new era of bus service, one that will be more user-friendly and promote more confidence in SEPTA\u2019s mission to provide a reliable and relatively inexpensive travel network within its domain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEPTA\u2019s newly upgraded Wissahickon Transit Center, which had its grand reopening back in mid-December, is a shot in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":489921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,728,50,1448,2830,1311,20348,25630,25629,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-489920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-county","15":"tag-roxborough-review","16":"tag-top-stories-tth","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115832398233640439","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}