SEPTA Launches Online Tool to Promote Transparency
The portal features the new Ridership Recovery Dashboard, which shows the ridership and service levels for all of SEPTA’s modes relative to their pre-pandemic baselines.
The Open Data Portal supports SEPTA Forward, the authority’s strategic plan by making data publicly available in order to reveal the potential for innovative ideas and solutions from across the region.
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced the launch of its Open Data Portal – a catalog of financial, ridership, mapping, and other useful data – now available on the authority’s website.
SEPTA's Online Portal Offers Transparency
The portal features the new Ridership Recovery Dashboard, which shows the ridership and service levels for all of SEPTA’s modes relative to their pre-pandemic baselines.
“We are excited to share this valuable tool with our employees, riders, and community partners,” said SEPTA GM/CEO Leslie S. Richards. “This new portal will help foster transparency, accountability, and build trust with the communities we serve.”
The Open Data Portal supports SEPTA Forward, the authority’s strategic plan by making data publicly available in order to reveal the potential for innovative ideas and solutions from across the region.
SEPTA said it is committed to growing the catalog of data over time and welcomes feedback from the public.
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