The SEPTA Disaster Relief Memorial Fund was launched in large part due to feedback from employees who wanted a way to help the spouses, children, and other loved ones of co-workers who have died or were severely ill.
The plan has remained focused on equity, affordability, and ease-of-travel for customers, even as the financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic mounted.
In total, $130 million was awarded to 41 projects in 40 states.
The decision to eliminate skip-stop service was made based on a successful pilot program in 2018 and helps address ridership growth.
Partnership with Penn Medicine represents SEPTA's fourth major station renaming agreement in recent years.
Leslie S. Richards, who was voted unanimously by the board, will join SEPTA in January.
Knueppel, who joined SEPTA in 1988 as an entry level structural engineer, will close out a decorated 32-year career at the agency.
The driverless option will severely impact the four million commercial drivers working in the U.S., according to a 2014 Goldman Sachs report. These figures suggest the loss of 25,000 jobs per month during the height of the autonomous vehicles saturation into the industry.
Projects include a solar-power purchase agreement, a solar-powered train signal system, and energy retrofit of headquarters building.
Internship programs that provide real-world learning and hands-on training can be beneficial employment recruitment tools for the organizations that extend them and the participating students.