Delilah Winder owns a soul food eatery in Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market. Delilah is a hometown celebrity and due to the Septa stirke her tables were empty.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Strike causes increase in traffic levels
As the strike enters its 5th day here in our city of Philadelphia, many questions and concerns are being raised about the increase in traffic accidents. Street safety is now more important then ever with such a raised number of cars and bicycles on the streets throughout the city. This strike effects everyone, even those who do not use Septa services. I especially realized this today as I witnessed 1 car accident, a bicycle mishap, and an overall crazy increase in traffic. It took me an hour to get somewhere that usually takes 25 minutes.
septa news post #2
http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/content/bike-strike-bicycling-38-strike-day-two
well at least this is one less thing to worry about. i just hope this kind of trend sticks, for the sake of mother earth.
well at least this is one less thing to worry about. i just hope this kind of trend sticks, for the sake of mother earth.
11/4/09 SEPTA STRIKE
PHILADELPHIA- During the time of a SEPTA strike, it would only seem logical that Temple students needing to attend classes in Center City would take the free TU shuttle. However, the shuttle is no substitute for a subway system, and it showed yesterday, as the one-way every hour shuttle arrived at the Broad and Berks stop, only to be greeted by three times the capacity of the bus. An estimated 25 students were no able to attend their classes because of a lack of transportation.
Marc S. Witkin can be reached at tub46563@temple.edu
Marc S. Witkin can be reached at tub46563@temple.edu
SEPTA Union Announces New Conference at 5:30 PM Today
Governor Rendell is preparing to meet this afternoon with the SEPTA union which will hold a news conference at 5:30 PM today. As the strike continues, commuters to schools and work are learning to work around the shutdown of the subways.
Liberty Resources employee Kendra Weaver had to have her friend drive her to the regional rail in order to reach her clients across the city.
"I help people with physical disabilities that can't bathe themselves without some one else. They require my help everyday for bathing. I have to pay six dollars a day to take the regional rail to my clients. I know SEPTA workers need money in these tough times, but so do I." Weaver said.
Liberty Resources employee Kendra Weaver had to have her friend drive her to the regional rail in order to reach her clients across the city.
"I help people with physical disabilities that can't bathe themselves without some one else. They require my help everyday for bathing. I have to pay six dollars a day to take the regional rail to my clients. I know SEPTA workers need money in these tough times, but so do I." Weaver said.
This strike has caused many people to have to pay more money to find some other way of getting to where they need to go. My friend had to spend $18 on an Amtrak home so that she could get her car so she would have some way of getting to school from her house in Fishtown. Now she has to pay for gas and parking, an expense that she would normally not have to pay. Many of us are also wasting money by not using our SEPTA passes that we would normally use daily on the bus or the subway. The unfortunate accident that happened this morning is also effecting a lot of people. My one professor canceled class for the second time this week because he was stranded at the station. Hopefully the strike will end soon so everyone can go back to their normal lives.
Regional Rail Accident
A SEPTA was worker was hit by the West Trenton train this morning at 8:00 morning.
Below is the full story from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Track fatality disrupts 3 regional rail lines
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
A man was fatally struck by a West Trenton train this morning, causing service to be suspended on several regional rail lines.
Trains were not running north of the Fern Rock regional rail station on the Warminster (R2), West Trenton (R3) and Lansdale/Doylestown (R5) lines.
"Everything from Fern Rock into the city is operating," said SEPTA spokesman Gary Fairfax.
The victim, a male, was struck about 8:30 a.m. by a southbound R3 West Trenton train near the Philadelphia-Montgomery County border, just south of the Melrose Park station, he said.
He declined to share other details, such as the victim's age, or confirm reports that the victim was a SEPTA worker.
Police said an initial report indicated he was a track inspector.
Yesterday, a fire forced the evacuation of about 500 passengers from a train on the R5-Paoli line. No one was injured, but service on the line was suspended for two hours.
Flames broke out in the first of four cars as the train was leaving the Overbrook Station at about 7 a.m. Passengers had already been moved to other cars because of a burning smell.
Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com.
Below is the full story from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Track fatality disrupts 3 regional rail lines
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
A man was fatally struck by a West Trenton train this morning, causing service to be suspended on several regional rail lines.
Trains were not running north of the Fern Rock regional rail station on the Warminster (R2), West Trenton (R3) and Lansdale/Doylestown (R5) lines.
"Everything from Fern Rock into the city is operating," said SEPTA spokesman Gary Fairfax.
The victim, a male, was struck about 8:30 a.m. by a southbound R3 West Trenton train near the Philadelphia-Montgomery County border, just south of the Melrose Park station, he said.
He declined to share other details, such as the victim's age, or confirm reports that the victim was a SEPTA worker.
Police said an initial report indicated he was a track inspector.
Yesterday, a fire forced the evacuation of about 500 passengers from a train on the R5-Paoli line. No one was injured, but service on the line was suspended for two hours.
Flames broke out in the first of four cars as the train was leaving the Overbrook Station at about 7 a.m. Passengers had already been moved to other cars because of a burning smell.
Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com.
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