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Overall Impact

In Fiscal Year 2019, SEPTA’s 2,800 trains, buses, trolleys and paratransit vehicles provided 1.0 million trips across the region to work, school, appointments and entertainment. This transit service is the lifeblood of the regional economy. As one of the area’s largest employers, SEPTA also supports the economy as a jobs provider and purchaser of goods and services to keep the system running. In the City of Philadelphia, the total value of this economic activity averages $1.84 billion per year, supporting 14,500 jobs, $1.18 billion in worker earnings, and associated tax revenues.

Graphic of Philadelphia Economic Impact Numbers for FY2015 to FY2019

Act 89 – Capital Impact

Now six years into a “Rebuilding the System” program, SEPTA’s Act 89-funded capital investment program is having a substantial impact on the regional economy, up 119 percent compared with pre-Act 89 levels. In the City of Philadelphia, the total value of this economic activity averages $376 million per year, supporting 2,570 jobs, $149 million in worker earnings, and associated tax revenues.

ACT89 -$376M Post Act Philadelphia
ACT89 - 2,570 Jobs Philadelphia
ACT89 - $149M Earnings Philadelphia

Note: CAPITAL impact numbers represent FY2015 – FY2019 (IN $2019) AVERAGE ANNUAL


Finished Project Highlights – City

Projects underway in the City of Philadelphia.

40th Street Station

61st and Pine Loop

40-Foot and 60-Foot Buses

Center City Concourses – Phase I

15th Street Station

Arrott Transportation Center

Woodland Ave. Bridge

Southern District

Catalyzing Economic Growth Now

Southeastern PA led the state’s POPULATION GROWTH between 2010 and 2019, one-third of which occurred along the Market-Frankford (MFL) and Broad Street (BSL) Lines.

Graphic of Southeastern PA Population Growth from 2010 to 2019

SEPTA HELPS SHAPE
PHILADELPHIA

In Center City Philadelphia, between 2010 and 2019, more than 4,000 public parking spaces were eliminated. New skyscrapers have been built with no parking. As employers return to office building and congestion resumes 62% OF WORK TRIPS TAKEN ON TRANSIT are projected to return.


Catalyzing Economic Growth For Philadelphia’s Future

The City of Philadelphia’s accelerating growth has been built and will continue to depend on access to SEPTA’s expansive rail network. The 30th Street District Plan, for example, calls for millions of square feet of new transit-oriented development housing tens of thousands of new workers and residents. SEPTA’s service at 30th Street Station – including 13 Regional Rail lines, the Market-Frankford Line, five trolley lines, and nine bus routes – will be the workhorse that allows this vision to achieve its full potential.

SEPTA Economic Growth in Philadelphia

Preserving Affordability In A Growing City

Transit reduces household expenses. In the City of Philadelphia, THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SAVES $830 PER YEAR, a net financial benefit associated with proximity to high-quality transit. These annual household savings add up to $481M CITYWIDE.

Graphic of Household Savings Due to Proximity to Transit

SEPTA Will Continue to Drive Growth and Development


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