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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 Delaware County, the total value of this economic activity averages $476 million per year, supporting 3,600 jobs, $229 million in worker earnings, and associated tax revenues.

Delware County Overall Impact Graphic

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 Delaware County, the total value of this economic activity averages $182 million per year, supporting 1,290 jobs, $75 million in worker earnings, and associated tax revenues.

ACT89 - $182M Post Act Delaware County
ACT89 - 1,290 Jobs Delaware County
ACT89 - $75M Earnings Delaware County

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

Project Highlights

Projects underway in Delaware County.

Crum Creek Viaduct

Lenni Substation

Suburban Residential Property Value Impacts

Access to rail transit increases property values. In Delaware County, added home value associated with SEPTA’s Regional Rail & Norristown High Speed Line totals $3.7 billion, up 28 percent since the passage of Pennsylvania Act 89 in 2013. This $3.7 billion represents 11 percent of Delaware County’s entire base of residential property value.

Suburban Residential Property Value Impacts

Residential Property Value Based on Proximity to SEPTA Rail Transit

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