Plan Document
SEP-TAINABLE: Going Beyond Green (Annual Report - 2012)
SEP-TAINABLE: The Route to Regional Sustainability (Program Plan - 2011)
Recent News
05.15.12 - Four Urban Sustainability Projects You've Never Heard Of | Software Advice
05.01.12 - Philly's SEPTA Trains are Rolling Power Generators | CleanTechnica
04.27.12 - Project Captures Braking Energy to Reploy into Electric Grid at SEPTA | Mass Transit Magazine
04.26.12 - Viridity Captures Train Braking Power, Sells it to Grid | GreenTechMedia
04.26.12 - 4 out of 5 Top Transit Cities on East Coast | Grist
04.23.12 - Earth Day is Every Day for Public Transit Industry | Metro Magazine
04.12.12 - Officials Anticipate N. Phila Green Development Project | Philadelphia Tribune
04.05.12 - The Secrets of SEPTA's Sustainable Strategy | The Fast Track
03.01.12 - E-Trains & Energy Storage | CleanTechies Blog
02.03.12 - SEPTA Opens Center in Suburban Station to Teach Handicapped to Ride | Philadelphia Inquirer
01.24.12 - SEPTA Promises, SEPTA Delivers | NRDC
01.24.12 - What Will Be Philadelphia's Next Calling Card? | Flying Kite
01.18.12 - Making Mass Transit Accessible to the Masses | Metro Magazine
01.17.12 - Meet the 101-Year-Old SEPTA Rider | 6ABC
12.19.11 - Train to Tomorrow-Land | Sierra Magazine
12.14.11 - SEPTA Opens Improved, Relocated Parkside Loop | SEPTA
12.13.11 - City Wins Grant for Smart Traffic Signals | Philadelphia Inquirer
11.29.11 - SEPTA's Bus Fleet to Become More Eco-Friendly Thanks to Two Grants | Flying Kite
11.22.11 - A City That Truly Considers Its Older Residents | Herald Tribune
11.15.11 - SEPTA Gets $6.44 Million Fed Grant for Energy Saving Purchases | CBS Philly
11.04.11 - Sec. LaHood at Decrepit Bridge in Philly Pushes Transportation Funding Bill | Philadelphia Inquirer
10.21.11 - Trails Connect Philly and Main Line | Philadelphia Inquirer
10.17.11 - SEPTA Gets $15 Million for Hybrid Buses | Philadelphia Inquirer
10.13.11 - SEPTA Bus Station Renovation in N. Phila Gets $5M DOT Grant | Philadelphia Business Journal
09.21.11 - From Farm to Table Via Transit | Metro Magazine
09.14.11 - Harvesting Fresh Food for the City | Philadelphia Daily News
09.14.11 - SEPTA's Fox Chase Station Achieves LEED Sustainability Certification | Progressive Railroading
09.13.11 - SEPTA Train Station Receives LEED Silver Status | Metro Magazine
08.18.11 - State of SEPTA's 'State of Good Repair' | Metro Magazine
07.20.11 - Walnut Hill Community Farm: Making Strides for Community & Environment | UC Review
07.18.11 - SEPTA Makes Public Transportation More Sustainable | Next Great City
07.15.11 - SEPTA's Getting 'Lean' Initiative: A Low Waste, High Efficiency Diet | APTA
07.12.11 - SEPTA Work Sheet: $4.2 Billion | Philadelphia Inquirer
07.11.11 - An Up-Close View of SEPTA | Philadelphia Inquirer
06.29.11 - West Philly Fare: A Farm-to-Table Trolley Tour | UC Review
06.19.11 - SEPTA to Install Giant Energy-Saving Battery | Newsworks
06.17.11 - One "El" of a Farm | WHYY
06.17.11 - Ground Broken on Transit Oriented Development | Warminster Patch
06.13.11 - Battery Will Save Electricity on SEPTA Line | New York Times
06.09.11 - Saft Selected by Viridity Energy for Energy Storage Project | MarketWatch
06.09.11 - SEPTA and Partners Receive $200,000 Innovative Workforce Development Grant | FTA
06.03.11 - Philadelphia's Common Market Wins $1.1 Million Grant | Philadelphia Inquirer
04.28.11 - Rogoff Announces $3.98M to Restore Historic Wayne Junction Intermodal Facility | FTA
04.28.11 - SEPTA Intermodal Center Receives $3.98M Grant | Metro Magazine
03.29.11 - Greater Philadelphia's Number of EnergyStar Buildings Goes Through Roof | Flying Kite
03.25.11 - NRDC Names 15 Regions Leaders in Smart Transit | Passenger Transport
03.21.11 - Air Quality Partnership Lawn Mower Turn-In Event: May 7 | DVRPC
02.25.11 - Transit-Oriented Complex Gets OK | The Intelligencer News
02.23.11 - Transit Teams Up for Fresh Food | NRDC Smarter Cities
02.22.11 - Planning for Health: How Philly is Building a Model That's Proactive About Public Health | Flying Kite
02.16.11 - Daytime Office Cleaning Saves Energy | Philadelphia Inquirer
02.01.11 - SEPTA Launches Its First-Ever Sustainability Plan, SEP-TAINABLE | Uwishunu
02.01.11 - Newly Sustainable SEPTA Moving Forward with its Smart-Card Fare System | Flying Kite
01.20.11 - Why Aren't Trids Working? | PlanPhilly
12.10.10 - SEPTA Cited for $100K in Green-Building Savings | Philadelphia Inquirer
10.12.10 - SEPTA Receives $6.4M to Develop Transit Asset Management (TAM) System | Flying Kite
09.01.10 - SEPTA Procures Electricity to Save Millions of Dollars | Progressive Railroading
02.26.10 - SEPTA Bicycle Policy Now Ready for Prime Time | Greater Philadelphia Bicycle News
Other Program Information
Sustainability Program Brochure
Farm to SEPTA Program Overview
Bike & Ride Policy
Senior Citizen Transit ID Card Application
Videos
01.17.12 - Meet the 101-Year-Old SEPTA Rider | 6ABC
08.08.11 - SEPTA Single-Stream Recycling | SEPTA In-Motion
01.25.11 - SEPTA Building Receives ENERGY STAR Label | EPA
06.11.10 - Reduce Driving - Use SEPTA | Greenworks Philadelphia
12.02.09 - Green Careers: Sustainable Futures | SEPTA Sequence
Partners
Greenworks Philadelphia
American Public Transportation Association
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Environmental Protection Agency - Region III
The Enterprise Center CDC
Franklin Institute
The Food Trust
Awards
Graphic Design USA "American Web Design Award" (2011)
Environmental Protection Agency "Energy Star" Award for SEPTA Headquarters (2010)
Government Finance Officers Association "Distinguished Budget Presentation Award" (2005-to-Present)
PenJerDel "Green Vision Award" (2009)
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission "Transportation Program of the Year Award" for "Go Green, Go SEPTA Awareness Campaign" (2009)