Daily News | SEPTA made the right decision to stop its suburban plans. Here’s how it can best serve riders going forward. | Editorial
While the decision is disappointing for the members of the, many of whom have been advocating for a rail connection for decades, it was the right call for the beleaguered system. It simply didn’t make sense to spend billions of dollars on such a marginal improvement to the network, especially when there are so many significant core needs.
Now that the King of Prussia project is no longer a major destination for scarce resources — so scarce, in fact, that the proposal failed to secure aAdvertisementFirst, it should avoid making huge leadership changes. Employment contracts mean that getting rid of executives, and current general manager Leslie Richards should be given the opportunity to prove herself.
Part of that security push should include installing high fare gates. These gates would allow SEPTA to reduce fare evasion without involving police orthat reduced penalties for nonpayment. Failure to enforce fare rules — like the choice not to enforce a mask mandate during the early stages of the pandemic — stemmed from wanting to reduce unnecessary contact between riders and police.
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