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Planning for the Future Never Stops. Build the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway! 🚇
Today is showing the importance of having an extensive subway system: www.wfmz.com/news/area/so...
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Today is showing the importance of having an extensive subway system: www.wfmz.com/news/area/so...
If greenspaces in Bensalem are protected and development is concentrated at Neshaminy Mall this massive redevelopment opportunity is possible.
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
If greenspaces in Bensalem are protected and development is concentrated at Neshaminy Mall this massive redevelopment opportunity is possible.
Trolley's diverted and Cops and firefighters on seen at 13th Street.
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Trolley's diverted and Cops and firefighters on seen at 13th Street.
Always wondered if it was possible to move the L Station to a renovated Broad Street Subway mezzanine. Imagine how smooth transfers would be. Thoughts? Map from @FreeLibrary
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Always wondered if it was possible to move the L Station to a renovated Broad Street Subway mezzanine. Imagine how smooth transfers would be. Thoughts? Map from @FreeLibrary
The Broad Street Subway maintains strong operational performance, with fast service speeds and a smooth ride.
Its original design envisioned a trunk line configuration with branches extending to the northeast, northwest, and southwest.
It's never been fully utilized.
Its original design envisioned a trunk line configuration with branches extending to the northeast, northwest, and southwest.
It's never been fully utilized.
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Broad Street Subway maintains strong operational performance, with fast service speeds and a smooth ride.
Its original design envisioned a trunk line configuration with branches extending to the northeast, northwest, and southwest.
It's never been fully utilized.
Its original design envisioned a trunk line configuration with branches extending to the northeast, northwest, and southwest.
It's never been fully utilized.
Boulevard Direct service from Frankford TC to Wissahickon TC could be coming in the near future via Route for Change improvements that were recently completed.
We finally have some movement from Route for Change. The City has completed construction of new bus stations on Roosevelt Blvd.
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Boulevard Direct service from Frankford TC to Wissahickon TC could be coming in the near future via Route for Change improvements that were recently completed.
We finally have some movement from Route for Change. The City has completed construction of new bus stations on Roosevelt Blvd.
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We finally have some movement from Route for Change. The City has completed construction of new bus stations on Roosevelt Blvd.
While we wait for PennDOT 🐌 to get back to us with the next Route for Change meetings. Other cities are advancing future subway lines.
We have to step it up if we want the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway shovel ready by the end of the decade.
We have to step it up if we want the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway shovel ready by the end of the decade.
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
While we wait for PennDOT 🐌 to get back to us with the next Route for Change meetings. Other cities are advancing future subway lines.
We have to step it up if we want the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway shovel ready by the end of the decade.
We have to step it up if we want the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway shovel ready by the end of the decade.
We have to avoid this on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. These stations are extremely deep and the transfers long. The MTA is overbuilding stations!
Preliminary data about NYC Subway's 125th St extension from report released yesterday from @mta.info: www.mta.info/document/196...
—Project would attract ~164,000 daily boardings
—Stations would be deep to get under existing lines
—Project estimated at $7.7 b (2027$)
—Earliest revenue service 2032
—Project would attract ~164,000 daily boardings
—Stations would be deep to get under existing lines
—Project estimated at $7.7 b (2027$)
—Earliest revenue service 2032
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
We have to avoid this on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. These stations are extremely deep and the transfers long. The MTA is overbuilding stations!
This new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project is great news for the L and the Frankford neighborhood.
phillyyimby.com/2026/01/mixe...
phillyyimby.com/2026/01/mixe...
Mixed-Use Development With 132 Apartments Planned at 5113 Frankford Avenue in Frankford
A large-scale mixed-use development is moving forward at 5113 Frankford Avenue in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, where permits have been issued for the construction of a five-story detached bu...
phillyyimby.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project is great news for the L and the Frankford neighborhood.
phillyyimby.com/2026/01/mixe...
phillyyimby.com/2026/01/mixe...
Looks like the entrances on 13th Street are getting some small work done.
January 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Looks like the entrances on 13th Street are getting some small work done.
The original design for the South Broad Street Extension placed the subway in the median of Broad Street where it transitions to a parkway.
While this design was heavily altered, it offers an excellent example of what cut-and-cover construction on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway could look like.
While this design was heavily altered, it offers an excellent example of what cut-and-cover construction on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway could look like.
January 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The original design for the South Broad Street Extension placed the subway in the median of Broad Street where it transitions to a parkway.
While this design was heavily altered, it offers an excellent example of what cut-and-cover construction on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway could look like.
While this design was heavily altered, it offers an excellent example of what cut-and-cover construction on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway could look like.
Never forget how lucky Philadelphia is. This city was one budget away from being diced up like a pineapple with Expressways in the late 1960s.
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Never forget how lucky Philadelphia is. This city was one budget away from being diced up like a pineapple with Expressways in the late 1960s.
In the 1960s, authorities planned to clear parts of neighborhood and build a cut-and-cover subway to connect the Broad Street Line with the proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway.
Plans also included a linear park between Broad Street and Hunting Park above the tunnel.
Plans also included a linear park between Broad Street and Hunting Park above the tunnel.
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
In the 1960s, authorities planned to clear parts of neighborhood and build a cut-and-cover subway to connect the Broad Street Line with the proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway.
Plans also included a linear park between Broad Street and Hunting Park above the tunnel.
Plans also included a linear park between Broad Street and Hunting Park above the tunnel.
Some may have never seen this, but share this wildly. @septaphilly.bsky.social has a code of conduct that all riders should follow!
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January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Some may have never seen this, but share this wildly. @septaphilly.bsky.social has a code of conduct that all riders should follow!
wwww.septa.org/about/polici...
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Philadelphia doesn't get enough credit. The big projects don't always cross the finish line, but we've built a fantastic city nonetheless. In 2026, more people than ever will get to enjoy it.
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Philadelphia doesn't get enough credit. The big projects don't always cross the finish line, but we've built a fantastic city nonetheless. In 2026, more people than ever will get to enjoy it.
Let's say it early. When the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social build their next stadium, it should be where Veterans Stadium was.
This was the best transit-to-stadium connection in the United States!
This was the best transit-to-stadium connection in the United States!
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Let's say it early. When the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social build their next stadium, it should be where Veterans Stadium was.
This was the best transit-to-stadium connection in the United States!
This was the best transit-to-stadium connection in the United States!
NRG Station has two levels and planning documents show that this was added very late in the design and engineering process.
January 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
NRG Station has two levels and planning documents show that this was added very late in the design and engineering process.
1970 cost estimates: Philadelphia’s proposed subway extensions vs. Washington Metro construction bids.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
1970 cost estimates: Philadelphia’s proposed subway extensions vs. Washington Metro construction bids.
The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway with a terminus at Rhawn Street would have cost $88.67 million in 1963. That's $880–900 million in 2025 dollars.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway with a terminus at Rhawn Street would have cost $88.67 million in 1963. That's $880–900 million in 2025 dollars.
A large sewer line runs beneath Devereaux Avenue at Roosevelt Boulevard.
When planners designed the RBS in the early 1960s, they proposed elevating the tracks on fill to clear this obstruction.
It remains to be seen how contemporary engineers would address this constraint.
When planners designed the RBS in the early 1960s, they proposed elevating the tracks on fill to clear this obstruction.
It remains to be seen how contemporary engineers would address this constraint.
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A large sewer line runs beneath Devereaux Avenue at Roosevelt Boulevard.
When planners designed the RBS in the early 1960s, they proposed elevating the tracks on fill to clear this obstruction.
It remains to be seen how contemporary engineers would address this constraint.
When planners designed the RBS in the early 1960s, they proposed elevating the tracks on fill to clear this obstruction.
It remains to be seen how contemporary engineers would address this constraint.
Two major developments in 2026 could reshape the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway's future: First, SEPTA will announce its Locally Preferred Alternative for the Route for Change project. Second, Congress may rescind or significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act.
December 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Two major developments in 2026 could reshape the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway's future: First, SEPTA will announce its Locally Preferred Alternative for the Route for Change project. Second, Congress may rescind or significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act.
Coming Soon: The complete story of the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway from 1913 to today.
December 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Coming Soon: The complete story of the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway from 1913 to today.
With the recent renovation of City Hall Station will the full renovation ever take place?
December 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
With the recent renovation of City Hall Station will the full renovation ever take place?