👓 PUTTING THE EYE IN TRANSIT

THIS WEDNESDAY, October 13, 6:00pm - In Person

⁠Join DesignPhiladelphia for Putting the Eye in Transit: The Research Behind SEPTA’s New Wayfinding System, an in-person panel discussion organized by the Weitzman School.

With support from Penn’s Center for Safe Mobility, SEPTA is redesigning the signage for its Rail Transit network. The goal of the project is to make SEPTA accessible for all users, regardless of ability, language, or level of familiarity.

In this discussion Megan Ryerson and Camille Boggan from Penn’s Center for Safe Mobility, are joined by SEPTA’s Lex Powers, who is directing the wayfinding redesign, and Leslie Richards, SEPTA’s General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, to talk about the project.⁠⠀

🚃 REIMAGINING REGIONAL RAIL EVENT

THIS TUESDAY, October 12, 6:30pm - Virtual

Join SEPTA for their first Virtual Public Meeting for Reimagining Regional Rail, an important SEPTA Forward initiative to revamp its services.

SEPTA wants Regional Rail to be more useful to more people. To do that, SEPTA needs to hear from everyone: people who currently ride Regional Rail, people who used to ride, and people who have never ridden as well as operators, staff, and stakeholders.

In this phase, SEPTA will build a comprehensive picture of the current state of Regional Rail infrastructure and service, investigate potential ridership, and work with the public to define goals for Regional Rail.

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5TH SQUARE IN THE NEWS
🍽️ MAKE OUTDOOR DINING PERMANENT

The city’s rules on expanded outdoor dining, including the structures known as streeteries, are set to expire at the end of the year, and there is a city council bill to make these changes permanent.

The Inquirer captured our support of this bill along with embedding our interactive cafe and streeteries map.

"Our streets are far more valuable as genuine destinations rather than parking spots." said Aaron Bauman, a volunteer with the urbanist political action committee 5th Square.

“The amount of barriers to entry within the old process for right-of-way permits created an inherently inequitable system,” said Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman, a 5th Square volunteer and board member of South Street Headhouse District. “The changes that came out of the pandemic response are exactly what was needed to make Philadelphia’s streets more humane public spaces. These improvements should be retained — and expanded upon — for the future livability of our city.”

Use this email tool by the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association to Tell the Mayor and Philly Council to Support Sidewalk Cafes & Streeteries!