Let's get this train moving on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway! Come hear from community members, elected officials and activists to help turn this vision into a reality. The 1-hour presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with the panelists.

We will have doughnuts & coffee.

We will be updating this event page with guests as they confirm their attendance.

Speaker List:

• Rep. Jared Solomon, serving the 202nd Legislative District in the PA House of Representatives
• Daniel Pearson, journalist at the Philadelphia Inquirer
• Christopher Puchalsky, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives -Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
• Jay Arzu, 5th Square Transit Committee Member & Doctoral student of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
• Will Tung, 5th Square Organizer

Want to read more on this issue? Check out these recent articles:

• Streetsblog USA / Opinion: President Biden — Let’s Get Philadelphia Moving Already
• WHYY / Opinion: Can we afford the Roosevelt Blvd. subway? Maybe now is the time
• The Philadelphia Inquirer / Philadelphians have waited over a century for the Roosevelt Boulevard subway | Opinion
• Philadelphia Magazine / The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway is Dead … Unless It Isn't

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

• Accessible via bus routes 59, 70, and 77.