by SubwayTim
If Philly had a more extensive subway/rapid transit system, there would be less gridlock on the city streets...more people would ditch their cars and get around by subway. Anyone agree??? As an Uber/Lyft driver, I've noticed over the last couple of years that Philadelphia is becoming less and less "driver-friendly", with the streets being clogged with traffic, especially in and around Center City. I recently commented to one of my riders that Philly is becoming as bad as New York City, and he said that driving in Philly is WORSE than New York City! What SEPTA needs to do is to figure a way to improve service to encourage more people to use it, thus getting more cars off the city streets. I remember back in the late 1980's/early 1990's, SEPTA had the slogan "SEPTA...Better Than Driving", which likely was trying to encourage people to leave their cars at home and use mass transit. Philly definitely needs more in the way of rail transit, but of course it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.
You take the midnight subway train...You're calling all the shots...You're struck by lightning...You're in love. RATT, 1985