Day. Septa says 56,000 kids in philadelphia ride septa to get to school. Roughly 30,000 to district schools, almost 21,000 to charters. The archdiocese was unable to provide us with a number today. Yellow school buses in philadelphia will continue to operate. Septa strike or no strike. But a walkout would ground he city buses, trolleys, the subway and el. It normally takes two transfers for this student to get from southwest to her school at broad and spring garden. If there is a strike my plan is to try to make it but if i dont make it ill just email my teachers. Reporter and theyll send you the information. I didnt feel the School District was unable to tell us if any of its schools had developed any carpool or other alternate plans. But mathematics civic and Science Charter School was preparing. Parents calling staffers today were told the school would open early and close late to accommodate dropoffs and pickup. With many of its kids normally using the subway to get to school, it s
Taken care of in the next couple of hours. You know . I dont want this go on at all. Reporter and the beginning of our story, you were looking at the stackup on broad street, this is the traffic thats piling up right here along Spring Garden as we speak. Also, guys, i want to also let you know that earlier in the day, a look here behind us. The bike share program, Independence Blue Cross and blue shield, this entire bike rack, it was empty, well be watching this through the week, i imagine it could empty out. And our Team Coverage continues from sky force 10, nbc 10s George Spencer is keeping afternoon eye on things in above. George, what do you see right now . Reporter jacqueline big problems related to Regional Rail are now adding insult to injury on this first day of the streak. These Regional Rail trains are not moving and septa is now confirming to us that they are having to cancel a number of this evenings Regional Rail trains all related to disruption from picketers, they say st
With a little bit of poise and patience, but others with frustration. Were only halfway there, because while they may have learned something about the morning commute without septa, the evening rush is only just now beginning. Reporter two septa bus routes usually cost this man about 4 a way. We depend on septa. Reporter his bus ride on septa usually takes less than 10 minutes, today he paid twice as much as his bus fair for an indigo bike. The roads and sidewalks with increased cars and pedestrians. With prime time a the people that may be catching it, i just dont have the money to be spending out. Reporter since hes cutting corners, he hopes septa and the Union Negotiators will cut to the chase. He like many others are worried th that they will get stuck in the cold with no way home. And we watched as an empty bike rack at broad and Spring Garden was restocked around lunchtime today. Its still full right now, if you plan to be taking one of the ride share bikes home from work this af
Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With jim gardner. If you called it commuter chaos you wouldnt be wrong. Center city traffic of the gridlocked and this is the way it looked inside suburban station during rush hour tonight. Endless lines and canceled trains. This is how the workday ended on day one of the transit strike. It is tuesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the latest on the walk out of 4700 septa workers. But it was a far smaller number that was responsible for a whole lot of commotion tonight. This was the scene at the roberts avenue rail yard in nicetown. Pickets blocked Regional Rail workers from going to work and that caused delays on selected Commuter Rail lines. Septa got an injunction forcing pickets to clear the area at 5 p. M. But by then the damage had been done. And this was the result. A commuter took these pictures inside suburban station. And you can see lines stretching throughout the terminal. Now, the point has to be made,
Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With jim gardner. If you called it commuter chaos you wouldnt be wrong. Center city traffic of the gridlocked and this is the way it looked inside suburban station during rush hour tonight. Endless lines and canceled trains. This is how the workday ended on day one of the transit strike. It is tuesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the latest on the walk out of 4700 septa workers. But it was a far smaller number that was responsible for a whole lot of commotion tonight. This was the scene at the roberts avenue rail yard in nicetown. Pickets blocked Regional Rail workers from going to work and that caused delays on selected Commuter Rail lines. Septa got an injunction forcing pickets to clear the area at 5 p. M. But by then the damage had been done. And this was the result. A commuter took these pictures inside suburban station. And you can see lines stretching throughout the terminal. Now, the point has to be made,