Were just two months away from what is shaping up to be one of the biggest events in philadelphias history but a lot still needs to be addressed before pope francis arrives here in september. Recent up confirm reports have a lot of people talking about street closures and security measures during the popes visit those rumors left city officials really no choice but to fire back. Fox 29s bruce gordon live on the ben franklin parkway tonight. Bruce city officials looking to just clear the air tonight. Reporter yeah, absolutely, iain. This is important stuff because live inside the security zone that will surround the important venues that weekend of September September 26th 27 will be difficult much lots of crowds, lots of gridlock tough to get around no one has yet formal al nounsed the parameters the pir rem meter the boundaries of that security zone. Not yet any way. Which is why rumors and speculation have filled the void. A map purporting to show the papal security zone covering all
Designed for high demand. Reporter so heres how it works. Starting at 12 01 a. M. For one day customers get one shot to enter the on line lottery through septas web site n that time customers can order ten passes for each of the two available days and set preference preferences like time slot and rail station. Drawing is random. If a customer gets select they will get an email saying congratulations and opportunity to pay for the pass. We want to be able to get the papal passes in peoples hand so at least they can make some serious concrete decision about their transportation plans. Reporter septa officials wanted to assure us that this on line external company will have a way to check for nefarious activity like mass purchasing and ticket scalping. They will have a way to check for that. This all happens one day august 3rd, for just 24 hours. Reporting live from center city im Steve Paterson for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thanks steve. Count down continues. We are 60 days away from the pop
Septa reveals its new plan for selling rail passes for the upcoming papal visit, and its all about entering a lottery. Good evening im ukee washington. Jessica has the night off. Septa announced this new way of purchasing passes after its first attempt last week crashed the authorities website. Eyewitness News Reporter todd quinn nope joins us outside septa headquarters with more how this lottery will work. Todd. Reporter ukee, after somewhat embarrassing and also dramatic reboot septa has decided to go with a lottery. Not everyone will be a board with demand out weighing supply getting papal passes for septa Regional Rail was never a sure bet. Now, septa has set one day game of chance. Instead of it being first come first serve. Its a lottery that people who are just looking to get to work when pope francis is here will have to play. I dont know. I just think it will be kind of a mess. If you dont within the lottery whats plan b for you. I think my work will have to figure out somethi
Somewhat embarrassing and also dramatic reboot septa has decided to go with a lottery. Not everyone will be a board with demand out weighing supply getting papal passes for septa Regional Rail was never a sure bet. Now, septa has set one day game of chance. Instead of it being first come first serve. Its a lottery that people who are just looking to get to work when pope francis is here will have to play. I dont know. I just think it will be kind of a mess. If you dont within the lottery whats plan b for you. I think my work will have to figure out something out for. After crashing demand crashed the e commerce site last week the Transportation Authority came up with the Online Lottery idea to cree and create a fair system. So on monday, august 3rd at 12 01am, to 11 59 p. M. Riders can roll the dice and log on to the side site. No matter what time you enter your lottery submission, everyone has the same chance of being selected. Reporter customers will get one shot. Randomly selected w
Sound like another hot one. Absolutely air conditioning will be cranking looking ahead to the afternoon with the steaminess that is out there and really more than anything it is humidity that will make it oppressive. It will be hot. We will see days lake this every single summer. We have to be smart. It will be fun. We have to get through this. Take it easy stay hydrated take brakes and you will be fine. So often we say if you can stay inside with you when you have to work Landscaping Construction you are outside. Storm scan three is quiet. We have High Pressure on our side. Still, clear skies but because of that that sun will be scorching us as we go in the afternoon. The excessive heat warning has been issued along i95 from wilmington up to trenton and all those surrounding count that is starts at noon time today for heat index that will be topping off around triple digit territory. Thinks beginning of what we think will be worst of the two day stretch of heat. 79 degrees your actual