Following is my proposals to reroute and/or change Septa routes. I'm not proposing
adding adding any new routes, or doing away with any routes. I am proposing some routes
be bannarized. Due to the fact that my life in the city was in the Northeast, most of
my suggestions are to routes in/around the Northeast.
Numbering all remaining lettered routes:
Since the "C" is 2 different routes, recognize it as such.
C (Fern Rock to S. Phila.) could become 74
C (City Hall to Cheltenham) could become 72
G could become 45
J could become 4
K could become 16
L could become 41
R could become 49
H/XH would become 81/82
1X: Local from Philadelphia Park to 5th & Roosevelt Blvd. Express via
US-1 (Roosevelt Expressway) to I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to City Avenue. Resume
local routing at City Ave. & Belmont Ave.
3: Split the 3 into 2 bus lines, the 3 and the 83
3: Starting at 33rd and C.B. Moore Blvd: Right on Ridge Ave. to 33rd &
Dauphin Loop.
3X: Local service to Ridge and C.B. Moore Blvd., then, via Ridge Avenue (no
stops) to 33rd & Dauphin Loop.
5X: PENNS LANDING EXPRESS. Southbound running via Bridge Street, Aramingo Avenue, I-95
to 2nd Street. Local service starting at 2nd & Race. Northbound running via 3rd
Street, right on Race Street, I-95 North, exit at Bridge Street. Take Aramingo Ave.
to right on Tacony Street, left on Bridge Street to Frankford Transportation Center.
14X: Limited stops: FTC, Cottman, Holme/Solly, Grant, Byberry, City Line, then via US-1
to Neshaminy Mall and Oxford Valley Mall.
19X: Local to Algon Avenue and Magee Street. Express via Algon Avenue, resume local
service at Algon Avenue and Napfle Avenue. Local to Krewstown Road and Gregg
Street. Torresdale runs would continue local to Grant Avenue and Ashton Road,
express via Grant Avenue to Grant Avenue and Fordham Road, then, local service
to Torresdale Station.
20A: Local service serving current 20 route via Academy Road.
20K: Local service serving current 20 route via Keswick Ave.
20B: Local service to Pennypack Circle. Express service via Roosevelt Blvd.
and Woodhaven Road to Academy Road. Local from Academy and Woodhaven to Franklin
Mills.
20X: Express service via Bridge Street, I-95, Academy Road to Grant Avenue. Local
service from Grant & Academy to Franklin Mills.
67X: Local to Oxford Avenue & Algon Street. Express via Oxford Avenue to Oxford
Ave. & Cottman Ave. Local to Bustleton Ave. & Red Lion Road. Franklin Mills
runs would continue local to Roosevelt Blvd. and Comly Road, then, express via
Roosevelt Blvd. and Woodhaven Road to Franklin Mills.
70 and 73 would flip flop numbers so that route 73 would operate along PA-73 (Cottman
Avenue).
83: Limited stop express. Start at Frankford Transportation Center, run via Frankford
Avenue, Kensington Avenue, Front Street, C.B. Moore Blvd., 33rd Street, Girard Ave.
to the zoo. Stops at the following locations:
Frankford Transportation Center, Arrott, Erie-Torresdale, Alleghany, Lehigh,
Dauphin, American, 8th, Broad, 20th, then local service from 33rd & C.B. Moore to
the zoo.
84: REROUTE EXPRESS. Local to Bridge St. & Tacony St. Express via I-95 to Academy,
then right on Frankford. Local from Frankford & Grant to northern terminus
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And to be fair, below are NJ Transit routes I'd propose for rerouting.
401 south, starting at Broadway and Olive Street: Right on Olive Street, left
on NJ-45, right on Hessian Avenue, left on Crown Point Road, right on Red Bank
Avenue, left on Crown Point Road. Continue down Crown Point Road to a left on Grove
Street, which becomes Jessup Road. Jessup Road to a right on Kings Highway.
401 north, starting at Jessup Road and Kings Highway: Left on Jessup Road, which
becomes Grove Street. Grove Street to a right on Crown Point Road, right on
Delaware Street, ramp to Crown Point Road to right on Hessian, left on NJ-45, right
on Olive Street, left on Broadway.
401 SHORT TURN:
401 South, starting at Broadway and Olive Street: Right on Olive Street, left
on NJ-45, right on Hessian Avenue, left on Crown Point Road, right on Red Bank
Avenue, left on Crown Point Road. Continue down Crown Point Road to a left on Grove
Street, right on Friars Blvd., take layover behind the police station and library.
401 North: Proceed down Grove Street, right on Delaware Street, ramp to Crown Point
Road to right on Hessian, left on NJ-45, right on Olive Street, left on Broadway.
402 south, starting at Broadway and Olive Street: Right on Olive Street, left
on NJ-45, right on Hessian Avenue, left on Crown Point Road, right on Red Bank
Avenue, left on Crown Point Road. Pick up regular routing on Crown Point Road.
402 north: starting at Delaware Street and I-295, via ramp to Crown Point Road to right
on Hessian, left on NJ-45, right on Olive Street, left on Broadway.
410 south, starting at Broadway and Olive Street: Right on Olive Street, left
on NJ-45, right on Hessian Avenue, left on Crown Point Road, right on Red Bank
Avenue, left on Crown Point Road. Continue down Crown Point Road to a left on Grove
Street, which becomes Jessup Road. Jessup Road to a left on Budd Blvd. Budd
Blvd. to a right on Mantua Pike.
410 north, starting at Mantua Pike and Evergreen Avenue: Hit the jughandle for
Evergreen Ave., left on Evergreen, left on Mantua Pike (southbound), right on
Budd Blvd. right on Jessup Road, which becomes Grove Street. Grove Street to a
right on Crown Point Road, right on Delaware Street, ramp to Crown Point Road, right on
Hessian, left on NJ-45, right on Olive Street, left on Broadway.
401, 402, 410: Night and selected day runs: Southbound from Brooklawn Circle:
South on US-130, south on NJ-45 to right on Hessian. Follow routings mentioned
above.
Northbound from NJ-45 and Hessian Avenue: Continue north on NJ-45 to north US-130
to Brooklawn Circle. Follow current routing on Broadway through Brooklawn up to Phila.
** ADD A 411 FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CUMBERLAND MALL. IT WOULD NOT BE A BANNERED
ROUTE. I'M JUST BANNERIZING MY SUGGESTIONS TO DEPTFORD: **
411A: Overlap the 400 to Deptford Mall. Express runs would run via I-295
South, NJ-42 South to Clements Bridge Road offramp. Left on Clements Bridge Road,
left into Deptford Mall.
411B: Overlap the 401, 402, 410, and 412 to the 2 circles in Brooklawn, then,
Delsea Drive, left on Almonesson Road left on Deptford Center Road, left into
Deptford Mall. Express runs: Starting at Walter Rand Transportation Center or
Bridge Plaza, via I-676 South, I-76 East, NJ-42 South, NJ-55 South to exit 58.
Straight on Deptford Center Road to a left into the Deptford Mall parking lot.
Regardless of how it gets to Deptford mall: After leaving the mall, left on Deptford
Center Road, right on Hurfville Road, stay straight onto Delsea Drive to a left
in Cumberland Mall lot. (Some runs would run via westbound US-322, serving Rowan
University).
412 south: Overlap the 408 to right on Cattell Road, left on Woodbury-Glassboro
Road. 412 north would be the same in reverse.
413 south: Overlap the proposed 412 to Cattell Road and Woodbury-Glassboro Road. Then,
right on Woodbury-Glassboro Road, left on Elm Street, left on NJ-45, hit jughandle for
Main Street, overlap the 412 to Glassboro.
413 north: Overlap the 412 to Main Street in Mantua. Then, right on NJ-45, right on Elm
Street, right on Woodbury-Glassboro Road, left on Cattell Road, left on Delsea Drive,
overlap the 408 to Philadelphia.
413 via Ogden: 413 via Ogden Roads runs would use Ogden Road instead of Elm Street to
get from NJ-45 to Woodbury-Glassboro Road.
425: Starting at Avandale Park & Ride, proceed along Swedesboro Road, right on US-322,
left Kings Highway, bear right on Auburn Road, right Center Square Road, right US-130,
right High Hill Road, right Beckett Road back to Center Square Road.
426: Starting at Avandale Park & Ride, proceed along Swedesboro Road, right on US-322,
ramp to US-130 South, left High Hill Road, right Beckett, right Center Square Road, back
to US-130.
431 east: Start at Frankford Transportation Center. Proceed via Frankford Avenue,
Harbison Avenue, Aramingo Avenue, Betsy Ross Bridge, ramp to J Tipton Blvd/Suckle
Highway/Hylton Road. (This puts you on US-130 North). Ramp to Hylton Road, left Thomas
Busch Memorial Highway, right National Highway, left Union Avenue, right US-130, right
Westfield Avenue, left Cove Road, slight left Church Road, right into Cherry Hill Mall.
431 west: Left Church Road, slight right Cove Road, right Westfield Avenue, left US-130,
ramp to Hylton Road, left Thomas Busch Memorial Highway, right National Highway, left
Union Avenue, left US-130, ramp to Betsy Ross Bridge, ramp to Aramingo Avenue, Harbison
Avenue, left Frankford Avenue to Frankford Transportation Center.
432 east: Start at Frankford Transportation Center. Proceed via Frankford Avenue,
Harbison Avenue, Aramingo Avenue, Betsy Ross Bridge, US-130 North, Haddonfield Road to
Cherry Hill Mall.
432 west: Right Haddonfield Road, NJ-73 North, US-130 South, ramp to Betsy Ross Bridge,
ramp to Aramingo Avenue, Harbison Avenue, left Frankford Avenue to Frankford
Transportation Center.
455 west, starting at Cooper Street & Delsea Drive: Right on Delsea Drive, left
on Olive Street, left NJ-45, right on Hessian Avenue, right on Red Bank Avenue, left
on Grove Street, right on Crown Point Road, (peak hour runs, overlap the 402 through the
Midatlantic Industrial Park), pick up regular routing at Crown Point Road and Midatlantic
Parkway. 455 east would be the same in reverse.
455: Make all peak hour runs Paulsboro runs, keep the non peak hour and weekend short
turn runs.
463 west, starting at Tanyard Road and Highland Avenue: Right on Highland
Avenue, right on Cooper Street, left on Clements Bridge Road, right on
Almonesson Road, left on Deptford Center Road, left into Deptford Mall. 463
east would be the same in reverse.
