SEPTA currently has 125 bus routes with 354,820 daily rides, as of January. The transit agency, the sixth largest in the nation, faces a structural operating deficit of $213 million.

A pilot program will allow these shields to be installed in eight buses on the historically most violent routes; a project SEPTA is proud ... and for bus operators, this helps give extra protection." ...

Golden tells Philly Mag that SEPTA is focusing on SEPTA’s 47 bus route, which runs north-south from Whitman, through Center City, and up to East Oak Lane. The pilot program will focus on the ...