The 2023 collapse of I-95 demonstrated exactly why the Roosevelt Blvd Subway is needed. When I-95 inevitably faces future closures, whether from maintenance, accidents, or infrastructure failures, the same problem will recur: commuters flooding Roosevelt Boulevard as their primary alternative.

How would Southeastern Pennsylvania be different if the Schuykill Valley Metro and Cross-County Metro lines had been built?

PATCO stations sit surrounded by acres of parking lots, land that could be mixed-use neighborhoods. Imagine apartments, shops, and offices within walking distance of reliable transit.

The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway has never had an Environmental Impact Study. The 1995 and 2003 studies were final reports. Part 1

Getting the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway to Welsh-Grant opens up significant transit-oriented development potential and space for a train yard.

Today is showing the importance of having an extensive subway system: www.wfmz.com/news/area/so...

If greenspaces in Bensalem are protected and development is concentrated at Neshaminy Mall this massive redevelopment opportunity is possible.

Trolley's diverted and Cops and firefighters on seen at 13th Street.

Always wondered if it was possible to move the L Station to a renovated Broad Street Subway mezzanine. Imagine how smooth transfers would be. Thoughts? Map from @FreeLibrary

The Broad Street Subway maintains strong operational performance, with fast service speeds and a smooth ride. Its original design envisioned a trunk line configuration with branches extending to the northeast, northwest, and southwest. It's never been fully utilized.

Boulevard Direct service from Frankford TC to Wissahickon TC could be coming in the near future via Route for Change improvements that were recently completed.

We finally have some movement from Route for Change. The City has completed construction of new bus stations on Roosevelt Blvd.

While we wait for PennDOT 🐌 to get back to us with the next Route for Change meetings. Other cities are advancing future subway lines. We have to step it up if we want the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway shovel ready by the end of the decade.

We have to avoid this on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. These stations are extremely deep and the transfers long. The MTA is overbuilding stations!

This new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project is great news for the L and the Frankford neighborhood. phillyyimby.com/2026/01/mixe...

Looks like the entrances on 13th Street are getting some small work done.

The original design for the South Broad Street Extension placed the subway in the median of Broad Street where it transitions to a parkway. While this design was heavily altered, it offers an excellent example of what cut-and-cover construction on the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway could look like.

Never forget how lucky Philadelphia is. This city was one budget away from being diced up like a pineapple with Expressways in the late 1960s.

May 10, 1998

In the 1960s, authorities planned to clear parts of neighborhood and build a cut-and-cover subway to connect the Broad Street Line with the proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. Plans also included a linear park between Broad Street and Hunting Park above the tunnel.

Some may have never seen this, but share this wildly. @septaphilly.bsky.social has a code of conduct that all riders should follow! wwww.septa.org/about/polici...

Philadelphia doesn't get enough credit. The big projects don't always cross the finish line, but we've built a fantastic city nonetheless. In 2026, more people than ever will get to enjoy it.

Let's say it early. When the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social build their next stadium, it should be where Veterans Stadium was. This was the best transit-to-stadium connection in the United States!

NRG Station has two levels and planning documents show that this was added very late in the design and engineering process.

1970 cost estimates: Philadelphia’s proposed subway extensions vs. Washington Metro construction bids.

The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway with a terminus at Rhawn Street would have cost $88.67 million in 1963. That's $880–900 million in 2025 dollars.

A large sewer line runs beneath Devereaux Avenue at Roosevelt Boulevard. When planners designed the RBS in the early 1960s, they proposed elevating the tracks on fill to clear this obstruction. It remains to be seen how contemporary engineers would address this constraint.

Two major developments in 2026 could reshape the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway's future: First, SEPTA will announce its Locally Preferred Alternative for the Route for Change project. Second, Congress may rescind or significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act.

Coming Soon: The complete story of the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway from 1913 to today.

With the recent renovation of City Hall Station will the full renovation ever take place?

When meetings resume, we will advocate for two specific changes to the proposed subway alternatives: 1. Stations at both N 9th and N 5th. 2. Relocate the Pratt station to Oxford Circle.

If you haven't filled this out in support of the Blvd Subway please do so now!

Instead of just calling it a 'Surface Line,' the Roosevelt Boulevard Line scope is now a high-capacity transit line! The DVRPC has made the change! experience.arcgis.com/experience/5...

The disastrous opening of Line 6 in Toronto shows us Northeast Philadelphia needs a subway not a Light Rail or Bus Rapid Transit.

In 1947, two subway tunnels sat abandoned under Center City. By 1955, both were carrying passengers. Philadelphia has done big things before. The Boulevard deserves that same ambition.

We need your help! Please take a moment to complete this survey and make your voice heard—tell them that Philadelphia needs the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. www.phila2050plan.org/share-your-v...

We need your help! Please take a moment to complete this survey and make your voice heard—tell them that Philadelphia needs the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. www.phila2050plan.org/share-your-v...

Cost Estimates for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway contain a 40% contingency, which will shrink as the project is further refined and engineered.

In 2001, the Market-Frankford Line Extension was estimated to cost $221 million. Current projections place the cost between $393 million and $527 million, though further engineering and design work may refine this estimate.

In terms of overall mobility benefits, the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway significantly outperforms the BRT and LRT alternatives.

The rumor that BSL cars once carried a Rhawn rollsign is true. Rhawn Street was considered a natural terminus at the time, as the Far Northeast was still in the early stages of development.

In March 2026, the first phase of the D Line Extension will open in Los Angeles a project once dismissed as impossible. Philadelphia should take note: if LA can overcome decades of skepticism to expand its subway, the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway can become a reality in the 2030s.

We closed half of Broad Street for subway construction in the 1970s, yet somehow we can't build a subway in an 80-foot dedicated median on Roosevelt Boulevard in the 2030s.

In 1969, a group of Northeast Philadelphia residents filed a lawsuit to halt the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway project. What they opposed was the Northeast Expressway, in whose median the subway would have been built. Instead, they wanted the subway to follow Roosevelt Boulevard to Rhawn Street.

Who's coming to support the Roosevelt Blvd Subway's biggest champion Rep. Jared Solomon. December 8th, Tickets here: secure.actblue.com/donate/12082...

Just to show there are no hard feelings today’s #BuildTheTunnel post will also feature a shout-out to @blvdsubway.bsky.social, a very worthwhile cause to expand rail transit in Philly. Bear down, go birds

We are thankful that in January, we get to continue fighting for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway!

SEPTA Metro Pylons apprear at Cecil B. Moore Station!

Coming soon? Big thanks to the Montreal REM and Governor Shapiro 🙌

City Hall Station’s glow-up is epic! We still want to see a full renovation in the future, but for now, the cramped, dingy station we all know and love is officially just… cramped. Huge credit to SEPTA—this was an excellent job!