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Vol. 71 No. 22 | May 30, 2018 southphillyreview.com
Opinions still mixed on SEPTA Route 49 At the latest public hearing on the matter, Grays Ferry residents weighed in on the seven-mile span that would connect South Philly to University City and beyond By Grace Maiorano SOUTH PHILLY REVIEW
T Taggart students get visitor from Down Under GRACE MAIORANO/South Philly Review
Luke Garza of the Barn Hill Preserve shows students at John H. Taggart School a 5-month-old kangaroo. Last Thursday, the students enjoyed a recess-yard visit from the educational animal program that featured snakes and lizards as well. Check out more photos on page 12.
he three-and-a-half year conversation surrounding projected SEPTA Bus Route 49 continued last week during public hearings regarding the transit authority’s 2019 Fiscal Year Annual Service Plan, which proposes 15 new or amended routes throughout Southeast Pennsylvania. The latest version of Route 49 reaches as far north as Strawberry Mansion, weaving throughout major urban districts, including University City and Center City West, eventually stretching all the way south to Grays Ferry, stretching a total of seven miles near the Schuylkill River. Residents of Grays Ferry have expressed mixed feelings about the latest revised route, which has undergone several tweaks since its inception a few years ago. See SEPTA, page 8>>
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