SEPTA’s New Bus Network is the first restructuring of its kind in six decades. In an attempt to reflect modern Philadelphian transit habits, SEPTA is shutting down or replacing seven low-ridership routes, while adding and expanding several new routes.
SEPTA launched Phase I in August 2026, which created Route 72 and Route 76. Route 72 spans Frankford in Northeast Philadelphia to Cedarbrook Plaza in Northwest Philadelphia. Route 76 stretches across the Eastern border of Philadelphia, connecting Tacony Creek Park to Whitman.
While the newly charted routes do not make stops near University City, there are also extensions on current bus routes. Route 45 now reaches the Navy Yard, and Route 60 extends to Wissahickon Transit Center. Routes 53 and 61 also received major loop extensions. Notably, Route 79 now extends through Grays Ferry into University City. The nearest stop to Drexel is 38th St. andMarket Street…