Uber offers free rides to seniors amid SEPTA cuts

The Brief

  • Uber has partnered with local nonprofits in order to help Philly seniors get around amid SEPTA cuts.
  • The goal of Uber’s Senior Ride Program is to ensure that seniors are able to get to essential things like doctors’ appointments.
  • Another massive round of cuts was set to go into effect on Sept. 2, but on Friday, a judge granted a temporary injunction, halting SEPTA from going forward until at least Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA Philly seniors may be in luck: Uber has partnered with local nonprofits ACHIEVEability and the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) in order to help them get around amid SEPTA’s service cuts.

What we know:

The goal of Uber’s Senior Ride Program is to ensure that seniors are able to get to essential things like doctors’ appointments, according to a press release.

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