I’ve been supportive of the overall route changes proposed as part of the Bus Revolution, but the Manayunk/Roxborough changes have left me scratching my head. I can’t help but think that tech consultants that they hired to design the new bus system never actually set foot in that neighborhood; otherwise, they would have seen that the changes might look good on paper but fall flat in the face of the reality of walking up a hill. I just hope that the SEPTA representatives agree and didn’t say anything committal at those meetings because they didn’t want to push their consultants under the bus.

They had better change it, though, because otherwise, what will happen is NBC 10, Fox29, 6ABC, KYW, and the Inquirer will all run stories about the people who can’t reach the bus in Manayunk and Roxborough. This will completely undermine any other successes that SEPTA may experience with their bus network reconfiguration.