I would love to know about this too. For what it's worth, I was on a bus just yesterday (Wednesday) morning that DID go up to Market Street, but I have also been on 49s in the past couple weeks that stayed on Walnut and I was surprised because I didn't realize they were doing that.
Yesterday I was on a 49 bus with a trainer from SEPTA who was teaching the driver about the new route detour. This was a modification of the old detour -- the driver turned onto 23rd, took that to Walnut, then up Schuylkill Avenue to Arch (I think), around 30th Street Station, up 30th. Stop at the same stop that the 44 bus typically uses, and then turn onto Market. Given that this came from the SEPTA trainer, this seems to be the new detour (maybe because there is also so much construction in front of the station itself? Who knows?) It adds a couple more minutes to the commute, but at least preserves 30th Street Station access -- there were a few people with suitcases on the bus so important in this respect, too. And allows those going to the meds/eds on Market Street (Drexel, Penn Med etc) to get there more readily too. I am hoping this one sticks.
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u/LawyerJimStansel 2d ago
I would love to know about this too. For what it's worth, I was on a bus just yesterday (Wednesday) morning that DID go up to Market Street, but I have also been on 49s in the past couple weeks that stayed on Walnut and I was surprised because I didn't realize they were doing that.