scotty269 wrote:25Hz wrote: you'd think they would make it easier for someone who goes completely out of their way [...] I may not fit their ideal commuter idea, but i do spend 5 hours on their damn system those days i make the trip. In 5 hours i could take amtrak to see my friend in state college!!!!!!! The least they could do is let me specifically use my damn pass to get to where i'm going. Last thursday i got a ride to langhorne, arrived around 7:55 am, i didn't get home till 5:30 pm!!! I would have had to wake even earlier if i were to get the bus, by about an hour. Things have to change or i may need to stop riding at all. Don't get me wrong i love riding its relaxing, but it just totally takes up my entire day plus wasting my money when a pass should do the trick.
SEPTA sets it's routes based on commuter patterns. How many people take the same route as you? Should SEPTA create a special bus that makes the connections you need? If there are 100 people doing the same thing, you'd have a case for creating a new route. If it's just you, gotta suck it up!
Just to throw some wood on the fire, there has been an approved tariff for a bus route that would operate between Neshaminy Mall and Doylestown via Street Road, called route 303. This has been in the SEPTA books for about 11 or so years now, but since funding was never raised for this route, it only exists in the books.
While there may not be demand for direct service from Langhorne or the place the OP picks up the 130 bus, there is significant demand for at least a bus service along Street Road between Warminster, Warrington, Southampton, and Bensalem, since those communities have grown significantly in commercial and in some cases residential development, especially with the Casino in Bensalem. The lack of intra-county service to go from Lower (Bensalem, Bristol, etc) to Central (Doylestown, Warminster, Warrington) Bucks County has been a thorn in the side of many people. It also is a problem when the areas with the most transit dependent people (Bristol, Levittown, Bensalem) can't easily access county offices in Doylestown without leaving the country. Interestingly enough, if the 303 existed and operated according to its original plan, the OP would only have to take 2 buses and save a significant amount of time.
Also, what Amtrak train are you taking to State College? No trains go up there to my knowledge (though it would be great if by some miracle they were able to extend the Keystone Corridor up there).