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Federal Grand Jury Issues Subpoena To Delaware River Port Authority

“We are cooperating fully, and our employees have been instructed accordingly,” says a DRPA spokesman.

2013/04/05

Despite New Technology, ‘Freedom’ Cards Will Remain Patco-Only

The transit agency that runs the high-speed train line between Camden and Philadelphia is getting ready to update its “Freedom” card, the cashless method for paying fares.

2013/03/08

(The Walt Whitman Bridge, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority.)

DRPA Says Despite Reports, Bridge Tolls Aren’t Going Down

The Delaware River Port Authority says suggestions that tolls might be lowered on some of its bridges just isn’t in the cards.

2013/01/17

Patco To Make Permanent Its Rush Hour ‘Quiet Cars’

Patco’s Tim Ireland says the riders have spoken, and the rail operator listened.

2012/12/26

(File photo: a 2011 DRPA board meeting. Credit: David Madden)

DRPA Begins Codifying Long List of Agency Reforms

The board of the Delaware River Port Authority has begun to make permanent many of the policy changes adopted by the agency recently.

2012/10/17

(The DRPA board meets on July 18, 2012. Credit: David Madden)

DRPA Says It Is In Forward Gear With Agency Reforms

The Delaware River Port Authority says it is working to implement — and set in stone — many of the reforms approved by the agency almost two years ago.

2012/07/18

(A December 2011 meeting of the DRPA board. Credit: David Madden)

DRPA Investigator Says Agency’s Reforms Are Still Incomplete

DRPA inspector general Thomas Raftery says that ethics policies are not uniform across the board, procedures for contracts and purchasing are confusing, and promised reforms have still not be implemented.

2012/06/15