To accommodate passengers and employees at Philadelphia International Airport during the pope’s visit, SEPTA will run its Airport Regional Rail Line in and out of the city every 30 minutes all day and evening, but with stops at only two other stations. SEPTA officials described rail- and bus-route adjustments for people leaving the airport on… Read More Transportation Update – Septa Airport Line Map
From the World Meeting of Families Papal Playbook World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015 Papal Visit Playbook: How to Prepare You’ve already taken step one in preparing; you’re reading the Papal Visit Playbook. This guide will continue to provide you updates that will help you enjoy and take full advantage of this memorable event,… Read More Papal Visit Playbook – How to Prepare to Visit Philadelphia For the WMOF15
The most up to date map can be found here https://papalvisitphiladelphia.wordpress.com/category/maps This map is the final version for the Security Perimeter and Fencing to be used for the Pope’s visit in September. The red outlines are completely fenced off areas, metal detectors will be used to gain access to these areas. The black outline shows where… Read More Up to Date Security Perimeter Fence Papal Visit Map
Here is the revised map showing sample walking distances from various points in Philadelphia. It also shows the locations of various events, which highways are closed, security perimeters and transportation information.
Temple University and four other Philadelphia-area colleges are closing ahead of Pope Francis’ arrival in the city next month. Temple announced Monday that the school’s campuses would shut down on Sept. 25. The Community College of Philadelphia, Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania are also planning to close. Rutgers University’s campus in Camden, New Jersey,… Read More More Colleges announce they will be closed during Pope’s visit
The City of Philadelphia released a new map today showing the security zones and the timing of the closures in each zone. It was announced on extrazoom.com.
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