Pre-Conference Events
PC04-The Black Journey in the 7th Ward
$30 Update: Meet 15 minutes early at Mobile Workshop Check-In, Public Square, Ballroom Level
From the end of the 18th century until the 1960s, Philadelphia’s 7th Ward was a thriving Black and immigrant community, home to abolitionists, educators, athletes and activists as well as African American churches, schools and institutions. The 7th Ward was an important stop on the Underground Railroad and the Great Migration. Around the turn of the 20th century, W.E.B. DuBois lived there, interviewing Black Philadelphians from all walks of life for his classic work, The Philadelphia Negro. This walking tour uses the past to talk about current issues, including public transit today and the fight to desegregate Philadelphia trolleys 100 years before Rosa Parks.
Please Note: At the end of the tour a different station will need to be used for ADA accessibility.
Pre-Conference Events
PC05-TOB: Transit-Oriented Breweries
$45 Check in 15 minutes before departure at Mobile Workshop Check-In, Public Square, Ballroom Level
Here’s your chance to ride SEPTA to suburban communities – and enjoy conversation at a brewery along the way. You’ll take the Norristown Line (one of 13 lines in the Regional Rail network), stopping in Norristown and Bridgeport along the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County. Return on the Norristown High Speed Rail, which runs on the tracks of the original Philadelphia and Western Railroad, switching to the Market-Frankford Line for the last leg back into Center City. As you get to know some of the communities SEPTA serves, you’ll learn about transit and transit-oriented development projects, past and present and future. You’ll also learn about how these rail lines are being renamed in the SEPTA Metro system.
Please note: This tour is not ADA accessible.
