SEPTA Riders No Longer Required To Wear Masks Despite Philadelphia’s Reimposed Mandate

On the day Philadelphia reimposed its indoor mask mandate, SEPTA announced that it’s no longer requiring masks aboard vehicles or inside stations or concourses.

The decision comes hours after a federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation. The White House said the court ruling means that for now the mask order “is not in effect at this time.”

The ruling appeared to free operators to make their own decisions about mask requirements, with several airlines announcing they would drop mandates but the New York City subway planning to keep one in place.

SEPTA announced in a tweet Monday night that “the wearing of masks aboard SEPTA vehicles and in SEPTA stations & concourses is recommended but no longer required of customers or employees.