Little Flower Transportation Options for 2022
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There are a number of ways for Little Flower students to get to and from our campus including:
- Little Flower Van Service
- District busing
- Normal SEPTA routes
- Activities Bus
- SEPTA "Tripper" Buses
- On-campus parking
Little Flower Van Service
Van transportation is available for a fee. The routing and fee structure is currently under evaluation and will be revised shortly.
Any QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO PICK UPS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ALLIED DISPATCH via email [email protected] or via phone 215-752-2100
Pick up locations have been determined in the following zones, but are subject to change:
KEY:
BRDS = Bridesburg/Fishtown – Mother of Divine Grace, Our Lady of Port Richmond
CC = Center City – 18th and Vine / Sister Cities Park
ELKINS = Elkins Park/Cheltenham – 5th and Godfrey
FNE = Far North East – St. Martha’s, St. Dominic’s
Mt. Airy = Mt. Airy – Mt. Airy Church of God at Stenton and Ogontz (pickup on corner facing North on Ogontz, Chili’s Parking Lot at Ogontz and Cheltenham Avenue, St. Raymond of Penafort
NE = NE Phila/Frankford/Juniata/
Nicetown – 5th and Godfrey, Holy Innocents RCH = Port Richmond/Kensington – Our Lady of Port Richmond
ROX = Roxborough/Manyunk – Roxborough YMCA, Kendrick Recreation Center, Roxborough Library
SOUTH = South Philadelphila – Target at 1 Mifflin Street
WEST = West Philadelphia – Lea Elementary School at 47th & Locust and 54th & City Avenue (SJU Hawk’s Landing)
WOL = West Oak Lane – St. Raymond of Penafort
If you are signed up for van transportation service, you will be billed $300 monthly for roundtrip service. Billing will be based on those that have signed up to date. If we are able to execute a door-to-door service, a specific fee will be assessed and you will be billed accordingly. If you are not going to keep the service, you must notify us by the 15th of each Month so as not to be billed for the following month.
It is recommended that students be at the pick-up location 10 minutes before the designated time. Allied will not wait. We also would like for a parent or guardian in any of the identified zones/stops to serve as a point person for funneling any concerns. Please reach out to Ms. Emily Johnston, Assistant to the president at x1119 or [email protected]
Any QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO PICK UPS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ALLIED DISPATCH via email [email protected] or via phone 215-752-2100There may also be adjustments to pick up times, locations and with the type of vehicles servicing the various routes. As best as possible, all Allied vehicles will be marked as Little Flower vehicles or Little Flower’s vehicles will be utilized. If it happens that an identified pick up location is determined to not be feasible, we will communicate that information promptly.
District Busing
Some school districts outside Philadelphia offer transportation or transportation reimbursement for students traveling within 10 miles of their district. Please contact your local district to inquire.
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Normal Septa Routes
4 – Fern Rock Terminal to 9th & Lycoming (Students would take train from Glenside, Warminster, Montgomery Co., Doylestown, West Trenton to Fern Rock before boarding 4 bus)
53 – From Erie (West) to Germantown and West Mt. Airy via Wayne Avenue
56 – From Erie (East) & Torresdale to Cottman Ave.
60 – From Richmond & Westmoreland
66 – From Frankford & Knights to Frankford Transportation Center to 426 route
84 – From Bustleton & County Line to Frankford Transportation Center to 426 route
88 – From Meadowbrook @ Bethayres Transportation Center to Frankford Transportation Center to 426 route
R – From Manayunk, Roxborough/East Falls via Wissahickon Transfer Center to Broad & Roosevelt Boulevard and 9th & Roosevelt Boulevard
H and XH – From Broad & Erie to Cheltenham/Ogontz
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Activities Bus
Activities Bus Sign Ups
Thank you for your patience as we tried to work to build up interest for our 5:30pm Activities' Bus. We will resume running the service today and be switching to a new sign up format.
Click Here to view the sign up link. We are working to adjust to market conditions so the price per ride is $10 that will be billed to your FACTS account. If your daughter signs up and does not use it, you will still be billed. We want to build up some continuity going into the Winter Sports season but we need to have at least five students per route to run this service, so we are willing to run the routes with less than that until Winter Sports pick ups. We also want to continue to encourage our students to stay involved after school with other activities and furthering their studies. We will continue to monitor conditions and adjust as necessary. Here are the basic route stops, nothing that if the ridership on a particular day discates a more direct drop off, it is at the driver's discretion to make that decision.
The North route which will include all students north of Girard Ave- Departing Little Flower at 5:15pm
- North on Broad, with stops upon requests to Fern Rock Transportation Center
- Fern Rock to Frankford Transportation Center with stops upon request via Godfrey Ave-Adams Ave-Roosevelt Blvd- Pratt- Frankford Ave
- Frankford Transportation Center to Neshaminy Mall with stops upon request via Bustleton Ave-Roosevelt Blvd
The South/NW Route wich will include service sound of Girard, Northwest and West Philadelphia- Departing Little Flower at 5:15pm
- Route 1 Expressway direct to the Wissahickon Transportation Center via Rte 1 and Ridge Ave.
- Wissahickon Transportation Center Direct to 30th Street Station
- 30th Street Station to City Hall with stops upon request Via Market Street
- City Hall to South Philadelphia Target with stops upon request via Broad Street- Snyder Ave- Water St.
Thank you for your ongoing support as we keep working to imporove our service delivery.
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Trippers
Most students use SEPTA “Tripper Buses”. Tripper Buses are bus routes that were designed specifically for Little Flower that drop off and pick up our students directly outside the school. Philadelphia residents who live more than 1.5 miles from school qualify for free student transpasses, which are distributed during lunch periods each month.
The following "tripper bus" routes are available and drop off and pick up outside Little Flower:
426 – Stops at Bridge & Torresdale, Frankford Transportation Center, Roosevelt Blvd & Friends Hospital and additional stops along the route
428 – Stops at Richmond & Venango, Kensington & Tioga, Front & Erie and additional stops along the route
433 – Stops at Castor & Bleigh, Hawthorne & Cottman, Hawthorne & Magee, Harbison & Leonard, Tabor & Robbins and additional stops along the route
495 – One 495 route originates at Southampton & Worthington and stops at Byberry & Bustleton and Verree & Bustleton; one 495 route originates at Verree & Rhawn. Both 495 routes stop at Oxford & Cottman, Arrott Transportation Center, G & Hunting Park and additional stops along the route
60- East Bound (leaving school in the afternoon) via Lycoming, turns right on 10th, left Erie, right on 6th, left on Allegheny (which they will follow to their final destination)
West Bound (operating to the school in the morning) via Allegheny, right on 5th, left on Erie, right on 10th, left Luzerne, right Old York Rd, right on Lycoming
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On-campus Parking
Little Flower offers free parking for students. Students who wish to park on campus will receive parking permits and assigned parking spots. For more information, click below!
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