Keep your eye on SEPTA’s mobile app this month: Philly’s transit agency is planning to roll out real-time trip data to riders by the end of July, the Inquirer’s Jason Laughlin reports.

The rollout is the latest update on SEPTA’s long-delayed push to let riders have access to real-time data on trolleys and buses and trains. Through a $5.6 million investment, 1,400 buses and 159 trolleys were fitted with cellular modems similar to those added to the Regional Rail trains.

The equipment will allow location data on vehicles to refresh every 30 seconds versus the current updates that refresh every few minutes, according to the Inky report.

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