New Greyhound location causing headaches for riders, local busineses

[@ameensabree]

Baltimore MD still has their Greyhound terminal. If they get rid of that my bus riding days are over

[@markitaneight]

greyhound is walmart on wheels

[@MrTee12]

Kmart

[@stevenhickey326]

Frontier Airlines without wings

[@Guda88]

Nothing like standing out in the open with your belongings in a city like ours.

[@MyCardsNeverLieTarotLLC522]

people are going to stop taking greyhound and they're going to lose money and business🤷🏽‍♀

[@armandhammer8507]

This is why it's stupid to put a sports arena in center city. Greyhound on the other hand picked a lousy location. I can't imagine the chaos that new arena is going to cause once it's up. Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone.

[@joe.oneill]

This was a bad idea all around. Hard to see how the City approved it. There couldn't have been any kickbacks involved, could there?

[@scaramouche8244]

You see who is making decisions for the city? It is all down hill from here.

[@cool2180]

They trying to get rid of the homeless.

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@scaramouche8244No one in Chestnut Hill thinks that. 😂

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

To be fair, this is a industry problem rather than a Philadelphia one. They are closing terminals Nationwide. You have similar issues in many other cities. The bus companies have going to the practice of having only a ticket office and bus stop. So if you look at KZbin about Greyhound and other cities. You'll find somewhere complaints and odd stop locations.

[@kai6xx]

Absolutely right

[@virtualwhispers]

Greyhound was sold to another COUNTRY! - It's a GERMAN company that owns Greyhound now - and you see what they are doing with it! - PEOPLE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS - PEOPLE NEED A STATION - THE WAY IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS! - THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATIONS! - THEY ALSO GOT RID OF THE STATION IN MT. LAUREL NEW JERSEY! - Got people standing on a corner there too!

[@babyruthlove]

I was just saying the u.s attorney general needs to get involved

[@alfredsantella6477]

Germany has a fabulous bus system including terminals the people don't wreck everything. Get your pride and class back in Philly! Change your mindset on election day change is needed you voted these yahoos in, so enjoy your own doing! The hell with Woke y'all need to Wake Up!!

[@ps31113]

Thanks the 76ers

[@smoothoperator7023]

Where's the investigative interview with a corporate member of Greyhound to get their excuse as to why this taking place?

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The short answer to your question is, they are following the same Trend as the other bus companies in the industry. They're getting rid of large Terminals and going to a bus stop only and ticket office model. The same situation is occurring Nationwide in other cities. Also the lease on the property of the old location was up. That property is already been sold to the 76ers.

[@jamesdorsijiuhjuh6151]

All city's are future prisons!

[@sportmode6438]

Damn Greyhound, I could've found better location than that! 😓

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Yes and no. The company does not wish to have terminals anymore. So it's not like they're going to build a new one. Also you're limited traffic-wise two large streets for the buses to operate on. It would have been nice for them to have taking the parking lot operation at 8th and Market instead. At least you'd have folks in a confined space. And the buses would be in the same space. And you would be closer to facilities across the street at the Fashion District.

[@dooki3face]

blame the city

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@dooki3face this one is really not a city problem. Greyhound as a company are shutting terminals Nationwide.

[@NopeNotToday434]

@@dooki3face More like blame Flixbus. They're the ones who bought out Greyhound and and trying to make Greyhound in the US run like their Flixbuses do in Germany

[@poorch]

Kinda fucked up to know that the lease is up and not a have a plan b for a new terminal ready for your customers.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

That's just it, they don't want new terminals. Greyhound as a company are getting rid of terminals Nationwide. They want to go to a bus stop only model. Just like the rest of their competition.

[@wadebraxton8597]

What a joke of a city this is!

[@yvonneplant9434]

Tons of tourists came here this week. More than in a long time. Weirdly this bus mess is a block away from Independence Hall. 😅

[@jackiejones1341]

Bingo. The city approved all of this.

[@APL314159265]

Public bathrooms? This is Philly, the whole city seems to be a public bathroom.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Stop looking at crime porn/cringe Fox 29. No one there will ever say anything positive.

[@scaramouche8244]

@@yvonneplant9434 The only positive are the great people of Philly who are being forced out of the city because of purposely bad decisions by the city gov

[@armandhammer8507]

That's because only the woke stations like ABC, CBS, and NBC think there isn't a crime problem in Philly. So much for Equity huh ? You must like all the stores locking their products up behind plexiglass and all the higher prices, thanks to the Biden administration and the candyass mayor of Philly.

[@patrisio3]

Flixbus bought Greyhound and they (Flixbus) have never used bus stations. They only use bus stops.

[@mrh6431]

What about winter when it's 10 below with a wind chill!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RR-hb7nj]

The congestion this terminal is causing, along with the extreme congestion the new arena will cause, is going to make Philadelphians really miserable. I can't believe that two public transit traffic jams were created with one bad decision. What are they going to do to accommodate thousands of extra SEPTA riders back and forth when there is a game? There are now hundreds of people already spilling into the streets because of Greyhound, before arena traffic ever even begins! UGH!

[@smoothoperator7023]

GOING to make? Phila already is & has been miserable.

[@virtualwhispers]

Greyhound was sold to another COUNTRY! - It's a GERMAN company that owns Greyhound now - and you see what they are doing with it! - PEOPLE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS - PEOPLE NEED A STATION - THE WAY IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS! - THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATIONS! - THEY ALSO GOT RID OF THE STATION IN MT. LAUREL NEW JERSEY! - Got people standing on a corner there too!

[@bigvonn274]

It's not Greyhound. Flixbus owns Greyhound flixbus runs all of this. The station situation and all

[@demizebulon7316]

It's a disaster. I came home from New Jersey transit bus the other night about 10 pm we passed 7th and market and there was a line waiting in front of the place what a disaster

[@sid2112]

Having been in a situation long ago that required me to ride a Greyhound I sympathize with your plight, all of it.

[@ayalibra]

This is why i have such a hard time visiting..Its always more bs when it comes to my hometown.. Unbelievable

[@garyjoynes2125]

The 76ers hasn’t won nothing in years and won’t win anything so why should they get a new stadium!

[@safetythirdified]

Current "Social norms" won't allow bathrooms to exist without other compound problems that will mess the bathroom up for everyone.

[@michaellundy4065]

I don't believe that they are going to build that stadium downtown,new York can do shit like that NY big as shit , Philly our downtown be crazy and it's small for real it will be even crazier downtown if they build that stadium is stupid

[@Aquariangirl126]

They’re going to build it, mark my words.

[@michaellundy4065]

@@Aquariangirl126 I know that I just don't believe it because it's a bad move especially here in this city

[@michaellundy4065]

@@Aquariangirl126 but I agree with you

[@Aquariangirl126]

@@michaellundy4065 I agree, I think it’s a horrible idea, that stadium needs to stay at the sports complex down south Philly. It comes down to money, they need desperately to generate money in center city. The Fashion District was a bust and post pandemic it’s not as busy as it used to be.

[@michaellundy4065]

@@Aquariangirl126 I understand good point ,downtown definitely needs an infusion of money a lot the businesses never really bounced back from that COVID shut down so you're right and they have to put more focus into the Arts I'm an artist and it's going to take creative people to bring some life back into the city

[@zoemayne]

Commercial real estate should be at all time lows and low occupancy so there is no reason for this. Unless greyhound business is losing more money

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The problem is, they don't wish to build a new terminal. None of their computing bus companies do so. They're all going to a bus stop model and a ticket only office. You have the exact same situation and many cities across the u.s. and the same complaints.

[@mikemike1071]

The ghetto gets ghettoer. Lol.

[@apocyldoomer]

Yep, I’m not surprised, CRACKHound is a complete mess, been on them a few times going to a trucking co. Orientation, Never again!

[@thar7347]

Shame on the city.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The city is not at fault on this one.

[@wadebraxton8597]

Who's idea was this?

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

It's a combination of two separate things. Problem 1? The lease agreement on the property ended. And the property has been acquired by the 76ers basketball team to build a new Downtown Arena. Problem number two? Greyhound is getting rid of terminals Nationwide. Not just in Philadelphia. They're following an industry practice of only having bus stops and ticketoffices. You have similar situations and complaints in cities Nationwide.

[@edbrown6985]

Thats ridiculous.a bus station is supposed to have indoor seating and bathrooms.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Why was the old station closed ????

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The 76ers basketball team has acquired the property with plans to build a new Downtown Arena. Also Nationwide, Greyhound is getting rid of terminals altogether. Other cities have seen the same kind of issues. Services are now bus stops only.

[@NopeNotToday434]

@@WALTERBROADDUS That's not Greyhound's doing. Greyhound got bought out by that German company Flixbus and they gotta realize that they cannot run the company as if they were still in Germany. I sure as F*** wouldn't wanna be standing out at a Flixbus stop at like 2am, never know what could happen with crazy people around

[@bodaciousandunapologetic6209]

That's why I stop taking Greyhound.

[@ro.3645]

Greyhound ain’t gonna respond to news 😂😂😂 lol I’ve been waiting for them to respond to a credit card dispute since May

[@missbrownskinlady23]

This such a inconvenience smh

[@theincognitochannel5542]

watch how many people get they bags snatched

[@FameAppeal]

Typical billionaire investment to make 76ers stadium don't care about the regular person catching buses

[@kai6xx]

Worse idea ever

[@integrated46]

Bless these people Lord.

[@garyjoynes2125]

I’m surprised that Peter Pan followed Greyhound

[@ChrisCoombes]

Greyhound didn't have anyone available to speak on camera?

[@Roxiepepper]

Well then, now youknow what it is! so add $40 more dollars to your travel and take the train. 🧐 you get what you don't pay for...

[@yvonneplant9434]

Correct. No reason to take buses for many places.

[@alfredsantella6477]

If the bus riders start taking the train please keep them clean and don't turn them into subways or els. Get Classy like year's ago.

[@nativeone3251]

Come on Greyhound your customers have been with you for years. Give them something better.

[@virtualwhispers]

THE GERMAN COMPANY THAT BOUGHT GREYHOUND HAS MESSED IT UP SO DAMN BAD - I WILL BE TAKING THE TRAIN FROM NOW ON. THIS GERMAN COMPANY HAS DESTROYED ONE OF OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATIONS! - WHY OUR COUNTRY WOULD ALLOW THIS, IS ONLY ... MONEY ... TO HELL WITH CUSTOMERS!

[@jackiejones1341]

The city approved this? Greyhound is a joke. So is the city. It was good years ago. During the pandemic, they changed the routes and never changed them back. So for me to go to Mt Pocono from Philly, it is about 4 1/2 hours. Other scheduled times, 5 1/2 , 6 hours, longer. Greyhound added on stops. Sometimes, there is a layover. Going to Mt Pocono? We need another bus service and city administration. Who approves these things? It probably looks like an eyesore, too. Hard on the passengers and drivers. What if it's bad weather? The city doesn't care.

[@virtualwhispers]

Greyhound was sold to another COUNTRY! - It's a GERMAN company that owns Greyhound now - and you see what they are doing with it! - PEOPLE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS - PEOPLE NEED A STATION - THE WAY IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS! - THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATIONS! - THEY ALSO GOT RID OF THE STATION IN MT. LAUREL NEW JERSEY! - Got people standing on a corner there too!

[@alfredsantella6477]

Germany's bus system is great. But the riders take care of what they have. Philadelphia stop voting the same way election after election.You may be Woke but you need to be Awake! 🙏🏻 For Y'all. A once bright city has been dimmed and dimming more and more.

[@larryharris1370]

Time for new contractors and take Greyhound Dedicated routes

[@ronaldhill8423]

When it snowing and or inclement weather it's going to get bad, the poor and middle class taking it up the """""" again. Exceptions for those that have a daily connection to Manhattan o yea that would be train services.

[@yvonneplant9434]

No one taking Greyhound is middle class.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The industry as a whole does not have large terminal facilities anymore. So Greyhound is closing all of them Nationwide. Trying to be more like their bus competition.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

​@@yvonneplant9434in today's America, I'm not sure there is a middle class any more? Most of them however seem to be the people making angry airplane travel videos.

[@jackiejones1341]

This is also close to the tourist area in the city. I can I imagine rush hour. The city also wants that area at 11th and Filbert Sts.

[@hulonthesurvivor5884]

Greyhound failure and dehumanizing paying customers.

[@cdubois13]

I’m almost at a point of thinking we’re better off with no bus service at all them to tolerate this. Americans are better than this and deserve better I hope flix/greyhound fails and somebody could start from the beginning. in Tampa, they drop you off underneath an overpass underneath the interstate across from the city bus depot. Greyhound passengers are not allowed anywhere near the city buses. how would somebody like to have the grandmother dropped off there at 2 o’clock in the morning along with crazy homeless people and criminals.

[@unknownopinionoid2672]

Ask yourself this who's idea was this all they had to do is copy off baltimore also they can figure out how to give the rider all these layovers so they can keep the busses full so they can save on fuel & they figured out how to make a extra row of seats so u don't have enough leg room but whoever probably someone from another state couldn't figure out ppl need restrooms and air conditioning they got all that covid money where did it go !

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

What is different about Baltimore?

[@virtualwhispers]

Greyhound was sold to another country - It's a German company that owns Greyhound now - and you see what they are doing with it! - PEOPLE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS - PEOPLE NEED A STATION - THE WAY IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS!

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@virtualwhispers what is the government supposed to do? None of the competitor bus companies have terminals anymore.

[@virtualwhispers]

@@WALTERBROADDUS it's a sin how they do their own people

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@virtualwhispers unfortunately, the bus companies find it just cheaper to go to a bus stop service and ticket office. They'd rather not have the additional employees and real estate of a terminal. I do agree it's not the most best situation for travelers. Exacerbating the situation is that the property of the old terminal is being sold.

[@ADadSupreme]

Not even filthy pay toilets which I've seen outside the US. Not sure who dropped the ball here but it would seem that there would have been plenty of time to prepare properly for this instead of Third World style between city and company.

[@virtualwhispers]

Greyhound was sold to another COUNTRY! - It's a GERMAN company that owns Greyhound now - and you see what they are doing with it! - PEOPLE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS - PEOPLE NEED A STATION - THE WAY IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS! - THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATIONS! - THEY ALSO GOT RID OF THE STATION IN MT. LAUREL NEW JERSEY! - Got people standing on a corner there too!

[@shotbyreginald7563]

Years ago I rode a Greyhound from Kansas City to North Carolina ...just arrived in North Carolina today 🙌 🤗 😎 😁 😬 😍

[@uptownmarcus215]

I can't wait till the new Arena open so Chinatown can get shut down

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Why would you want to oppress the people of Chinatown anymore? They put up with enough development in the last 50 years. To no benefit. And it's only because of the lack of political power that they get dumped on. They are Boxed In by an expressway nobody else wanted. A Convention Center which is generally empty. The Gallery mall now call Fashion District. And a federal prison just a few blocks away. So backoff the people of Chinatown.

[@daisyapontehavenmemoriestr8552]

Well I travel and work for greyhound few years and it’s the same in a lot of locations. small terminals and you have to wait outside sometimes no bathroom either. Well people in Philly was spoiled But happens all over the country .Greyhound also sold the company years ago. And the new owners make a lot of changes it. Better take Amtrak .greyhound it’s not worthy anyway

[@lovemcurvy3126]

All Philadelphians do are take take take. I want free AC I want free food I want free money lol in two years you’re not gonna have greyhound anymore so not to worry

[@ETF1964]

Keep voting libbie people...

[@yvonneplant9434]

It's capitalism. Companies fail and stop being profitable. This is the economic system Republicans want. Deal with it. Stop crying.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

This is actually a industry decision rather than a political one. Greyhound is getting rid of terminals Nationwide. You have them going to a bus stop only situation just like their competitors.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

​@@yvonneplant9434this is a corporate decision rather than a political one. Greyhound is divesting of terminals Nationwide.

[@ETF1964]

@@yvonneplant9434 I'm not crying, I'm laughing at the issue and your response now.

[@NopeNotToday434]

@@WALTERBROADDUS That's not Greyhound's doing. Greyhound got bought out by that German company, Flixbus

[@More-q2d]

That's why I will be catching the train or Chinese bus

[@More-q2d]

That's why I will be catching the train or Chinese bus