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+<h1>How to get to Susquehanna on SEPTA</h1>
+<!--<p>
+    As a preface, all of this is assuming you're an 
+    intern trying to get to Susquehanna from the Windsor 
+    Suites. If you're staying elsewhere in center 
+    city, this guide is sill useful to you, however 
+    the specific stations that I mention may be further 
+    away from your hotel/apartment. I'd reccomend 
+    checking to see if any of the routes I menton 
+    have stops closer to you. 
+</p>
+
+<p> 
+    SEPTA recently began replacing signs and renaming 
+    lines as a part of their "<a href="https://wwww.septa.org/metro/">SEPTA Metro</a>" campaign.
+    This guide will use the older SEPTA terminology, 
+    as it's mostly what's being used still. To avoid confusion:
+    <ul> 
+        <li>The "B Line" refers to the Broad Street Line/Broad-Ridge Spur</li>
+        <li>The "L Line" (aka the "El") refers to the Market-Frankford Line</li>
+        <li>The "T Lines" refer to the trolley lines excluding Girard Av.</li> 
+    </ul>
+</p>
+
+<p> 
+    Other lines like the NHSL were also renamed, but they're not 
+    discussed in this guide.
+</p>-->
+
+<h2>General SEPTA tips (please read!)</h2>
+<ul>
+    <!--<li>
+        Look at your bus driver when the bus pulls up to the stop. 
+        Make sure they see you, if they don't see anyone, they will 
+        skip the stop.
+    </li>
+    <li>
+        Get to your stop (whether it's bus/rr/subway) at least 
+        5 minutes early. If your ride is running early, they will 
+        likely leave early as well.
+</li>
+    <li> 
+        Get a <a href="https://www.septakey.org/">SEPTA Key</a>. While you can use a credit card on SEPTA, 
+        if you need to use Regional Rail on a trip starting in 
+        center city, you MUST have a SEPTA Key. It's nice to have
+        so you're not in a rush if the bus is cancelled, and you 
+        need to take the train.
+</li>-->
+    <li>
+        Trains/subways are almost always more reliable than busses. 
+        Operator avaliability and traffic cause the bus system to 
+        have large unpredictable delays. 
+    </li>
+    <li> 
+        Get information about what time your bus/train will arrive from 
+        the SEPTA app. Google Maps is very bad with showing delays/cancellations.
+    </li>
+    <li> 
+        The <a href="https://transitapp.com/">Transit App</a> is another good and reliable app for transit 
+        directions, and also the easiest to use.
+    </li>
+    <li> 
+        Whenever riding <u>non regional rail</u> SEPTA services, you receive 
+        2 free transfers to other <u>non regional rail</u> SEPTA services. This 
+        means that if you take the bus/trolley/subway, you can take 2 more
+        bus/trolley/subway rides for free <u>within the next 2 hours</u>. 
+        You do not need to transfer to the same mode of transit. For example: 
+        you can transfer from bus to subway or bus to bus or anything else you'd 
+        like. <u>You must pay with a SEPTA Key or a contactless credit/debit card 
+            to receive this benefit, and you must use the same payment method 
+        for all transfers</u>
+    </li>
+    <li> 
+        The niceness/cleanliness of SEPTA's transit modes usually ranks: 
+        <ol>
+            <li>Regional Rail</li> 
+            <li>Bus/Trolley</li>
+            <li>Subway</li>
+        </ol>
+    </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Reccommended Routes</h2>
+<p>You can take the reverse of these home</p>
+
+<h3>44 Bus between "15th and JFK" and "City Av and Presidential"</h3>
+<p>
+    <ul>
+        <li>Cost: $2.00</li>
+        <li>Transfers: 0</li>
+        <li>Frequency: Fairly frequent. Should still plan ahead.</li>
+        <li>On-time performance: Typically OK on busses before 7:30 am and after 6:00pm.</li>
+        <li>Time: 10 min walk to bus + 24 min bus ride = 34 min</li>
+    </ul>
+</p>
+
+<h3>27 or 125 Bus between "15th and JFK" and "Wissahickon Transfer Center", then 65 Bus/Bike/Walk to "City Av and Presidential"</h3>
+<p>
+    <ul>
+        <li>Cost: $2.00</li>
+        <li>Transfers: 0</li>
+        <li>Frequency: Fairly frequent. Should still plan ahead.</li>
+        <li>On-time performance: Same as 44 bus</li>
+        <li>Time: 10 min walk to bus + 24 min bus ride = 34 min</li>
+    </ul>
+</p>
+
+<h3>Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail to "Wissahickon", then Route 65 Bus/Bike/Walk between "Wissahickon" and "City Av and Presidential"</h3>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/NOR.pdf">Manayunk/Norristown Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p>
+    <ul>
+        <li>Cost: $4.75 (bike/walk) - $6.75 (bus)</li>
+        <li>Transfers: 1</li>
+        <li>Frequency: Planning required, especially in non-peak hours.</li>
+        <li>On-time performance: Train leg is good, bus is usually good.</li>
+        <li>Time (bus): 10 min walk to suburban + 19 min train to wissahickon + 5-10 minute wait for bus + 8 minute bus ride = 42 - 47 min</li>
+        <li>Time (bike): 10 min walk to suburban + 19 min train to wissahickon + 19 min bike = 48 min</li>
+        <li>Time (walk): 10 min walk to suburban + 19 min train to wissahickon + 28 min walk = 57 min</li>
+        <li>Note: It's a pretty uphill walk/bike. I would avoid walking/biking unless using this route to go home</li>
+    </ul>
+</p>
+
+<h3>Cynwyd Regional Rail to Bala, then Bus/Bike/Walk to SIG</h3>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/CYN.pdf">Cynwyd Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<ul>
+    <li>Cost: $4.75</li>
+    <li>Transfers: 0</li>
+    <li>On-time performance: Good</li>
+    <li>Frequency: Super infrequent. You have to plan to be on one of the one trains in each direction that leave at times aligned with Susquehanna's office hours.</li>
+    <li>Time (bus): 10 min walk to suburban + 22 min train to bala + 5-10 min wait for bus + 12 min bus = 49 - 54 min</li>
+    <li>Time (bike): 10 min walk to suburban + 22 min train to bala + 10 min bike = 42 min</li>
+    <li>Time (walk): 10 min walk to suburban + 22 min train to bala + 22 min walk = 54 min</li>
+</ul>
+
+<!--<h2>Non-Reccommended Routes</h2>
+<p>I'd only take these in circumstances where all of the above are significantly delayed and 
+you can't take an uber for whatever reason</p>
+
+<h3>Market-Frankford Line from "15th St Station" to "69th St Transportation Center" then Route 65 Bus to "City Av & Monument Road"</h3>
+<ul>
+    <li>Cost: $2.00</li>
+    <li>Transfers: 1</li>
+    <li>On-time performance: MFL is good. Bus may vary.</li>
+    <li>Frequency: MFL is very frequent. Bus is scheduled every ~10 min.</li>
+    <li>Time: 10 min walk to 15th Street + 15 min subway ride + 5-15 min waiting for bus + 25 min bus ride = <u>55 min - 1hr 5 min</u></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Route 10 Trolley from "15th St Trolley Station" to "Lansdowne Av & Lancaster Av" then Route 52 Bus to "Cardinal Av & City Av" then Route 65 Bus to "City Av & Monument Road"</h3>
+<ul>
+    <li>Cost: $2.00</li>
+    <li>Transfers: 2</li>
+    <li>On-time performance: Unknown. Transfers complicate timing, as if one leg is late, you may miss your next leg.</li>
+    <li>Frequency: Somewhat frequent. Still plan ahead.</li>
+    <li>Time: 10 min walk to 15th Street Trolley + 22 min trolley ride + 10-15 min waiting for bus + 10 min bus ride + 5 min waiting for next bus + 10 min bus ride = <u>1hr 7min - 1hr 12min</u></li>
+</ul>-->
+
+
+<h2>Useful links/resources</h2>
+<p><a href="https://wwww.septa.org/fares/">SEPTA Website</a></p>
+<!--<p><a href="https://www.isseptafucked.com/">"Is SEPTA Fucked?" </a> - Website that tracks delays</p>-->
+<p><a href="https://wwww.septa.org/fares/">SEPTA Fare Information</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://wwww.septa.org/bikes/">SEPTA Bicycle Information</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://wwww.septa.org/alerts/">SEPTA Service Alerts</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/CYN.pdf">Cynwyd Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/NOR.pdf">Manayunk/Norristown Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/AIR.pdf">Airport Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/CHW.pdf">Chestnut Hill West Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/FOX.pdf">Fox Chase Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/MED.pdf">Media/Wawa Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/PAO.pdf">Paoli/Thorndale Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/WAR.pdf">Warminster Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/WTR.pdf">West Trenton Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/CHE.pdf">Chestnut Hill East Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/LAN.pdf">Lansdale/Doylestown Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/TRE.pdf">Trenton Schedule PDF</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://schedules.septa.org/current/WIL.pdf">Wilmington/Newark Schedule PDF</a></p>