PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Put it near 30th Street Station — that seemed to be the consensus of where Philadelphians want a new intercity bus station. The city is trying to find a permanent home for the bus stop, which has moved several times since the Greyhound station closed in 2023.
During an open house on Wednesday night, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission gathered feedback on three potential sites: 30th and Arch streets, Eighth and Arch streets, and 15th and Vine streets.
Since June 2023, intercity buses like Greyhounds have had to do curbside pickups and drop-offs. Rob Ketell said seeing people waiting for the bus without a station is disconcerting.
“I’ve seen them standing in the hot and in the cold and in the rain, and I really feel sorry for those people,” he said.
“You just stand under the El waiting for a bus, which is not my idea of a good time,” added Eden MacDougall.
In November 2025, the city signed a 10-year lease to use a station at 10th and Filbert streets, with an option to extend for five more years. That station will open in May, but the city wants to own a permanent facility.
The few dozen people who attended Wednesday’s open house at the Independence Visitor Center were most receptive to a station at 30th and Arch streets, like Paul Spencer.
“My biggest priority is interacting with other methods of transit,” he said. “An intercity bus that’s taking you from New York to here, you’re not going to be at your final destination. And if you take the bus all the way down here just to call an Uber, it’s so redundant.”
Response to Eighth and Arch was mixed, while 15th and Vine was widely panned.
“The problem with the 30th and Arch location is that it’s not in Center City. But the Eighth and Arch, at least, is closer to things,” argued Bob Tunick.
The process is still in the very early stages. Officials said they’ll take this feedback to refine their ideas over the summer, and there will be a final report with more advanced analysis at the end of this year.