Commuters forced to wait in the street while bus stops and shelters are blocked by piles of snow will likely have to wait for the powder to melt as city and SEPTA officials both say the other agency is responsible for the cleanup.
Bus shelters and sidewalks are city property and are maintained by the City's Streets Department, according to Heather Redfern, a SEPTA spokeswoman.
But the City of Philadelphia is only responsible for the sidewalks on city-owned bridges, along with roadways, according to June Cantor, a Streets Department spokeswoman.
"We are not responsible for removing snow from the sidewalk or from the shelters themselves," said Cantor, who added that the Streets Department gives priority to SEPTA bus routes for snow removal.
Titan -- the agency responsible for selling the shelter's ad space -- manages the shelters and should rid them of any snow piles, said Andrew Stober, the chief of staff with the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities.
A Titan representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Despite the cleanup confusion, public transportation passengers managed commuting through up to 5 inches of snow Tuesday morning, but many expressed their frustration with the snow-covered walkways on social media.
During the heavy Nor'easter that dumped up to a foot of snow around the region Thursday, SEPTA delayed and suspended bus routes, which left some travelers stranded without midday bus service.
Posts on Instagram and Twitter captured the commuters' frustrations. Below are some of the trials shared by SEPTA travelers on social media.
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