About one and a half miles of the subway tunnels are still used for pedestrian traffic, mostly east from City Hall along Market Street and South along Broad Street.
Philadelphia still operates several trolley routes that are integrated with the subway system. Old tracks are still present in many places and can still be seen where they have not been covered with asphalt, such as along South 11th St.
Philadelphia operates a short stretch of elevated track for subway and surface trains.
Three blocks of the Gallery were rebuilt and reopened in 2020 as The Fashion Mall. Anchored by several large discount stores and featuring mid-scale dining, movie theater and typical mall shops, it is fairly innovative in providing a mall experience with the lowest level integrated with the subway system at Jefferson Station and the third floor connected to the convention center.
Crime declined in Philadelphia during the 2010s in center city. But as in many cities is re-surged during the CoVid pandemic which included incidents in the subway system. SEPTA embarked on a program to renovate the subways to provide a safer more pleasant experience in the subway and pedestrian tunnels in 2021.