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Thanks to William Penn, who devised a logical grid pattern for the streets, it is easy to get around Philadelphia. The downtown area is known as Center City. The main thoroughfares of Market Street, running east-west, and Broad Street, running north-south, meet at the central hub of City Hall. The Parkway Museums district, the Convention Center district and the Washington Square and Rittenhouse Square districts are forming four quadrants around City Hall. Further east are the oldest areas of the city, the Society Hill/Waterfront districts along the Delaware River and the Old City.
A high-speed rail line connects the airport and city center. The journey takes about 25 minutes and trains leave every half hour. Philadelphia is easy to navigate, thanks to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority — SEPTA, who operate interconnecting buses, streetcars, subway and commuter trains. The purple Phlash shuttle bus runs a continuous loop around the city centre to the major attractions, from the Art Museum to Penn's Landing. Buses stop every 10-15 minutes, at the special Phlash lampposts. Delaware River Port Authority RiverLink Ferry, One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, Camden, New Jersey provides a ferry service between Penn's Landing, Walnut Street and Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia, and the New Jersey State Aquarium, Federal Street and Riverside Drive in Camden.
Taxis are easily hailed in the street throughout Center City. There are taxi ranks at the Greyhound terminal, 1001 Filbert Street, and outside 30th Street station, as well as outside many hotels. Many companies offer limousine services around the city. These include CAR ONE Sedan & Limousine, Boston Coach, King Limousines & Transportation and Hermes Transportation. Rates start at US$65 per hour for stretch limousines and US$55 per hour for sedans. Among the major car hire companies operating in Philadelphia are Alamo, Budget, Dollar and National. Inclusive rates start at around US$60 per day. Trophy Bikes, 311 Market Street, hires out bicycles by the day, for US$25, or half-day, for US$18. Prices include lock and helmet. Bicycles can also be hired in Fairmount Park at Lloyd Hall, 1 Boathouse Row on Kelly Drive. Rates are US$8 for an hour or US$20 for four hours.
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