The largest union for workers at Philadelphia’s transit agency is striking after negotiations on a new contract broke down.  The Transport Workers Union Local 234 says the strike began at 3 a.m. Tuesday. It will all but cripple a transit system that averages more than 928,0000 trips each weekday.
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By Mark Berkey-Gerard
Beginning tonight, area residents can attend a series of open houses to learn more about a proposed light rail line that would run from Glassboro to Camden.
However, the plan - which also calls for improvements to the Atlantic City Rail Line and express bus service along Routes 55 and 42 — is not entirely new. It is [...]

The closed subway station buried under Franklin Square could be reopened. PATCO, which operates passenger train service from Philadelphia to New Jersey, apparently believes increased development around Franklin Square has generated demand for the station’s reopening, according to a report by Paul Nussbaum in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ed Kasuba, a spokesman with the Delaware River [...]

A plan to allow free parking for Hybrid cars in Doylestown, PA has been killed. The Borough’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously against the plan.  Councilwoman Joan Doyle said the plan would have been discriminatory to those who couldn’t afford a hybrid and that it also didn’t sound like the best use of city workers’ [...]

Drivers of any hybrid car could park for free at meters in Doylestown under a plan up for discussion tonight. Borough Assistant Manager Phil Ehlinger (avid bike rider) is the one pushing for free meter plan. He hopes it will encourage people to become more environmentally friendly.  The Public Safety Committee is scheduled to discuss [...]

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine says he will support extending PATCO train service from Camden to Glassboro on existing Conrail right-of-ways.  The endorsement comes at the end of a two-year alternatives analysis and planning study undertaken by The Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania (DRPA) to identify transportation needs and solutions for Southern New Jersey.
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The City of Philadelphia has just enacted one of the most expansive cell phone bans in the nation. The bill signed into law by Mayor Michael Nutter this afternoon makes it illegal to use a hand-held phone while driving a car, riding a bike, and even coasting on a skateboard.
Hands-free cell phone use will still [...]

Atrios points out that the city’s parking meter rate increases in Center City and University City are going perfectly according to plan:
Parking is getting easier in Center City, apparently because of higher parking meter rates enacted in January, according to the most recent “meter occupancy rate” survey by the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
A year ago, 97 [...]

The online auction Govdeals.com is helping city and towns sell extra inventory. The topic came up at today’s Philadelphia City Council budget hearing on the Streets Department.  The meeting is part of Council’s annual budget process to grill department heads to make sure its members fully understand the city’s fiscal situation.
The topic of Philadelphia’s car [...]

Two days ago I wrote with some interest about a little bit of information that I came across in a story about the South Street bridge reconstruction.  Long story short, traffic on I-76 seems to be moving along pretty well without the South Street entrance and exit ramps and it seems that street traffic in [...]