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Philadelphia
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More red light cameras coming to Philly intersections

More red light cameras are coming to Philly intersections next year as part of an effort to make city streets safer.

3 years ago

Rowhouses are seen in Philly
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

City Council seeks to extend Philly’s eviction diversion program past December

The heralded program is currently set to expire at the end of the year. A bill moving through the City Council would change that.

3 years ago

Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
PlanPhilly
Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Kensington Corridor Trust owns 14 local properties. It wants residents, not developers, to determine how they’re used

Amid ongoing concerns over gentrification, one community org wants residents to help shape the future of Kensington properties.

3 years ago

The Vine Street Expressway is filled like a bathtub from Broad Street to the Schuylkill River after torrential rain from the remnants of Hurrican Ida. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Why Ida’s remnants left the Vine Street Expressway under water

A pump system, designed in the 1970s, lost power during Hurricane Ida. But it didn't have much of a chance to begin with.

3 years ago

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A Broad Street Line train is seen at Fairmount Station
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Elevators are coming to SEPTA stations, and a lane of South Broad will close for a year

The transit authority’s trying for full ADA accessibility on Philly’s subway system.

3 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania workers at the SEPTA Allegheny bus depot. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Energy
Philadelphia
Sustainability
Transportation

SEPTA gets $23 million for adapting bus depots for electric and hybrid vehicles

SEPTA officials say the more than $23 million will upgrade power going to SEPTA stations to prepare for future electric and hybrid buses.

3 years ago

The Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, Pa.,  was closed due to deterioration by Penndot in July, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Closure of small bridge in Delco causing big headache for Ridley Park

Sellers Avenue Bridge closed in July due to deteriorating conditions. The effort to repair it has fueled a dispute among Ridley Park, Amtrak, and PennDOT.

3 years ago

The intersection at Washington Avenue
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Washington Avenue paving to begin Monday, after years of delays

The project follows a contentious fight over slimming down Washington Avenue to make it safer for pedestrians. It’s expected to wrap up by the end of 2022, weather permitting.

3 years ago

A map of the potential Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. (@BlvdSubway/Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Community Events
Philadelphia
Transportation

Philadelphians push for Roosevelt Boulevard subway project revival

Community members voiced their support for the project — 100 years in the making — during a town hall hosted by State Rep. Jared Solomon.

3 years ago

Crime scene tape is seen along a street at night
NPR
New Jersey
Public Safety

A New Jersey city achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years with quick, high impact ideas

Traffic fatalities are on the rise. Yet in some parts of the country, efforts born from both tragedy and political will have seen the numbers move in a different direction.

3 years ago

A SEPTA train pulls into Wawa Station
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA’s Wawa Station now taking passengers into Philly

The 3.5-mile expansion and new station construction cost just under $200 million. The Wawa station will be a Delaware County rail hub also serving two bus lines.

3 years ago

A park trail is seen in Philadelphia.
Environment
Philadelphia
Sustainability
Billy Penn

Philly’s new ‘Reforestation Hub’ will sell fallen city trees as lumber, to fund planting more

The pilot is gearing up to launch next year.

3 years ago

New houses and construction is visible with the Ben Franklin Bridge visible on the horizon.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Real Estate
Billy Penn

There’s a huge new neighborhood rising on the waterfront below Graffiti Pier

Phase one of Northbank has townhomes priced at $500k and up. Over 100 households have already moved in.

3 years ago

Broad and Tioga Streets, part of a high-corridor in Philadelphia, one of seven corridors to receive federal funding to improve road safety. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

These 7 Philly streets will be transformed in latest traffic safety push

Improvements could include new, raised crosswalks, curb extensions to narrow crossing distances, or new traffic signals.

3 years ago

A view of the Logan Hotel along the Ben Franklin Parkway.
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

5 projects moving forward in Philly thanks to new federal infrastructure funding

The IRA and BIL mean the city’s in line to get hundreds of millions in improvements.

3 years ago

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