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A file photo shows a SEPTA worker repairing a trolley track during a cleaning blitz. (SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Employment
Philadelphia
Public Health
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SEPTA considers mandating vaccination as NYC and DC transit agencies issue requirements

SEPTA may be the next public agency in the Philadelphia region to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for its employees.

5 years ago

A bus leaves the Midvale depot in Nicetown
PlanPhilly
Employment
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA workers say the pandemic revealed labor issues that go beyond paychecks

The pandemic has reshaped workers’ conception of fairness at work. For SEPTA, upcoming union negotiations will reveal just how much has changed.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Painted Bride building
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Preservation
Visual Arts

Apartments on top, murals on bottom: Philly approves building plan, saves Painted Bride facade

The Zoning Board of Adjustment decision would allow construction of a 70-unit modernist apartment building in exchange for preserving the mural.

5 years ago

Security footage of a security guard striking another person at SEPTA’s Allegheny Station. (6ABC)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

After another SEPTA assault caught on video, union says security guards ‘cause more problems’ than they help

The unarmed guards were the result of a $1.5 million agreement with Allied Universal Security Services to address safety concerns. This is the second attack since April.

5 years ago

W Hotel Philadelphia
Business
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Business Journal

After 6 years of development, W Philadelphia hotel set to open Friday with plenty of local flavor

After more than six years of development, the long-awaited W Philadelphia hotel at 1439 Chestnut St. will open on Friday.

5 years ago

Among the risk-management measures under consideration are storm surge barriers that would be closed during heavy storms
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors
NJ Spotlight

No easy fix for flooding in NJ’s back bays

Report details the impact of possible solutions as sea levels rise

5 years ago

People on recumbent bikes use MLK Drive
Radio Times
Architecture & Design
Infrastructure
Innovation

Reimagining Philadelphia’s major roadways

Bikes, scooters, pedestrians - oh my! How will Philadelphia make routes safer (and maybe greener) for all travelers to share?

Air Date: August 20, 2021 10:00 am

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An empty SEPTA train car.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

If SEPTA operators strike, I’ll support them, even if it means walking to work

Philadelphia straphangers may soon see SEPTA operators strike. If that happens, my daily routine will be disrupted. But I’m not mad.

5 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus at Marconi Plaza
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

City of Philadelphia considers appeal of judge’s decision to let Columbus statue stay

The judge’s decision to block the removal of the statue has less to do with an underlying cultural battle around the monument and more with city protocols.

5 years ago

Assistant Director of Transportation Ken Divers, who leads the vulnerable population task force at SEPTA, walks on the platform at Somerset Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA union asks for hazard pay and higher wages as contract negotiations begin

SEPTA and the union that represents thousands of transit workers has begun negotiating a new contract. The union is asking for hazard pay and higher wages.

5 years ago

A file photo shows a SEPTA worker repairing a trolley track during a cleaning blitz. (SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA moves deep cleaning to Erie-Torresdale El stop this weekend

SEPTA continues to clean stations, hoping people will return to mass transit.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

In a bid to speed up transit commutes, Philly to test bus-only lanes in Center City

The twin bus-only lanes will run along a particularly congested stretch of Market Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City.

5 years ago

The skyline in Philadelphia is pictured along the Schuylkill River
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly, suburbs drive Pennsylvania’s population growth

Pennsylvania as a whole added about 300,000 residents to surpass 13 million, but its anemic 2.4% growth rate cost the state another U.S. House seat.

5 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
PlanPhilly
Crime
Philadelphia
Transportation

U.S. Attorney charges 9 in SEPTA corruption investigation

The scheme allegedly involved a string of the transit agency’s facility managers who colluded with outside vendors to fabricate fraudulent supply and repair invoices.

5 years ago

File photo: Flood water from Darby Creek rose to nearly four feet inside Leo Brundage's Eastwick home after Tropical Storm Isaias struck. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Philly’s busted roads and flooded homes are reason enough to pass Biden’s infrastructure bill

President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion national infrastructure plan could help Philadelphia correct damage caused in part by environmental racism.

5 years ago

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