Meir Rinde

PPA director Scott Petri wants the authority to certify Uber and Lyft drivers as part of wide-ranging regulatory package aimed at making ride-hailing services safer.

Philadelphia agencies are going after drivers stopped in Center City bus lanes and they say that the result is faster trips through the city’s downtown core.

The city plans to speed up construction of the greatly expanded network of protected bike lanes that Mayor Jim Kenney promised during his 2015 campaign.

Consumer Reports reported earlier this month that about 1,500 people have been injured in e-scooter crashes in the U.S. since 2017.

Advocates acknowledge that residents need their parking spots. But they argue when too many accommodations are made to the city’s “car culture,” pedestrians lose out.

When a mother fell down the stairs and died in the New York subway last month, parents in Philadelphia reacted with a combination of horror and recognition.

UPS is introducing cargo e-bikes in some U.S. cities. Philadelphia officials say the City of Brotherly Love could benefit from the trikes.

Amtrak appears intent on following through on its plan to install digital screens and send its Solari board to a museum.

“We think we’ve hit the bottom, and that’s why we’re jumping in.”

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Standing in Pennypack where the trail opens, the crack of gunfire can often be heard in the distance.

A fed. judge may force SEPTA to scale back its effort to keep politically charged advertisements off its bus shelters and vehicles when he issues a decision later this month