Tom MacDonald

The transit agency has used up all available supplies in North America of a key component in repairing its aging fleet of railcars.

Philadelphia’s district attorney visited a city budget hearing to ask for more than $2 million to expand initiatives to deter “big-time criminals.”

The money will help the transit agency fix its aging railcars, rent some replacements and return full service for riders.

Council members want to know what happens when 43% of youth “age out” of the system and have to find a job and a home of their own.

Mayor Parker says the old contracting and procurement policies violate court rulings. The city rewrote them into small business preferences instead of aspirational guidelines.

The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican challenger Patrick Dugan.

Less than half of SEPTA’s 50-year-old fleet of Silverliner cars have been inspected. And out of 108 inspected cars, only 35 have returned to service.

The event at the 52nd Street El stop recruited voters for both next month’s general election as well as next year’s congressional midterms.

Hundreds lined the banks of the Delaware River to catch a glimpse of naval warships as part of a weeklong celebration of the Navy’s founding.

The federally mandated inspections of SEPTA’s Silverliner trains come after several fires. New sensors will be added to warn of a possible fire.

Jet fighter flyovers, a flotilla of boats and a 7,000-person parade will all be part of the Navy and Marines’ celebration of 250 years of history.

The city hopes to get community buy-in on the long term plan for public safety to reduce complaints as the plan is implemented.