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Infrastructure

30th Street Station
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

SEPTA and Amtrak are reconnecting their train stations at 30th Street

The below-ground connection used to exist, and it’s coming back thanks to a huge, federally funded renovation.

2 years ago

A sign about the history of Uhlerstown sits at the entrance of the bridge. (Gina E. Kim/WHYY)
Community

Your self-guided tour of Bucks County’s covered bridges

There used to be at least 50 such bridges in the county. Only a dozen 19th-century covered bridges remain.

2 years ago

Patrick Cicero speaking at a podium, standing next to Gladys Brown
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

How a recent court ruling could put the brakes on water and sewer privatization in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court found a state commission should not have approved the sale of a municipal sewer system to a private company.

2 years ago

The Cecil B. Moore Library
Community
Billy Penn

North Philly library is getting short shrift on Rebuild renovations, community organizers say — and they want to help it change direction

Stakeholders are aiming to partner with officials to raise money for the Cecil B. Moore branch, and to direct the neighborhood engagement.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects

Harris' office says 1 million construction workers with jobs on $200 billion worth of federally supported projects will benefit.

2 years ago

Tim Filasky, director of Public Works & Water Resources in Newark, Del. (left) with Del. Water Operations Superintendent Mark Neimeister with a lead pipe testing example
Community

Newark residents could win a year’s worth of free water if they check for lead pipes

Lead can seep into drinking water through service lines that connect to buildings and homes.

2 years ago

Listen 2:11
Greenberg Elementary School
Education
Billy Penn

Four takeaways from City Council’s hearing on Philly’s crumbling school infrastructure

The district says it’ll have a master plan for dealing with facilities completed by June of next year.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Shapiro says millions will go to help train workers for infrastructure projects

Organizations doing infrastructure work stand to benefit significantly from a new training program.

2 years ago

A bridge over a highway that says 'Historic Trenton
Urban Planning

Trenton’s Route 29 Boulevard Project takes a step forward

The city hopes that a redesign of the state highway will restore public access to the Delaware River waterfront.

2 years ago

The Delaware Memorial Bridge is shown from afar, with a blue sky in the background.
Community

Delaware Memorial Bridge gets a $93 million upgrade to protect against ship collision

A multimillion dollar project is underway at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to enhance its protection system and prevent future collisions like the 1968 tanker.

2 years ago

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Community

How to filter PFAS out of your tap water

A new report finds almost 50% of tap water contains PFAS. Here’s what you can do to reduce it from your drinking supply.

2 years ago

Listen 5:23
File photo: Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says

Sunoco will pay two separate civil penalties for numerous violations of the Clean Streams Law and the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act.

2 years ago

Utility cables
Community
6abc

Faulty cable may have caused massive outage impacting 24K customers in Wildwood

Atlantic City Electric said Wednesday the preliminary cause of the outage was a faulty cable.

2 years ago

Team Liberia celebrating on the field.
Community
Billy Penn

Why Liberian Independence Day is such a big deal in Philadelphia

Philly has the second-largest population of Liberian immigrants in the U.S.

2 years ago

Large sinkhole in the middle of the intersection.
Community
6abc

Massive sinkhole opens up in West Philadelphia

Neighbors say the sinkhole opened up about a year or so ago and it had been fixed recently.

2 years ago

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