
Infrastructure
Construction has started on Penn’s Landing park over I-95 highway trench
The cap will be home to nearly 12 acres of parkland and seamlessly connect Old City to the Delaware River waterfront at Penn’s Landing.
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Will the massive public space initiative be a priority once Kenney is gone? Its future is unclear.
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Philadelphia man dies after balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey
According to officials, an 8th-floor balcony fell onto one below at a condo building in Sea Isle City.
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Worker feared dead after balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey
According to officials, an 8th-floor balcony fell onto one below at a condo building in Sea Isle City.
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Philadelphia Xfinity outage: Comcast blames pre-Super Bowl service disruption on physical damage
Twenty minutes after kickoff, the cable giant said the problem was fixed.
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Philly woman injured after facade falls from Center City building that was cited as unsafe last year
A concrete slab fell off of a building in Center City Tuesday, injuring a woman. She was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
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Chester receiver asks bankruptcy court to put brakes on $276.5 million DELCORA sale
The receiver’s office believes the city of Chester should maintain its previous assets — or at the very least be compensated.
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Biden visits Philadelphia to announce funds for water upgrades, lead pipe removal
Biden visited a water treatment plant to announce $160 million to upgrade Philadelphia water facilities and replace 20 miles of lead water mains.
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A proposed route along Roosevelt Blvd., the idea for which was first floated more than a century ago, isn't currently financially feasible, said SEPTA GM Leslie Richards.
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More than 20 rec centers and playgrounds: What’s coming in Rebuild’s biggest year yet
Momentum like this has been a long time coming for Philadelphia’s signature public works project.
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‘Port Richmond Strong’: Community members raising money to help families devastated by explosion
“When you have nothing and you've lost everything, anything is more than nothing,” said one organizer.
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Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 most congested traffic cities in the world
Yeah, it’s rough out here. The 2022 Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard ranked Philly above Los Angeles and Washington D.C. for traffic congestion.
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Listen 1:09PGW says its gas lines did not cause the Port Richmond home explosion
The explosion destroyed three homes and damaged dozens more. So far, the city’s gas utility has not found evidence of a leak.
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9 Philly development projects you’ll hear a lot about in 2023
Parkland, apartments, office towers — it’s all happening in Philadelphia this year.
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Expect more lanes — and traffic — as U.S. 1 and I-95 reconstruction projects continue in 2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is continuing construction on the major roads in Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties.
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