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Infrastructure

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Politics & Policy

PUC approves PECO natural gas project for neighborhood business area of Marple Twp.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission granted PECO special exceptions to the neighborhood zoning code, clearing the way for construction.

4 years ago

The exterior of a red-brick building is visible.
Courts & Law

Commonwealth Court rules in favor of Delaware County, and against Aqua and DELCORA, in $276.5M sale dispute

Once Delaware County assumes control over DELCORA’s assets, it will be up to the Public Utility Commission to decide if the deal should proceed.

4 years ago

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted electric transit buses during his first visit to former political rival Joe Biden's home state. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Former Biden rival Buttigieg touts electric vehicles in visit to president’s home state

The transportation secretary says the president’s mammoth infrastructure package will benefit Delaware and the rest of America with cleaner air.

4 years ago

Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200, arrives at criminal justice center in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors claim training should have prevented fatal Amtrak derailment

Two witnesses, also engineers, described the intensive training they underwent, which included memorizing the speed limit for each portion of their route.

4 years ago

Will Tung and his daughter Juniper cross Washington Avenue.
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Safety and Equity on Washington Avenue

The "final design" decision to take Washington Avenue from 5 lanes to 3 was praised by many - then scrapped after concerns from vocal community organizations.

Air Date: February 25, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Extensions from the 25th Street Viaduct hang over sidewalks
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Nearly 7 years after promised repairs, neighborhood patience wears thin over crumbling railroad viaduct

The city’s Law Department is weighing its options on speeding up repairs, but a City Council member wants action sooner.

4 years ago

Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey Public School in North Philly (Google maps)
PlanPhilly
Education

Researchers cite widespread lead contamination in water at Philadelphia schools

Parents can now check a map revealing levels of lead contamination in Philadelphia schools, although the District says it “mischaracterizes” the problem.

4 years ago

Water pools at the intersection of South 56th Street and Chester Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Residents left without heat for days after Kingsessing water main break are frustrated with city’s outreach

Some Kingsessing residents are looking for the city’s help to recover after their homes were flooded last week in a massive water main break.

4 years ago

Bicyclists take advantage of the multi-use trail at Ridley State Park in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Pennsylvania parks need more than $1.4 billion in infrastructure repairs

Pennsylvania’s parks need more investment for conservation and to address wear and tear on the 121 parks used by more than 42 million people last year.

4 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to Gov. Phil Murphy after an event highlighting Newark’s efforts to replace lead water pipes, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 at the Training Recreation Education Center in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Politics & Policy

Harris in N.J. points to Newark as model for lead replacement

Harris' visit marks the start of what she said was a “road show” to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure legislation President Joe Biden signed into law in November.

4 years ago

A massive hole at South 56th and Springfield Avenue
Community

Massive water main break leads to flooding, evacuations in Kingsessing

"It's one of the largest mains that the City of Philadelphia has," a fire official said.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Will we ever fix our crumbling infrastructure – and how long will it take?

Infrastructure crumbles in Pennsylvania and the nation. Where should the spending go to fix bridges and roads and how long will they take to mend?

Air Date: February 2, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Flooding in French Settlement, La
NPR
Science

Climate-driven floods will disproportionately affect Black communities, study finds

Flood risk in the United States will increase by about 25% in the next three decades, and Black communities in the South will face disproportionate harm.

4 years ago

This is the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed Friday morning Friday, Jan. 28, 2022
Urban Planning

What does poor rating for collapsed Pittsburgh bridge mean for others?

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Highway Administration are combing through rubble of the Forbes Avenue Bridge after its collapse.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden visits collapsed Pittsburgh bridge, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package.

4 years ago

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