Infrastructure
5 dead after pileup on Pennsylvania highway that was caught on video
Dozens of drivers lost control of their vehicles and slammed into each other during a snow squall on Monday.
4 years ago
Residents are furious and disgusted as the city picks up more trash but makes fewer arrests.
4 years ago
$1 million in federal funding flows to the Mann Center
The Mann Center’s infrastructure improvement will be supported by the $1.5 trillion dollar spending bill recently signed by President Biden.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania law currently puts a $500,000 limit on total damage claims per break, leaving residents, businesses, and PECO scrambling for their shares.
4 years ago
City in settlement talks with disabled Philadelphians in suit over dangerous sidewalks
The class-action suit claims Philly’s broken curb cuts and dilapidated sidewalks violate the ADA. We may know by the end of March if a deal can be struck.
4 years ago
Has the electric vehicle revolution finally arrived?
Have high pump prices made you wish you were driving an electric car? We talk EVs -- supply, batteries, charging infrastructure and mining the rare minerals that power them.
Air Date: March 17, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:29‘One of the last theaters from Hollywood’s Golden Age’: Lansdowne Theater eyes a 2023 return
A Delaware County Council grant and a federal earmark co-introduced by Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon have boosted revival efforts.
5 years ago
Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties consider a new passenger rail authority
The aim: Tap into infrastructure funds and try to restore a line connecting Reading, Phoenixville, Pottstown, Norristown, and Philly.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
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 49:14The city’s Law Department is weighing its options on speeding up repairs, but a City Council member wants action sooner.
5 years ago
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.
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