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Infrastructure

Car crash on snowy highway is shown.
Community
6abc

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

Dumping at Fairhill and Annsbury streets
Community
Billy Penn

Officials swear they have plans to fix Philly’s big illegal dumping problem, but say they need more funding

Residents are furious and disgusted as the city picks up more trash but makes fewer arrests.

4 years ago

Catherine Cahill, CEO of the Mann Center, receiving $1 million in federal funding from Congressman Dwight Evans. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

$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

Street work at 6th and Bainbridge streets
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pa. legislative committee evaluates changing cap that shortchanges victims of costly water main breaks

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

Cars are parked on the sidewalk on Fletcher Street in Philadelphia’s East Kensington neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

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

Vice President Kamala Harris charges an electric vehicle in one of the charging stations during her tour of the Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Prince George's County, Md., highlighting the electric vehicle investments in the bipartisan infrastructure law and the
Radio Times

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
The historic Lansdowne Theater. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘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

A black freight train, operated by Norfolk Souther, speeds by on a track, as seen from the former train station in Phoenixville, PA.
Urban Planning

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

Person holds a sign that reads,
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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 years ago

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