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Infrastructure

SEPTA and the city have just finished a $7.3 million rebuild of the Woodland Avenue Bridge, first constructed in 1920. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

This West Philly bridge got a makeover for its 99th birthday

The bridge was first constructed in 1920. A structural evaluation in 2017 called it “basically intolerable.” Here’s what changed.

7 years ago

A rendering shows a lighted fountain feature that will be part of the upgrades installed at Wilmington’s Rodney Square. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Major overhaul begins at downtown Wilmington’s Rodney Square

A public park in the center of downtown Wilmington is getting a long overdue makeover. But there’s still a fight over the dismantling of the square’s bus hub.

7 years ago

Tonnetta Graham is president of the Strawberry Mansion CDC. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)d
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Rain garden in Strawberry Mansion holds water — and makes students safer

The $1.6 million stormwater project also includes a curb extension, new sidewalks, a pedestrian crossing, and six Americans with Disabilities Act ramps.

7 years ago

An image of an Atlantic City Electric outage map showing Cape May City and Cape May Point Borough.
Down the Shore
Community

Major power outage impacts Cape May

Electricity in two Cape May County municipalities was knocked out entirely early Thursday evening.

7 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Residents can ask for LED streetlights to fight crime — and then wait

Bright new lamps are already installed in some Philly neighborhoods, but the timeline for others is unclear.

7 years ago

A new broadband tower rises into the sky on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Plainfield, Vt. (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers gather data in hopes of expanding broadband

The FCC estimates more than 600,000 state residents don’t have access to high-speed internet.

7 years ago

Rahjiah McBride, of Chester, Pa., (right), helps her relatives, Newark residents Elnora and Bowdell Goodwin, center and second right, as Goodwin's son pitches in carrying bottled water from the Boylan Street Recreation Center, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)
Community

Newark to speed replacing of pipes blamed for lead in water

New Jersey's biggest city on Monday announced a plan to borrow $120M to dramatically cut the time it will take to replace pipes causing elevated lead levels in drinking water.

7 years ago

A shale gas drilling rig in Washington, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll: Broad support for Wolf’s plan to tax Pa. gas drillers to pay for infrastructure upgrades

A new poll from Franklin and Marshall College finds widespread support among Pennsylvania voters for Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

7 years ago

Snow falls on a street food vendor as he makes his way down Broadway with his cart past steam rising in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Pulse
Health

How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam

The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

7 years ago

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A rendering of the final layout of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge. (PennDOT)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Grays Ferry Bridge is scary for cyclists and PennDOT’s rebuild won’t solve the problem

The $13.3 million reconstruction of the Grays Ferry Bridge will include a protected bike lane — but only on one half of the bridge.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf visits the newly painted library at Edward Heston School in Philadelphia to announce $4.3 million in state funding for lead paint stabilization at Philadelphia school buildings. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Pa. again pledges extra help to remove lead paint from Philly schools

In what’s becoming a summer tradition, Pennsylvania will set aside money to remove lead paint from Philly schools.

7 years ago

Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Key Shore bridge connecting 2 towns finally reopens; no toll through Monday

The Townsends Inlet Bridge reopened at 6 p.m. Thursday.

7 years ago

A file photo of clouds associated with a severe thunderstorm passing over the Atlantic Ocean as seen from Seaside Park. (Ben Currie)
Down the Shore
Community

Fierce storms knock out power to around 200K utility customers at the Shore

More than 200,000 utility customers are without power at the Jersey Shore early Monday evening following a line of severe thunderstorms. 

7 years ago

A section of Delaware Route 1 near Milford was damaged by a “road heaving” incident that caused the roadway to buckle. The main route to Delaware’s beaches was repaired overnight and reopened early Friday morning. (DelDOT photo)
Urban Planning

High temps buckle Delaware’s main highway to beach

DelDOT crews worked around the clock to repair stretch of highway that buckled under high temperatures. They’re on the lookout for more damage this weekend.

7 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

SEPTA upgrade project to disrupt travel on 3 Regional Rail lines

The Media/Elwyn line, the Wilmington/Newark and Airport lines will be affected from July 20 to Aug. 4.

7 years ago

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