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Infrastructure

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Radio Times
Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s aging water infrastructure

Guest: Debra McCarty Early this month, a water main broke in Center City Philadelphia, sending 15 million gallons ...

Air Date: July 25, 2018 10:00 am

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Silt and debris fill Center City streets around the site of a massive water main break. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

After months of wrangling, a boost in city water rates will take effect in September

The city's water rate board has OK'd an increase in monthly water bills, with a slight bump in September and a bit more to come in 2019.

8 years ago

Steam pours from vents on Sansom Street near the site of a water main break that flooded Center City streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why does it take so long to upgrade Philly’s water infrastructure? Here’s an explanation

The July 3 rupture raised a lot of questions for Philadelphians. Chief among them: Is the city’s water infrastructure too old or too shoddy to prevent such events?

8 years ago

A building for sale in the town of Isabel Segunda in Vieques. (Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public Radio)
NPR
Community

Vieques still finding its footing after hurricane destruction

Vieques has long been a hard place to stay for locals, but a good place for visitors. Now, nine months after Hurricane Maria, that dynamic is even more at play.

8 years ago

Flooding at 10th and Walnut streets after a water main break has flooded several Center City streets. (Trenae Nuri/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Damages from water-main break expected to exceed $500,000 liability limit

Since a massive water-main break flooded the streets of Midtown Village Tuesday morning, Kate Moroney Miller has had one really bad Time.

8 years ago

Listen 2:04
Sascha Meinrath, a professor of telecommunications at Pennsylvania State University.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Researchers aim to more accurately gauge broadband availability in Pa.

Some experts say the FCC underestimates how many Pennsylvanians lack access to broadband internet. A statewide research aims to set the records straight.

8 years ago

Walking the Ocean City boardwalk. (Bill Barlow for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Power outage strands some on boardwalk rides

A power outage brought rides at a New Jersey boardwalk to a halt, leaving some passengers stranded.

8 years ago

A pedestrian at Walnut and Juniper streets steps over a pile of debris left behind by a massive water main break in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Water main break sent 15 million gallons of water rushing through downtown Philly

A large water main break flooded a number of streets in downtown Philadelphia early Tuesday.

8 years ago

A new stormwater basin in Northeast Philadelphia will reduce runoff into the city's sewer system.
Science

New stormwater basin reduces flows into Philadelphia sewer system

The new facility will capture 60 million gallons a year of runoff from 20 commercial properties in Northeast Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Jefferson Station is nearly empty as a spring snow event takes lace outside in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Baby steps toward SEPTA Key at Jefferson Station Monday

Starting Monday, SEPTA is activating turnstiles for regional rail passengers at Jefferson Station. It's part of the changes involved in getting SEPTA Key up and running.

8 years ago

USGS image.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. towns impacted by Superstorm Sandy can compete for flood mitigation grants

A New Jersey official has announced a grant competition for the municipalities in the nine counties most impacted by Superstorm Sandy for flood resiliency planning.

8 years ago

Water moves past a car swept into the riverbank and smashed by a fallen tree is shown just off Main Street in flood-ravaged Ellicott City, Md., Monday, May 28, 2018. Sunday's destructive flooding left the former mill town heartbroken as it had bounded back from another destructive storm less than two years ago. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
Community

Rescuers seeking 1 man still missing in Maryland flooding

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — One man remained missing after flash flooding tore down historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland, and ...

8 years ago

A temporary No Parking sign says street work is scheduled from 1/10/18 to T.B.D. (Jim Saksa/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Residents wait wearily as Water Dept. takes months to replace sewers and mains

According to Philadelphia Water Dept. spokesman Joe DiGiulio, the average water-main replacement takes about a month, and replacing a sewer takes about three to four months.

8 years ago

Listen 2:28
Emily Coleman leads a ceramics class at Olney Rec Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Mayor Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout Philly took another step forward this week, with key legislation passing out of a City Council committee on Monday.

8 years ago

Salima Ellis in the kitchen of her Mt Airy home.
PlanPhilly
Community

Past due: Plan to stop water shut-offs sputters as rate hike looms

Salima Ellis tries hard to pay her water bill in full every month, but often it's difficult to find the $80 or so she needs to keep the H20 flowing and her account up to date.

8 years ago

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