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Streets & Roads

State Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll speaks at a podium
Community

Parts of I-95 in Philly to be reduced to 2 lanes as reconstruction continues

The new beams are the first sign of permanent repairs to the formerly damaged structure.

2 years ago

A rendering shows a bike trail along a river.
Urban Planning

New bike trail in New Castle County funded with federal infrastructure dollars

The ADA-accessible path will connect Newport, Wilmington, and New Castle.

2 years ago

South view of the Park at Penn's Landing at dusk, showing the mass timber building at its center. The building is slated to be Philly's first net-zero carbon building. (Hargreaves Jones and Kieran Timberlake via Delaware River Waterfront Corporation)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Everything you need to know about Philly’s I-95 park cap project, officially breaking ground next week

A look at logistics, funding, planning, and travel disruptions for the long-planned project reconnecting Center City with the waterfront.

2 years ago

A sign about the history of Uhlerstown sits at the entrance of the bridge. (Gina E. Kim/WHYY)
Community

Your self-guided tour of Bucks County’s covered bridges

There used to be at least 50 such bridges in the county. Only a dozen 19th-century covered bridges remain.

2 years ago

A SEPTA bus in front of City Hall.
Urban Planning

After series of crashes, SEPTA’s safety training may cause bus and trolley delays

The goal is to prevent accidents in the wake of a series of crashes involving public transit vehicles throughout the region.

2 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels down a street in Philadelphia
Community

6 people hurt after 2 SEPTA buses crash in South Philly

It’s the tenth crash involving a SEPTA vehicle so far this year, and the third reported this week.

2 years ago

(Courtesy of 6abc)
Community
6abc

Wrong-way driver causes chain-reaction crash in Havertown; 4 people hurt

Chopper footage showed an SUV in the air wedged between a SEPTA bus and a tractor-trailer.

2 years ago

A contractor installs an LED street light
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly starts replacing its street lights with more efficient LEDs

The project is expected to cut the energy used by street lights in half, saving enough electricity annually to power nearly 3,700 homes.

2 years ago

Damaged SEPTA trolley.
Community
6abc

Car crashes into SEPTA trolley in Southwest Philadelphia

Investigators on scene believe the crash happened after a car ran a red light, crashing into the middle of the trolley and knocking it off the tracks.

2 years ago

A bridge over a highway that says 'Historic Trenton
Urban Planning

Trenton’s Route 29 Boulevard Project takes a step forward

The city hopes that a redesign of the state highway will restore public access to the Delaware River waterfront.

2 years ago

A tanker fire is seen from above by the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in Philadelphia.
Community
6abc

Truck fire underneath Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in Philadelphia under control, roadway reopened

Videos showed plumes of smoke billowing into the sky while the fire was active.

2 years ago

Sidewalks next to Shissler Recreation Center in Fishtown before (left) and after (right) PPA began ticketing enforcement
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Fishtown neighbors banish sidewalk parking at rec center, putting PPA’s new quality-of-life emphasis to the test

"Contact us, we’ll come," says the new parking authority director. After ticketing returned to Shissler Rec, the cars disappeared.

2 years ago

Smashed front section of a bus after a crash
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

An accounting: SEPTA had four bus and trolley crashes in one week

The transit authority says it’s just “unfortunate coincidence” and not a systemic problem.

2 years ago

Cars lined up at a toll booth
Politics & Policy

Toll cheats cost New Jersey $117M last year and experts say the bill keeps growing

Unpaid tolls totaled $47.2 million on the New Jersey Turnpike and $9 million on the Garden State Parkway in 2022.

2 years ago

Large sinkhole in the middle of the intersection.
Community
6abc

Massive sinkhole opens up in West Philadelphia

Neighbors say the sinkhole opened up about a year or so ago and it had been fixed recently.

2 years ago

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