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The New Yorker Radio Hour features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. This isn't a radio version of a magazine, but something all its own, reflecting the rich possibilities of audio storytelling and conversation.

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Traffic on a highway in Delaware.
Community

After tying its record for highway deaths in 2022, Delaware cracks down on speeders

After a deadly 2022 on Delaware roads, state police are teaming up with the Office of Highway Safety in hopes of a safer year.

3 years ago

Dining on the 1600 block of Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
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City: Philadelphia restaurants must have streetery permits by Jan. 9 to operate

"Restaurant operators, we fuel the city, we employ so many people, we provide economic impact for a lot of different areas. We provide jobs. Help us," said Sean McGranaghan.

3 years ago

A troupe performs during the 2022 Mummers Parade. (Michael Reeves for Billy Penn)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Why the Mummers Parade has a new sponsor and new TV partner this year

Also, a calendar quirk means the cost for city services will be about double the norm.

3 years ago

Construction along Route 1 in Bensalem
Urban Planning

Expect more lanes — and traffic — as U.S. 1 and I-95 reconstruction projects continue in 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is continuing construction on the major roads in Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties.

3 years ago

A scene from the 2020 Mummers Parade
Urban Planning

Mummers Parade 2023: Philly road closures and parking restrictions

Here's what you need to know about parking restrictions and road closures ahead of the 2023 Mummers Parade.

3 years ago

File photo: A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus (SEPTA) is driven on Market Street in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Take note of SEPTA’s schedule changes for Christmas and New Year’s

SEPTA routes will run on a holiday schedule from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.

3 years ago

New EV charging stations in Camden County can charge 2 cars at once, as seen at Camden County College’s William G. Rohrer Center off of Rt. 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Camden County nearly doubles the capacity of its EV charging network

Camden County upgrades charging stations first installed in 2013, as more people consider electric vehicles. It also added 10 new stations.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

SUV crashes into Delaware nursing home

The SUV narrowly missed oxygen tanks, which can explode.

3 years ago

FILE - SEPTA bus in Center City Philadelphia.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

Philly’s next mayor must be ready to lead on transit issues

SEPTA is a state agency, but its ridership is overwhelmingly from Philly. The city’s next mayor will need to step up its involvement, writes transit advocate Matt Sullivan.

3 years ago

Traffic on a highway in Delaware.
Community

Delaware’s 149 traffic fatalities this year are the most since 1988

With only a few weeks till the New Year, it’s been an especially deadly year on Delaware highways with 149 deaths — a number not seen since 1988.

3 years ago

Taney Street is named for the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who wrote the infamous Dred Scott decision. (Google Maps)
PlanPhilly
Community

A name change five years in the making: Should Philadelphia rename Taney Street?

After years of petitioning, The Rename Taney Coalition hopes for a breakthrough in their fight to rename Taney Street, famously named after Roger B. Taney.

3 years ago

Temperature and air quality sensors attached to Carolyn Martin's car. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Weather

Results of Philly’s citizen science heat mapping study expected this spring

The study is expected to inform solutions to keep Philadelphians safe from dangerous heat waves made worse by climate change.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels west on Walnut Street. Route 9 is the worst SEPTA bus route for time performance. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s bus redesign leaves residents of Manayunk and Roxborough behind

SEPTA’s bus redesign does not improve overall public transit options for the lower Northwest section of Philadelphia, writes resident Rebecca Poyourow.

3 years ago

Fans arrive for Game 3 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Community

Heading to a Phillies game? You might want to take transit

I-95 south will be bad. Trains and buses may be crowded, but SEPTA is nearly doubling subway service to the stadium and offering free rides home.

3 years ago

Indego bicycles set in a rack in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Study finds Philly’s bikeshare program got more people riding

A Drexel University study finds that Philly’s bike share is seeing a growth in first-time members.

3 years ago

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