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Streets & Roads

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

People who participated in a community bike ride on Sunday were encouraged to decorate their bicycles and to dress up as Catrinas or Calaveras. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Mexican communities connect with loved ones during Día de Los Muertos

A special altar created by Ivonne Pinto-García offers a glimpse of the traditional Mexican holiday with “real tradition and real culture” at Philadelphia’s Love Park.

3 years ago

Highway signs on Interstate 95, Route 202 and Interstate 495 splits in Wilmington, Del. (Khairil A Junos/ BigStock)
Urban Planning

I-95 to close in Wilmington this weekend

Drivers on I-95 through Wilmington will face another weekend-long closure, this time affecting Northbound traffic.

3 years ago

File photo: The intersection of 17th Street and Washington Avenue, a main thoroughfare, in South Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Western end of Washington Ave. to get traffic calming measures

The road west of Broad Street will get speed bumps and “hardened centerlines,” even though it’s being left out of the road narrowing plan.

3 years ago

Jaleel King is seen in a wheelchair at Broad and Chestnut
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

What to know about Philly’s ADA settlement over curb cuts

The ADA settlement covers ramps that connect sidewalks to streets, but not sidewalks themselves. “It takes time,” one disability rights advocate said.

3 years ago

Listen 4:49
Both sides of a highway jam-packed with cars
Community

Philly drivers have it the worst compared to other cities

Commuters' frustrations are justified, says a new report looking at everything from the cost of parking to how long drivers sit idle.

3 years ago

Anomie Fatale maneuvers around the closed sidewalk at the intersection of Port Royal and Henry avenues. The construction blocked her only safe route to the CVS near her home. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly will build or fix 10,000 curb cuts under settlement with disabled residents

The settlement filed Friday requires the city to build thousands of curb cuts over 15 years. It must be approved by a federal court.

3 years ago

Road workers applying hot red road marking paint on new build road
The Pulse
Science

Designing Safer Streets

In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...

Air Date: October 14, 2022

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A vehicles drives past a pothole in Philadelphia on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Since Dec. 1, 2013, PennDOT workers have applied more than 2,000 tons of patching material in the five counties around the city, according to spokesman Gene Blaum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Pulse
Urban Planning
What causes potholes — and why are there so many of them?

Getting to the bottom of Philadelphia’s potholes

What causes potholes — and why are there so many of them?

3 years ago

Listen 11:52
A portion of 13th Street in Philadelphia's Gayborhood has been renamed for Jeff Guaracino, the 48-year-old CEO of Visit Philadelphia, who died in December of 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly tourism trailblazer gets Gayborhood street named after him

Jeff Guaracino is known as one of the forces behind the Philly tourism campaign “Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay.”

3 years ago

A bike lane is separated by white poles from parked cars.
Urban Planning

More bike lanes open in Philly as part of Vision Zero initiative

Adding more protected bike lanes is part of the city’s Vision Zero plan to limit speeding and reduce traffic fatalities.

3 years ago

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