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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Chinatown is full of retail and commercial activity, but many people also live there — on both sides of I-676. (Tiffany Rodriguez / WHYY)
Urban Planning
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As more development threatens, Chinatown is working to heal the concrete wound that split the neighborhood

The community’s longstanding goal to cap the Vine Street Expressway now has official backing.

3 years ago

A bicyclist is shown from behind biking in a bike lane as cars go by them.
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Urban Planning

Philadelphia trail linking Schuylkill and Delaware rivers closer to taking shape

The Spring Garden Street Greenway would connect the Schuylkill River Trail and the Delaware River Trail, creating safe passage across Philadelphia.

3 years ago

A sign marks a street in Kensington closed for use as a Playstreet. Sam Searles/WHYY
Community

‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington

Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.

3 years ago

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A temporary high platform constructed by Long Island Railroad in 2020. (Long Island Railroad)
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Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Four transformative changes SEPTA can make to be more rider-friendly

Not every big idea needs a big budget or a long timeline. If SEPTA wants to deliver results for riders fast, here's some low-hanging fruit.

3 years ago

Streets Department workers pick up residents' trash
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly says it’s no longer mixing recycling and trash, but residents have doubts about the process

The city’s overall recycling rate remains at historic lows.

3 years ago

A cyclist navigates around a car and delivery truck on Washington Avneue.
Urban Planning

Washington Avenue repaving to begin with hybrid solution

The compromise implements traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures east of Broad Street, while leaving the area west of Broad at five lanes of traffic.

3 years ago

Garbage and recycling containers overflow on a residential street in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Multiple N.J. towns facing trash pick-up delays from single company

Several New Jersey towns served by Republic Services for trash collection are steaming about service delays brought on by staffing and equipment issues.

3 years ago

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A member of the Philadelphia Parking Authority writes a ticket for an expired meter in Center City.
Community

Increase in attacks on Philly parking officers leads to de-escalation training

The number of physical and verbal assaults on Philadelphia Parking Authority officers has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania court blocks Gov. Wolf’s bridge tolling plan

A state court on Thursday permanently blocked Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Councilmember Gym calls on PPA to pay its fair share to Philly’s schools

The longtime critic of the PPA led the first of a series of investigatory hearings looking into what she called the "financial chaos and questionable expenses of this entity."

3 years ago

Ashley Lackey is hoping for more green space and designated areas for physical wellness. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
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Community

With an interactive display, Philly begins collecting community input for the Ben Franklin Parkway

Community members share hopes for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway through an interactive display.

3 years ago

Victor Cobbs of The Green Machine food truck serves up a smoothie to Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen. Food truck vendors can apply for seven licenses to operate in select locations under the city's pilot program. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Online applications now open for licensed food truck pilot program in Camden

Camden will award seven licenses to food truck operators through a lottery, allowing them to operate in several high traffic areas throughout the city.

3 years ago

Looking east toward City Hall from Eakins Oval.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly officials want you to reimagine the Ben Franklin Parkway

The engagement initiative is part of a long-term plan to transform the area from Logan Circle to the art museum into a more welcoming, “people-centric” space.

3 years ago

When Save Washington Avenue Coalition (SWAC) members blocked just one lane of traffic on Washington Avenue, the group claims the effects on congestion and traffic were immediate and dramatic. (Courtesy of SWAC)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Councilmember Squilla should rethink his stance on Washington Ave.

Slimming down Washington Ave. ignores its role as an evacuation route and a key connection in South Philadelphia, according to these “road diet” opponents.

3 years ago

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Families for Safe Streets, Feet First Philly and the South of South Neighborhood Association gathered at 17th and Washington Avenue calling on Mayor Kenny and City Council to stick the with mixed lane configuration that was planned to make Washington Avenue safer for pedestrians and cyclists on June 2, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: For our children’s sake, make Washington Avenue as safe as possible

These parents raising children in the Washington Avenue corridor want Councilmember Johnson and Mayor Kenney to ensure safety for pedestrians.

3 years ago

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