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Streets & Roads

Pennsylvania State troopers pull over drivers
Community

Pa. State Police make 500-plus DUI arrests over holiday weekend

Alcohol played a factor in four fatal crashes across the state.

3 years ago

The Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, Pa.,  was closed due to deterioration by Penndot in July, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Closure of small bridge in Delco causing big headache for Ridley Park

Sellers Avenue Bridge closed in July due to deteriorating conditions. The effort to repair it has fueled a dispute among Ridley Park, Amtrak, and PennDOT.

3 years ago

Shown is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Cramer Hill Waterfront Park in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Money

AAA: Gas prices won’t deter travelers during Labor Day holiday

Gas prices in the Philadelphia area are hovering around $4 a gallon. AAA says hundreds of thousands of residents will hit the road regardless.

3 years ago

The intersection at Washington Avenue
Urban Planning

Washington Avenue paving to begin Monday, after years of delays

The project follows a contentious fight over slimming down Washington Avenue to make it safer for pedestrians. It’s expected to wrap up by the end of 2022, weather permitting.

3 years ago

LeRoy McCarthy holds up a street sign for the proposed Kobe Bryant Drive. (Courtesy of LeRoy McCarthy)
Community

The push for Kobe Bryant Drive and Gianna Bryant Way in Philadelphia

There’s a push to turn a part of Columbia Avenue into Gianna Bryant Way and Lancaster Avenue into Kobe Bryant Drive. Meet the driving force behind the movement.

3 years ago

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Councilmember Allan Domb is the first of many expected to resign ahead of Philadelphia's mayoral race. (Jared Piper / City Council)
Radio Times

Regional Roundup: August 22, 2022

Reimagining the infamously dangerous Roosevelt Boulevard. Plus, what's going on with hurricane season? And, we start with an update on the shake ups in city council.

Air Date: August 22, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
Broad and Tioga Streets, part of a high-corridor in Philadelphia, one of seven corridors to receive federal funding to improve road safety. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

These 7 Philly streets will be transformed in latest traffic safety push

Improvements could include new, raised crosswalks, curb extensions to narrow crossing distances, or new traffic signals.

3 years ago

Traffic heads north on Roosevelt Boulevard near East Front Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly officials advocate for extension of Automated Speed Enforcement along Roosevelt Blvd.

Data shows the program has dramatically reduced fatal crashes and speeding violations along the busy road.

3 years ago

A group of cars line up at charging stations
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup: August 15, 2022

The latest on electric vehicles in the Inflation Reduction Act; dispelling myths about organ donation; and keeping your garden healthy and beautiful in extreme temperatures.

Air Date: August 15, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
A portion of the newly paved trail along the Delaware River waterfront.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Running and walking on the Delaware River Trail may be putting yourself at risk

Construction, contractors, and neglect limit your ability to walk on the designated paths along the Delaware.

3 years ago

Car parked in a bike lane in Philly. (WHYY)
Community

Coming to Philly this fall: Bike lane patrol officers

WHYY student interns Noel Chacko and Zora Ball explain how the Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to tackle illegal parking in bike lanes.

3 years ago

Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca
Courts & Law
6abc

Judge reinstates 3rd-degree murder charges in I-95 crash that killed Pa. troopers, pedestrian

A judge has reinstated third-degree murder charges against the woman accused of killing two Pennsylvania state troopers and a pedestrian in a crash earlier this year on Inters

3 years ago

Community
6abc

1 killed, multiple people injured after bus overturns on NJ Turnpike

At least one person is dead and several others are injured after a bus overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge Tuesday night, according to state police.

3 years ago

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
Billy Penn

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.
PlanPhilly
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

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