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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Route 42 in New Jersey
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Report outlines causes of I-295/Route 42 wall collapse in N.J.

A report by independent engineers blames the wrong materials and a heavy rain for causing the wall collapse at a long-term road project in Camden County.

3 years ago

A cyclist is seen at 17th and Washington Avenue in Philadelphia
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Politics & Policy

Philly bike advocates press mayor to move ahead with narrowing Washington Ave.

Bike and pedestrian safety advocates and a state senator urge the city to move ahead with or without buy-in from Councilmember Johnson.

3 years ago

A pedestrian waits to cross Roosevelt Boulevard
Urban Planning

Rising U.S. traffic deaths put focus on one Philly road

Sobering statistics could give new momentum to plans to redesign what is known in Philadelphia as the “corridor of death," Roosevelt Boulevard.

3 years ago

A cyclist rides down Washington Avenue
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Urban Planning

Latest wrench in the plan to narrow Washington Ave. has some cheering, others fuming

In a bitter fight over the width of a road in South Philly, a City Council member deals a blow to the plan favored by bicycle and pedestrian safety advocates.

3 years ago

People walk down a sidewalk
Community

Phoenixville closed a major roadway to vehicles to help businesses at the pandemic’s start. The initiative is back — and it’s flourishing

Phoenixville closed a major roadway to vehicles to help businesses boost foot traffic amid the pandemic. The “open street experience” is back and flourishing.

3 years ago

City officials and community members cut the ribbon on the city's first ''slow zone'' in Fairhill. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
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Community

Philly’s first ‘slow zone’ aims to curb traffic deaths in Fairhill

The lower speed limit, new speed cushions and corner buffers were chosen with the involvement of community members.

3 years ago

A Ford logo is seen on a sign at Country Ford in Graham, N.C. The auto manufacturer has issued a recall that affects about 39,000 SUVs. (Gerry Broome/AP)
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Community

Ford is recalling about 39,000 SUVS after 16 catch fire under the hood

The company is urging those with affected vehicles to park their cars outside and away from structures.

3 years ago

LED lighting in Los Angeles. (General Electric)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

City Council weighing citywide contract converting Philly street lights to LEDs

The modernization project will also mean malfunctioning lights will be fixed based on real-time reports, and not based on resident complaints.

3 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Courts & Law

Pa. judge halts Gov. Wolf’s bridge tolling plans, for now

PennDOT could appeal the preliminary injunction to the state Supreme Court.

3 years ago

A protected bike lane near 15th Street
Community

Philadelphia Parking Authority bike officers to take to the streets to keep bike lanes open

The officers will be tasked with keeping cars from illegally parking in bike lanes in Philadelphia in order to stop cyclists from being forced into the streets.

3 years ago

File photo: A white-painted ghost bike is parked on the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, ahead of the Ride of Silence on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia’s Ride of Silence honors bicyclists who lost their lives

Philadelphia’s Ride of Silence will honor bicyclists who died or who were injured Wednesday evening.

3 years ago

File photo: Traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago on March 31, 2021. With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks, and nudging commuters to public transit.
Politics & Policy

Buttigieg sends $5B to cities for safety as road deaths soar

Upcoming data shows traffic deaths soaring in the U.S. The Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis.

3 years ago

Cars visible driving north on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Urban Planning

A picture is worth $100: Speed cameras successfully slowing traffic on Roosevelt Blvd.

The speed enforcement camera system has decreased speeding by more than 90%, according to the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

3 years ago

Pedestrians going to and from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Crosswalk or rumble strips? City promises new signage to deter pedestrians stepping into traffic in front of the Art Museum

There’s a big Eakins Oval redesign coming, but completion is years away.

3 years ago

File photo: A worker uses a leaf blower to move trash onto the tracks at Allegheny SEPTA station. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

SUV driver, 2 pedestrians killed in crash at rail station

The driver of an SUV and two pedestrians are dead after the vehicle crashed into SEPTA's Allegheny station in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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