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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

Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City to apply for funds to cap portion of Vine Street Expressway through Chinatown

The federal grant would come from a program designed to reconnect communities separated by highway construction.

3 years ago

Route 42 in New Jersey
Urban Planning

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
PlanPhilly
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
PlanPhilly
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)
PlanPhilly
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)
NPR
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

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