Streets & Roads

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.