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Car crash on snowy highway is shown.
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5 dead after pileup on Pennsylvania highway that was caught on video

Dozens of drivers lost control of their vehicles and slammed into each other during a snow squall on Monday.

3 years ago

Cars are parked on the sidewalk on Fletcher Street in Philadelphia’s East Kensington neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

City in settlement talks with disabled Philadelphians in suit over dangerous sidewalks

The class-action suit claims Philly’s broken curb cuts and dilapidated sidewalks violate the ADA. We may know by the end of March if a deal can be struck.

3 years ago

A Streets Department mechanical broom truck drives down a Philadelphia street
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly is expanding street sweeping in April, and you can ask officials about it this week

Cleanup crews are slated to come through 14 neighborhoods this spring.

3 years ago

In this file photo, retired Philadelphia police Sgt. Chuck Warren struts down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia dressed as a leprechaun for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Jim Graham/AP Photo, file)
Community

Ready to wear the green again Sunday: Philly sets St. Patrick’s Day Parade road closures, parking limits

After a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2022’s parade theme is “250 Years of Faith, Family, Friendship, and Heritage.”

3 years ago

File photo: Former Philadelphia Parking Authority executive director Scott Petri. (reppetri.com)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Parking Authority head forced out, ‘lost the confidence’ of PPA board

The board of the Philadelphia Parking Authority has decided to change the leadership of the agency that oversees parking and taxi services in the city.

3 years ago

One of the new bank of EVgo quick chargers for electric vehicles outside a Wawa store at Aramingo Avenue and Wheatsheaf Lane in Philadelphia. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s newest EV chargers designed to help drivers living in rowhouses go electric

The new charging station in the Port Richmond neighborhood was pitched as an incentive for low-income families to buy a plug-in car.

3 years ago

Homes are seen on South 24th between Reed and Wharton streets
Community

South Philly street ceremonially renamed for Point Breeze icon Dorothy Allen

The late Point Breeze leader founded a community center and fought against child hunger.

3 years ago

Community members hold signs calling for a safer Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Washington Avenue planning chaos ends with city choosing hybrid design

The city’s final design to narrow a busy section of Washington Avenue will be a mix of three, four, and five lanes.

3 years ago

Will Tung and his daughter Juniper cross Washington Avenue.
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Safety and Equity on Washington Avenue

The "final design" decision to take Washington Avenue from 5 lanes to 3 was praised by many - then scrapped after concerns from vocal community organizations.

Air Date: February 25, 2022 10:00 am

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Extensions from the 25th Street Viaduct hang over sidewalks
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Nearly 7 years after promised repairs, neighborhood patience wears thin over crumbling railroad viaduct

The city’s Law Department is weighing its options on speeding up repairs, but a City Council member wants action sooner.

3 years ago

Police move in to clear protesters from downtown Ottawa near Parliament hill on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Police resumed pushing back protesters on Saturday after arresting more than 100 and towing away vehicles in Canada’s besieged capital, and scores of trucks left under the pressure, raising authorities’ hopes for an end to the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions
Politics & Policy

Canadian police clear Parliament street to end siege

With protesters in clear retreat, the end of the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions and the government appeared to be in sight.

3 years ago

Passengers wait at the Somerset Statio
Community

‘Welcome back’ discounts and new schedules address SEPTA’s COVID ridership slump

Along with some discounts, SEPTA adds service on some routes, but longer waits on others, to adjust to COVID ridership trends.

3 years ago

File photo: The logo for the Tesla Supercharger station is seen in Buford, Ga, April 22, 2021,. Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because sounds played over an external speaker can obscure audible warnings for pedestrians. The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as U.S. safety regulators increase scrutiny of the nation’s largest electric vehicle maker
Community

Tesla faces another US investigation: unexpected braking

The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about “phantom braking” in Tesla's Models 3 and Y.

3 years ago

Will Tung and his daughter Juniper hold signs that say
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Scrapping the original city plan for Washington Ave. compromises safety

Philadelphia planners have reversed course on a plan for traffic flow on Washington Ave, and it’s going to compromise the safety of neighbors.

3 years ago

File photo: A Waymo minivan arrives to pick up passengers for an autonomous vehicle ride, in Mesa, Ariz. Waymo, the Google self-driving vehicle spinoff, is moving to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Science

Trenton receives $5 million grant to make MOVES for residents

The City of Trenton is getting a $5 million grant from the state to begin planning a transit system to help a majority of its residents who either have one car or no car.

3 years ago

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