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Streets & Roads

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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 years ago

A view down Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s called respect’: Washington Avenue drama plays out amid the tensions of a gentrifying neighborhood

It’s too soon to say how Washington Avenue will ultimately look, and what impact it will have on the neighborhoods surrounding it.

4 years ago

A massive hole at South 56th and Springfield Avenue
Community

Massive water main break leads to flooding, evacuations in Kingsessing

"It's one of the largest mains that the City of Philadelphia has," a fire official said.

4 years ago

The intersection at Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City, facing criticism, says Washington Ave. pivot was a ‘matter of equity’

City officials sparked outrage when they reversed course on a planned “road diet” for one of the city’s most dangerous thoroughfares.

4 years ago

The westbound lanes of the Atlantic City Expressway
Community

Cashless tolls pilot coming to the Atlantic City Expressway

The Atlantic City Expressway has put out a request for proposals for cashless tolling on the highway, which could be in place by 2025.

4 years ago

Norman chases his owner in the snow at Palumbo Recreation Center in South Philadelphia on Jan. 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather
6abc

Winter weather advisory for the region Friday

Meteorologist Cecily Tynan says Friday will bring accumulating ice for some to a flash freeze by the evening.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Will we ever fix our crumbling infrastructure – and how long will it take?

Infrastructure crumbles in Pennsylvania and the nation. Where should the spending go to fix bridges and roads and how long will they take to mend?

Air Date: February 2, 2022 10:00 am

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