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Streets & Roads

Cars visible driving north on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Urban Planning

PPA says speed cameras working on Roosevelt Boulevard

Speed cameras are effective in slowing down the boulevard.

4 years ago

A group of dirt bike riders on North Broad Street
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

New legislation would let police confiscate more dirt bikes from Philly streets

Riding has long been part of city culture, but the vehicles aren’t street legal.

4 years ago

(NBC10)
Urban Planning
NBC10

Traffic nightmare coming to Philly this weekend with I-76, Kelly Drive closures

Here is what you need to know for getting around the closures of the Schuylkill Expressway and Kelly Drive (and lane restrictions on Girard Avenue) in Philly this weekend.

4 years ago

The 1500 block of Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia is closed for outdoor dining. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How one Philly ‘streetery’ experiment became a victim of its own success

As a popular dining destination faces city orders to rebuild a costly outdoor dining setup, advocates call for a clearer plan for opening up streets.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State troopers pull over drivers
Courts & Law
NBC10

‘Move over’ as you approach flashing lights on Pa. roads or face fines

The rules of the road in Pennsylvania are changing to protect first responders. Starting Tuesday, drivers need to “move over” or slow down when they see flashing lights.

4 years ago

A portion of the newly paved trail along the Delaware River waterfront.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Bike lane update: Riverside progress, parking enforcement, and more trails on the way

The PPA has started ticketing on American Street, and construction is starting on seven new stretches.

4 years ago

PPA-MEterup-Pango-parking-app
Courts & Law
NBC10

MeterUp parking app hacked, personal information accessed

Whoever was behind the hack accessed passwords, but not the encryption keys needed to read them, ParkMobile said.

4 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Street sweeping is back: What to know about Kenney’s $62 million cleaning plan

Kenney’s plan includes $62 million over five years to expand mechanical street sweeping in certain neighborhoods.

4 years ago

Activity books aimed at children in Pre-K through 5th grade will be used to bring the Safe Routes Philly program to William Cramp and other elementary schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Z is for zero: Philly to teach Vision Zero traffic safety curriculum in city schools

Safe Routes Philly includes lessons ranging from a pre-K-friendly song about crossing the street to bike safety lessons for middle and high schoolers.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers a speech
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New trolleys, safer streets, e-buses: Philly could benefit from Biden’s infrastructure plan

Here is what Biden’s new plan could mean for Philadelphia’s future, according to four local transportation experts.

4 years ago

A Mural Arts Philadelphia billboard urging people to use reusable bags. (Steve Weinik/Mural Arts Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Individuals alone didn’t create Philly’s litter problems and individuals alone can’t solve it

Litter is a racial justice issue created by systemic disinvestment. Philadelphia needs to take a systemic approach to solving it.

4 years ago

Looking east toward City Hall from Eakins Oval.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s iconic Ben Franklin Parkway to get a major redesign

The city released a request for proposals seeking designers to guide a major redesign of a stretch of the Parkway between Logan Circle and the Philadelphia Art Museum.

4 years ago

A SEPTA passnger walks toward the subway entrance. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Faster buses, more Regional Rail, modern trolleys: Philly’s transit plan takes system to 2045

The plan presents a detailed, yet still unfunded, manifest for a transit system that doesn’t center 9-5 commuters and instead, serves a changed economy.

4 years ago

A view of the Schuylkill River.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The $1 million sinkhole on the Schuylkill River Trail is finally getting fixed

Downside: The path is detoured at Chestnut Street for up to three months.

4 years ago

A Philadelphian took a photo of recycling getting picked up with trash. The face of the city worker is obscured to protect their identity. (Jason Peters/Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia still dumping trash with recycling, frustrating residents

Philadelphia’s system for collecting waste and recycling remains troubled nearly one year after the pandemic began.

4 years ago

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