
Streets & Roads
Indego, Inde-gone: Philly begins installing GPS after record 330 bikes go missing
Ridership is up, but the city has struggled to stop vehicles from disappearing.
5 years ago
I-676 reopens after barge cleared from Schuylkill; Philly region under flash flood warning
Three connected barges that drifted free of their Schuylkill River moorings Tuesday night and crashed into the Vine Street Expressway bridge have been removed.
5 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to delays in trash pickups
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about delays in trash pickups.
5 years ago
Listen 4:29Philly’s trash problem was already bad. Now, it’s worse
Sidewalks in Philadelphia neighborhoods are covered with plastic bags full of trash that haven't been collected in a week. And nobody know when it's going to get picked up.
Air Date: July 30, 2020
Listen 13:37Pa. Turnpike: Toll hike, 45-percent non-EZ pass surcharge coming
Officials said the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission on Tuesday approved a 6 percent increase for EZ-Pass users as well those without passes in the “Toll by Plate" program.
5 years ago
A $2 million Vision Zero budget cut could imperil future Philly traffic safety projects
Current renovations will continue as planned, but capital funding is at risk.
5 years ago
100 extremely hot Philly blocks are getting super soakers and other toys to beat the heat
Philadelphia is expanding its Playstreets program to help cool the city’s hottest neighborhoods.
5 years ago
Philly officials support automated bus lane enforcement and say it could improve ‘transit equity’
State Rep. Martina White plans a bill that would create two pilot programs using a system in which cameras record and ticket drivers who park in bus lanes.
5 years ago
Street sweeping to continue in 6 Philly neighborhoods and on business corridors
Budget cuts, however, will prevent a planned expansion of the city’s street cleaning program.
5 years ago
Philly police no longer welcome in Vision Zero as bicyclists reckon with racism
The Bicycle Coalition will no “longer advocate for armed police enforcement” of safer streets rules. Philly officials say city policy could shift as well.
5 years ago
DC paints huge Black Lives Matter mural near White House
“The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza,’” Bowser tweeted. A sign was put up to mark the change.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania Turnpike to go cashless permanently, laying off 500 toll collectors
About 500 fare collectors and other toll workers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are about to those their jobs.
5 years ago
Philly renews curfew, SEPTA suspends service to Center City amid ongoing unrest
The shutdown was announced amid ongoing protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
5 years ago
Megabus restarts Philly service amid confusion over roadwork behind 30th Street Station
You can get tickets to D.C. now and NYC next week — and the bus will pick you up in the regular spot, officials say.
5 years ago
Coronavirus is pulling us 6 feet apart. Philly’s magnetism will bring us together again.
An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
5 years ago