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Streets & Roads

When a car crashed into Donna Price’s fence, it lit her lawn on fire. (Courtesy of Donna Price)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After a fiery crash, a Sharswood block captain is changing the traffic rules for her community

“This is not a Nascar racing zone,” Donna Price, a North Philadelphia block captain, said. “We’re going to slow it down and have safety for our children.”

5 years ago

Snow falls on Market Street during a snow storm on December 16, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather

Sleet, icing, snow: Parts of Pa. see biggest December snowfall in years, says state meteorologist

Pennsylvania’s top meteorologist says Wednesday’s winter storm is a big one for parts of the commonwealth.

5 years ago

A snow plow drives across a road in a heavy snowfall in Morrisville, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Weather

PennDOT, PA Turnpike: Road restrictions in response to winter snow storm

To keep up with the latest information as the storm progresses, follow 511PA via its traveler information website and mapping tool.

5 years ago

A woman approaches the Hoboken Terminal of the PATH train system as light snow falls at the beginning of a snowstorm
Weather

New Jersey declares State of Emergency, braces for first snowfall of the season

The New Jersey Department of Transportation has issued a commercial vehicle ban on seven interstate highways starting at 1 p.m. 

5 years ago

A New Jersey Transit train rides across a portal bridge
Politics & Policy

Plan to replace 110-year-old N.J. bridge submitted to Congress

The new — and higher — Portal North bridge is a key component of the broader Gateway Project, which includes modernizing rail infrastructure between Newark and Penn Station.

5 years ago

A bicyclist rides over a new bicycle counter embedded under the surface of Center City bike lane. (DVRPC)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia is counting bicyclists with new tech embedded in the street

Philadelphia has installed permanent bicycle use counters along two heavily used Center City bike lanes.

5 years ago

Traffic crosses the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
Money

Delaware River Port Authority postpones toll increase

The action marked the fifth time that the agency's board has postponed automatic biennial increases that are pegged to the Consumer Price Index.

5 years ago

A four mile stretch of I-95, seen here looking south through the city of Wilmington. (Courtesy of DelDOT)
Urban Planning

DelDOT preps drivers for massive overhaul of I-95 through Wilmington

Construction crews are in the final months of prep work on a project that will drastically affect traffic on I-95 through the city of Wilmington for the next two years.

5 years ago

After hitting an overpass on Kelly Drive, the damaged truck was spotted up on Allegheny Avenue
Community
Billy Penn

Trailer truck sliced open on Kelly Drive shouldn’t have been there anyway

This kind of crash happens around twice a year on the scenic route.

5 years ago

File photo: Sanitation workers in Northeast Philadelphia on March 30, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Streets Commissioner: City can’t afford hazard pay for sanitation workers

Philadelphia sanitation workers have joined their peers in cities across the U.S. in the call for hazard pay.

5 years ago

Traffic on Washington Avenue at 9th Street in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Road diet! Washington Ave. slims down from 5 lanes to 3

The South Philly road is one of the city’s most dangerous. Many neighbors see the change as positive though some challenge the virtual engagement done.

5 years ago

Avante Reynolds’ uncle Ernest Bowen remembers his niece, who was killed in a hit-and-run, as a faithful woman with a big heart. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Council calls for hearings as city’s auto fatality rate soars

UPenn professor Erick Guerra said increased alcohol consumption and less congested streets — both side effects of COVID-19 — were behind the spike.

5 years ago

A REAL ID driver’s license sample for Pennsylvania. (PennDOT)
Politics & Policy

Pa. coronavirus recovery: REAL ID service to resume

Pennsylvania residents can update their driver’s licenses to meet federal standards for the first time since March.

5 years ago

Craig Thomas in 2019
Community

Philly announces road closures to prevent tailgating at Eagles home games

The street closures will be in place to enforce the city’s tailgating ban, which was implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago

Schuylkill Expressway
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

I-76 lane shuts down through end of year to reduce highway flooding

The double median along a mile of Schuylkill Expressway in University City allows water to pool, PennDOT says.

5 years ago

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