Streets & Roads
Scudder Falls Bridge temporarily shutting one lane to support new span
Work continues to replace the Scudder Fall Bridge in the Trenton region. The lane closures will accommodate delivery of concrete to pave the road deck of the new bridge.
5 years ago
North Broad gets another go for Philly Free Streets in August
On August 3, North Broad Street from City Hall to Butler Avenue will host the event for the second consecutive year.
5 years ago
Philly names 6 neighborhoods for street cleaning experiment
Philadelphia will launch a new street cleaning effort in six areas now battling extreme amounts of litter. The new brooms will officially roll out Tuesday.
5 years ago
GOP states discover a tax hike they have to like: for roads
The moves show a growing willingness in conservative places to take on the fearsome politics of higher taxes, at least for infrastructure.
5 years ago
Why cleaner streets could be around the corner in Philadelphia
A WHYY investigation found Philly was ticketing people for not moving their cars during street sweeping — even though streets weren't being swept. What's happened since?
Air Date: April 9, 2019
Listen 13:21Mastery parents demand more crossing guards, safer schools
The Mastery Parent Action Team rallied at City Hall Thursday morning. The group met with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross and other city leaders.
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Congestion pricing floated as fix for Pa. transit funding crisis
Once politically impossible even in wealthy and transit-inclined Manhattan, congestion pricing is a relatively radical idea for car-centric Philly.
5 years ago
Could a driveway kill the Italian Market?
Italian Market boosters testified against an unwanted new neighbor: a driveway they fear could mark the beginning of the end for the historic market.
5 years ago
New York will be first U.S. city to charge congestion toll
New York City is set to become the first American metropolis to ease traffic congestion, cut pollution and boost mass transit by charging motorists a hefty toll.
5 years ago
Broken pipe closes 5th Street in heart of Old City for 2 weeks
The Philadelphia Water Department has closed South 5th Street between Chestnut and Walnut in hopes of preventing a road collapse in the heart of the busy historic destination.
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Pa.’s top auditor says Turnpike on ‘road to ruin’
In his latest review of the Turnpike Commission, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says the agency cannot sustain itself by hiking tolls every year.
5 years ago
Parking lot workers earning poverty wages, report says
Parking lot workers make poverty wages as the industry rakes in profits in Philadelphia, according to a new report.
5 years ago
Philadelphia’s deadliest road is inching toward speed cameras
Philadelphia drivers can expect to see speed enforcement cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard by the end of the year, city officials said Thursday.
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Philly will ask voters to approve new breed of traffic cops
City Council approved changing Philadelphia's city charter Thursday to create public safety workers to assist police in traffic control and certain enforcement actions.
5 years ago
Filthadelphia no more? Kenney seeks to ‘vastly’ increase street cleaning
Philadelphia is currently the only large municipality without a comprehensive street sweeping plan.
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