Streets & Roads
Thanks to increased traffic prediction, Garden State Parkway drivers won’t see a toll increase
Authority officials say toll increases won't be needed due to increased traffic and revenue predicted for 2020.
5 years ago
One tenth of a mile: What Philly looks like from above
Fairmount Park = broccoli.
5 years ago
It’s time to test a car-free Chestnut Street
Across the world, cities are taking their streets back from cars. Philadelphia has an opportunity to test the pedestrian-first model on Chestnut Street.
5 years ago
Say goodbye to dashboard receipts — PPA to install pay-by-plate parking kiosks
The Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to install new solar-powered parking kiosks in Center City next week.
5 years ago
Philly cops are getting inside the ‘black box’ of city’s rising traffic fatality problem
Philadelphia police are getting access to the black boxes behind car crashes in the city. The data will help investigators understand why collisions happen.
5 years ago
Philadelphia traffic deaths on the rise, despite Vision Zero promise
Two years ago, Philadelphia started a program that promised to eliminate traffic deaths by 2030. But is it working? Officials say it’s too soon to tell.
5 years ago
Pa. doesn’t mandate driver’s ed, despite studies showing it reduces injuries
School districts are already overburdened — but there could be a workaround.
5 years ago
Wilmington promises parking improvements after lots of complaints
After numerous complaints about improper tickets and a lengthy appeals process, Wilmington is planning to improve its parking ticket process.
5 years ago
Viral South Philly utility pole to be reborn as green fuel
Becoming “furniture” or “toothpicks” isn’t in the cards. But the long-serving pole will liely get an afterlife of sorts, a PECO spokesperson said.
5 years ago
City Council wants to create a new $10 million street cleaning program
Parker introduced a bill to allocate $10 million to establish a cleaning program that would bring 300 part-time cleaners to commercial corridors across the city.
5 years ago
Hold your horses: Can old-timey ‘e-carriages’ replace Old City buggies?
Philly activists have met with city officials about replacing horse-drawn carriages with electric buggies. They point to electric vehicles adopted by other cities as a model.
5 years ago
This West Philly bridge got a makeover for its 99th birthday
The bridge was first constructed in 1920. A structural evaluation in 2017 called it “basically intolerable.” Here’s what changed.
5 years ago
Philly creates new loading zones to ease traffic in Center City
The city wants Center City delivery drivers to take a load off — without blocking traffic.
5 years ago
Parkway service area at the Shore to close for a complete rebuild
A Garden State Parkway service area in Ocean County will close shortly after Labor Day to make way for demolition and the construction of a new facility.
5 years ago
Philadelphia’s sidewalks are so bad that a group of people with disabilities are suing the city to get a plan for repair.
5 years ago