Streets & Roads
Massive sinkhole will disrupt Baltimore Ave. traffic another 3 weeks
City workers repairing a 400-square-foot cavern just below the asphalt on Baltimore Avenue at 43rd Street will need three more weeks to get the job done.
6 years ago
$2.73 million later, Philly realizes street sweepers are too wide for city’s narrow blocks
Philly’s street sweeping experiment has hit a sizable snag — a nine-foot-wide snag, to be exact.
6 years ago
Listen 2:36Everything you need to know about the I-76 detours in Center City
PennDOT will close off several lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) and a busy on-ramp in Center City on May 20.
6 years ago
A $1M pedestrian plaza is coming to Reading Terminal Market
Filbert Street outside Reading Terminal Market will become Philly’s first roadway designed to transform from vehicle pathway to pedestrian plaza, officials announced Thursday.
6 years ago
Want to know when the city is filling that pothole? There’s an app for that.
More than 95 miles of city streets are expected to be paved by the end of 2019. Find out if your commute is due to get smoother.
6 years ago
On Wednesday, Uber drivers across the country walked out in a strike, demanding better pay, more stable hours, and fairer treatment from the company.
6 years ago
Listen 17:30Philly Councilman wants city to reclaim control of street parking
Unfortunately for critics of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, City Hall still doesn’t have the power to wrest control of on-street parking from the state-run agency.
6 years ago
Critiquing Kenney: Mayfair residents see neighborhood changes, with City Hall in the backseat
As the Mayfair section of Philadelphia becomes more diverse, residents are united in their hopes for a way of relieving the traffic congestion.
6 years ago
Listen 4:26Scudder 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago