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Streets & Roads

A pedestrian crosses Roosevelt Boulevard at Rising Sun Avenue.
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Urban Planning

After speeding driver causes deadly Roosevelt Blvd. crash, PPA says cameras on the way

The speed cameras will be installed at eight locations on Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia.

7 years ago

(NJTV News)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Inattention at the Wheel Takes Heavy Toll on New Jersey Roads

State Police cite distracted driving as a contributing circumstance in 146 fatal crashes in 2018, outpacing DWI and speeding

7 years ago

An artist's rendering of the BAT lanes planned for Roosevelt Boulevard. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Roosevelt Blvd. speed cameras hit delay, installation pushed back

A regulatory snag is delaying the rollout of speed cameras on deadly Roosevelt Boulevard.

7 years ago

The National Weather Service has issued ice storm and winter storm warnings for some areas. (Carolyn Kaster/File AP Photo)
Community

Travel restrictions announced on some Pennsylvania roads

State transportation officials in Pennsylvania have announced travel restrictions with wintry weather bearing down on the commonwealth.

7 years ago

fruit and vegetable scraps
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly is building the first urban composting facility in Pa. — and it’s opening soon

Philadelphia’s first city-wide composting facility will open in the spring, marking a major milestone in a march towards zero waste.

7 years ago

Litter blows on Germantown Avenue. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly to spend $10M on commercial corridor street cleaning program

The yearlong program is an expansion of an ongoing pilot in City Councilmember Cherelle Parker’s district, which covers parts of Northwest and Northeast Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Family members hold up the new street sign named after their patriarch Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan. North Broad Street, between Oxford Street and Girard Avenue, has been renamed Sullivan Way. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

The Sullivan Way is celebrated and dedicated in North Philly

Dozens brave the cold to bring warm memories of the Opportunities Industrialization Center founder, whose name now designates a stretch of North Broad.

7 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

What a blue wave could mean for SEPTA’s board

Three of the five counties served by SEPTA have flipped red to blue, and the board that governs the authority is likely to flip right along with it.

7 years ago

Larry Spector, president of the Society Hill Civic Association, hops off his bike at 5th and Pine streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Not in my traffic lane: How Society Hill kept out safer bikeways

Society Hill Civic Association blocked installation of barrier posts designed to protect people in bike lanes. Neighbors want the veto to be reconsidered.

7 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Community

Officials: Be ‘extra cautious’ on roadways as deer mating season begins

With the autumn white-tailed deer breeding season upon us and darkness arriving earlier, New Jersey officials are urging motorists to exercise caution on the state’s roadways.

7 years ago

Streets Department employee Shaketa Armstead worries about her health every day she's on the job, in part because the low-quality safety equipment the city provides. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Feces and needles ‘jumping in the air’: City street cleaners want better safety gear

Philadelphia street cleaners say the city’s street sweeping pilot is exposing them to health hazards.

7 years ago

Listen 2:50
Traffic jams the Garden State Parkway across the Great Egg Harbor Bay Inlet Bridge near Ocean City, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Down the Shore
Community

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.

7 years ago

Eastern State Penitentiary from above (Google Earth)
Community
Billy Penn

One tenth of a mile: What Philly looks like from above

Fairmount Park = broccoli.

7 years ago

A large number of cyclists, runners, and pedestrians took the opportunity to ride, glide and walk over a car-free South Street during Philly Free Streets day on Saturday.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

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.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

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.

7 years ago

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