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Streets & Roads

Thousands of people travel between University City and Center City daily. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

New breed of traffic cop could soon hit Philadelphia streets

First announced as part of a new strategy to crack down on Center City gridlock, the proposed officers would be dispatched to Center City, University City and Manayunk.

7 years ago

Vehicles arrive at the Delaware toll plaza
Politics & Policy

1,000 drivers revving up to test idea of replacing fuel tax with mileage-based user fee

Delaware won a third federal grant to explore the pros and cons of a system that would charge drivers a tax based on how far they drove.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Driving in Philly: What’s behind the city’s traffic

Why is congestion so bad in Philadelphia and how can transportation be improved for drivers, cyclists, walkers, and everyone in between?

Air Date: February 19, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:37
The Delaware Memorial Bridge (Andrea Gibbs/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Govs reach compromise: Delaware Memorial Bridge toll to increase to $5

Following a disagreement over a toll hike at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, local governors have reached a compromise.

7 years ago

UPS is introducing cargo e-bikes in some U.S. cities. Philadelphia officials say the City of Brotherly Love could benefit from the trikes. (Courtesy of UPS)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

UPS is trading trucks for tricycles in some cities. Cargo trikes could also roll in Philly one day

UPS is introducing cargo e-bikes in some U.S. cities. Philadelphia officials say the City of Brotherly Love could benefit from the trikes.

7 years ago

Traffic on I-95 heads south toward Center City.
Community

Large tire fire in Philadelphia closes Betsy Ross Bridge, I-95

 A large tire fire in northeast Philadelphia sending dark smoke billowing into the air has closed the Betsy Ross Bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

7 years ago

A Philadelphia Water Department crew completed the fix of a water main break in South Philadelphia as the department steps up efforts to manage water main breaks during the winter. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
Community

As temperatures drop, Philly water department steps up

Last January, the Philadelphia Water Department had more than 300 water main breaks. So far this year, it has responded to only about 40.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith;  AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli; AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The census citizenship question / ACA contraceptive coverage / Philly’s deadliest roadway

Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...

Air Date: January 17, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Philly street cleaning pilot will ‘blow trash into street’ to bypass parking issues

The city has revealed details about a planned street cleaning pilot project the same week as a WHYY/PlanPhilly investigation into Philly's lackluster litter collection work.

7 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

PPA makes millions ticketing drivers for blocking street sweepers that rarely show

PPA tickets cars parked in street sweeping zones, despite the fact Philly’s Streets Department doesn’t show up to clean those streets most of the time.

7 years ago

Listen 2:24
A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia on Jan. 3, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Urban Planning

Why some Philadelphians are paying for dirty streets

Why is the Philadelphia Parking Authority ticketing cars for blocking street sweepers — on streets the city doesn’t actually sweep 75 percent of the time?

Air Date: January 16, 2019

Listen 14:54
Cyclists cross the South St. Bridge as they ride towards Center City on Bike to Work Day. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY, file)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Safer streets within reach in 2019

Randy LoBasso, policy manager at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, looks forward to 2019 with hope for the safety of Philly streets.

7 years ago

Family members react at the scene of the fatal 2013 collision that took the life of Samara Banks and her three children.  (JOSEPH KACZMAREK/AP)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philly’s most dangerous roads clustered in black and brown neighborhoods

46 percent of Philly's most dangerous roads are in poor areas mostly populated by people of color, according to an analysis of city crash data done by the Bicycle Coalition.

7 years ago

A deer carcass on the side of Interstate 95 in Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Why is this deer still here? And other things on I-95

Whose job is it clean up public roads in Philadelphia?

7 years ago

Plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing (Courtesy of  Hargreaves Associates & redsquare)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

From trucks to trails, Philly’s new $181 million bond will pay for improvements citywide

A new dock for dragon boats, HVAC systems for the city’s homeless shelters, and a cap for I-95 along Penn’s Landing are among the capital projects.

7 years ago

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