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Streets & Roads

 A shared lane for bus and bike is shown on Chestnut Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Is Philly better off with safer streets or faster moving traffic? At City Hall, it depends on who you ask

“What's the game plan for our vehicular traffic?”

“I’d like to reframe a bit,” Carroll began to respond.

7 years ago

Listen 1:59
Electric Vehicle parking
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

City Council advances bill to kill Philadelphia’s electric vehicle parking program

Philadelphia City Council took another step towards eliminating a program that encouraged electric vehicle ownership on Monday

7 years ago

Cars and trucks parked in the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets force cyclists to take risky dodges into traffic.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Broad Street divided on Spruce and Pine bike lane remake

A crowd of nearly 150 braved the blustery winds last night to attend an open house on a proposal to move the bike lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets to the left side of the road

7 years ago

FedEx workers sort boxes for delivery on a busy street.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Your online shopping habit clogs Philly’s streets. City Hall wants to fix that.

If traffic seems to be getting worse downtown, that’s because it is

7 years ago

Listen 2:21
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, March 20, 2018

We get an update on the standoff near ...

Air Date: March 20, 2018

Listen 21:16
A trolley in West Philadelphia crosses potholes on a bumpy street. (Malcolm Burnley for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Is nanotech the new pothole killer?

Scientists are adding tiny particles of clay, wool and other materials to asphalt — to create more durable pavement.

7 years ago

PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
Community

Philly region braces for another storm while thousands remain without power

The National Weather Service has declared several winter storm warnings in the region for “significant” heavy snow in eastern Pennsylvania and northern and central New Jersey.

7 years ago

Listen 5:11
Streets department workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa.
Community

SEPTA and PECO slowly resolving nor’easter complications

The weekend nor'easter is slowly resolving itself this week, after it left commuters without travel means and hundreds in the area without power.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New City Council bill threatens progress on Philly’s bike lanes

7 years ago

Protesters demanding protected bike lanes form a human barrier on Nov. 28, stretching for two blocks along Spruce Street near 11th Street, where a cyclist was killed by a garbage truck the previous morning. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Speak Easy
Urban Planning

Six ways Philly can woo Amazon with better bike lanes

Philadelphia’s Amazon HQ2 bid specifically touted the “livability” of the city with its centrally located bike lanes. The city may need to do more to impress Amazon.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Petri, R-Bucks
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Parking Authority picks Bucks lawmaker as executive director

The Philadelphia Parking Authority named state Rep. Scott Petri as its new executive director on Friday.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After cyclist’s death, Philadelphia to upgrade bike lanes on South, 27th Streets

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After cyclist’s death, protesters form “human-protected bike lane” to demand long-delayed street safety improvements

8 years ago

Cyclist and pedestrians take part in Philly Free Streets, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
View Finders
Community

In second year, Philly Free Streets route was car-free from Old City to North Philly

Bikes, trikes, rollerblades, and skates... and just ordinary feet.

8 years ago

Workers have installed the arch supports for the longest bike bridge ever built in Delaware across the Christina River. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
First
Community

Long-awaited Wilmington bike trail taking shape

Workers are making progress on the final section of a seven mile trail connecting the Wilmington Riverfront to New Castle. The $20 million project should open next June.

8 years ago

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