Transportation

The expansion will start with high-tech equipment to sense backups, with future work to utilize the median when traffic backs up.

“I don't think anyone should have to experience losing a loved one, or even just a neighbor, in this way,” said a rep for Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia.

A mother cat tucked her kittens away behind a stairwell at 63rd Street Station, where they became stuck.

However, troopers were slightly more likely to engage in “discretionary” searches of Black drivers' vehicles when drivers' criminal histories were considered, the report said.

Chemours says its process for producing battery materials reduces cost and energy.

Parking fees were suspended in 2020 in an effort to attract customers back to the transit system, SEPTA said.

Superintendent Kevin Kanauss wrote a letter Monday stating Deptford Township School District will continue to provide its free bus service as it has in the past.

Contractor Conduent worked on a fix; SEPTA is planning a new payment system.

Over the weekend, the Deptford Township School District also announced it would lower the number of bus stops used for pickups and dropoffs.

American Airlines will offer passengers motor-coach service to Philadelphia, allowing them to park in Delaware and skip TSA lines at PHL.

SEPTA's CEO and General Manager Leslie Richards joins us to talk about the transit agency and the state of public transportation - particularly after a state budget shortfall.

The single-trip option was cut in April 2018 over concerns about bike thefts, but public pressure encouraged its return.

In the last of three conversations, participants at WHYY News’ Bridging Blocks event discussed cleanliness and rider etiquette.

Police are posting signs in affected neighborhoods reminding drivers to not leave any valuables unattended.

The mass transit agency has implemented a hiring freeze for non-essential workers and is considering fare hikes if more state money isn’t forthcoming.