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Arts & Entertainment

NPR’s Frank Langfitt on “The Shanghai Free Taxi” and Brexit

The former Shanghai correspondent discusses his new book, "The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China."

Air Date: June 19, 2019 10:00 am

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The city plans to distribute only two licenses and each business will be limited to 1,200 bikes. (Joe Mabel/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philadelphia to see dockless bike rentals as soon as this fall

Philly is looking for businesses with a track record of running dockless bike-share programs and making sure the bikes don’t end up strewn all over the city.

7 years ago

A photo demonstrates safety features in a Volvo XC40. Many new cars have optional features that can help prevent accidents. But those same features can also make repairs more expensive, boosting car insurance premiums. (Volvo Car Group)
NPR
Money

Why safer cars don’t lead to cheaper car insurance … yet

Many new cars have optional features that can help prevent accidents. But those same features also make repairs more expensive.

7 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

SEPTA nods to customer feedback, reduces Key Card minimum load to $1

SEPTA riders no longer need $5 to add a boost to their Key Card travel wallet.The minimum farecard load has been reduced to $1.

7 years ago

Side View Of Young Woman Using Mobile Phone While Driving Car
Health

How to keep teen drivers’ eyes on the road, and their fingers off the keyboard

Getting the message through is important: A high proportion of teen car crashes involve distracted driving. So a “multi-pronged” strategy is underway.

7 years ago

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A SEPTA bus is parked in a parking lot, with a blue sky overhead.
PlanPhilly
Science
PlanPhilly

SEPTA goes electric with 25 new ‘battery buses’

A new fleet of 25 electric buses hit Philadelphia streets this week. If all goes well, the entire fleet could eventually run on batteries.

7 years ago

FEMA image.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. conducting hurricane evacuation drill

New Jersey transportation and emergency agencies are conducting an annual hurricane evacuation drill Thursday.

7 years ago

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says he expects Uber and Lyft will be easing off their price-slashing battle soon. (Richard Drew/AP)
NPR
Money

Uber lost $1 billion in 1st quarter, hopes profit-slashing price cuts ease up soon

Around the world, competition in ride-hailing is driving down prices and contributing to Uber's losses.

7 years ago

Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Officials: Troubled Shore bridge might reopen this summer

There's hope that a troubled bridge connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City could reopen this summer. 

7 years ago

Riders were invited to test drive the Lime scooter at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

This e-scooter wants to defeat Philly’s potholes

E-scooters aren’t street legal in Philly but that isn’t stopping Lime from rolling out a brawnier model designed to withstand rough city streets.

7 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

What to do when your SEPTA Key expires (and why that’s a thing)

Unlike when a credit card expires, the transit authority will not automatically send users a replacement. So what do you do?

7 years ago

Uber announced this week that it is changing policies and banning riders with low scores. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Uber to start banning passengers with low ratings

Uber has unveiled a new policy that enables the company to kick riders with low ratings to the curb.

7 years ago

Members of the National Youth Bike Council pose at the Please Touch Museum before a group ride through Fairmount Park. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

This Philly teen bike crew is all about safety

Joshua Funches and his teenage friends love cruising Philly streets on their bikes. But you won’t see them performing stunts in the middle of traffic like some of their peers.

7 years ago

Park & Diamond's new foldable, portable bicycle helmet. (Courtesy of Park & Diamond)
Community

A bike helmet that’s stylish, portable? Idea began with a crash in North Philly

A startup says many bikers don’t wear helmets because they don’t like the style or the inconvenience.

7 years ago

Workers push a partly assembled Mirai through the assembly line at Toyota's LFA Works in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Since there are so few hydrogen fuel cell cars manufactured, all of them are assembled by hand. (Hiroo Saso)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delaware, New Jersey lawmakers accuse EPA of deceit over clean car standards

In a letter, Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Frank Pallone say EPA is listening to fossil-fuel interests over its own staff.

7 years ago

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