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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Cherelle Parker wants to keep a popular city worker commuter benefit — but earmarked less money for it

The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.

8 months ago

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Crews work on I-95, where a section of highway collapsed from a tanker fire.
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NTSB releases final report on deadly I-95 collapse in Philadelphia

The 24-page report cites multiple factors for a fiery truck crash, which resulted in the highway collapsing back on June 11, 2023.

8 months ago

Police officers inspect an Amtrak train after a crash left at least one person dead
Community
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Father, 2 sons identified after being struck, killed by Amtrak train in Bucks County

Bucks County coroner said on Friday they are 56-year-old Christopher Cramp, 31-year-old David Cramp and 24-year-old Thomas Cramp.

8 months ago

The exterior of the new Franklin Square station
Urban Planning

Raising the dead: PATCO Franklin Square ghost station reopens after 46 years

The train station beneath Franklin Square park has been closed since 1979. A $29.3 million renovation wakes it up to a new neighborhood.

8 months ago

Luke Tomczuk, a member of a research team at Temple University
Science

Philly study focuses on learning how to use public transit as path to independence for people with learning disabilities

Researchers at Temple University will look at the effectiveness of the Chance to Ride travel training program and recruit participants in Philly.

8 months ago

Listen 2:34
construction workers and a cement truck at a construction site
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pedestrian islands are coming to Chestnut Street in West Philly

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

8 months ago

City Council President Kenyatta Johnson
Community
Billy Penn

Traffic safety advocates cheer progress, mourn losses

More automated enforcement is coming to Philly, but federal funds are at risk.

8 months ago

Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia
Community
6abc

Part of I-76W in Philadelphia closed this weekend for bridge deck repairs | What to know

PennDOT says it needs to repair a bridge deck on a section of the highway.

8 months ago

Mayor Parker looks on
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s Zero Fare program for low-income residents is not in Mayor Parker’s budget

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

8 months ago

Listen 0:54
Rendering of what the Market Street bridge
Community
Billy Penn

Cyclists have doubts about Market Street bridge design

Some riders would end up crossing the street four times, or more.

8 months ago

Franklin Square PATCO stop
Community

PATCO’s Franklin Square station to reopen in April, marking ‘an exciting new chapter’

Commuters and travelers alike will be able to board PATCO from 7th and Race streets in Philadelphia.

8 months ago

a speed camera
Politics & Policy

School zone speed cameras bill stalls in Philadelphia council committee

The bill was part of a state-sponsored test of using speed cameras to enforce school zone speed limits. Its future is now uncertain.

9 months ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Planning director discusses Roundhouse, Greyhound station, housing push

City planners are open to renovating or demolishing the historic former police headquarters.

9 months ago

first responders spraying water on a small plane crash
Community

A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft “has an open door, we need to return for a landing.”

9 months ago

An overturned tractor trailer sits on I-76 after a crash on March 8, 2025.
Community
6abc

Overturned tractor trailer shuts down I-76 east for hours

As of 10 a.m. two lanes remain shut down in the eastbound lanes and the westbound lanes have re-opened.

9 months ago

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