Transportation
The Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross bridges are built similarly to the Francis Scott Key Bridge that failed, but they have major concrete structures that protect the piers.
2 years ago
Listen 1:04New safety initiative announced to reduce crashes along N.J.’s White Horse Pike
The money will be split among 14 local police departments to increase patrols along the pike and for educational programs.
2 years ago
New rules aim to boost EV sales as Philly drivers await more charging stations
A federal program to help states install charging stations has met a slow rollout, leaving EV drivers dependent on the available slower chargers.
2 years ago
Listen 2:00Gov. Shapiro’s plan to boost mass transit aid passes Pa. House, but faces long odds in Senate
The Democratic governor wants the 20% increase for transit systems still trying to recover pre-pandemic ridership numbers and facing a drop-off in federal funding.
2 years ago
New Jersey’s gas tax could soon rise, and EV owners may have to pay a fee
“Climate change is killing us,” said one lawmaker of the electric vehicle fee. “We don’t need hurdles; we need to make it as easy as possible.”
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Listen 1:25Philly floats plans for another intercity bus terminal
The latest move would have Greyhound and other bus companies pick up passengers at a parking lot across the street from the existing stop.
2 years ago
More changes to improve pedestrian and traffic safety on Roosevelt Boulevard are on the horizon.
2 years ago
Listen 1:13The fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic faces eviction from a South Philly pier
The SS United States has been languishing at a pier in south Philadelphia for more than twenty-five years.
2 years ago
The first Black pilot of a commercial airline has died at 89
Announcing Capt. David E. Harris' death, American Airlines's CEO called him a "trailblazer."
2 years ago
Meet the transit-savvy student on a mission to visit every SEPTA station
Rose Cohen will rank each station, snap pictures and even pick up trash to make each stop better than she found it.
2 years ago
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made international headlines when he went public with his story, saying he wouldn't trust planes made in North Charleston, S.C., to be safe and airworthy.
2 years ago
‘Those bathrooms are going to get better at the airport’: Parker pledges improvements
Does Mayor Parker have a secret project to build Philly the cleanest, greenest, big-city airport bathrooms in the country?
2 years ago
I-76 eastbound back open after tractor trailer fire in Montgomery County
Police have not said if there are any injuries or if any other vehicles were involved.
2 years ago
The Pa. legislature created a special prosecutor to go after crimes committed in the transit system, and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker promised to beef up police patrols.
2 years ago
New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
The deployment of the National Guard would bolster an enhanced presence of NYPD officers in the subway system
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