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Workers form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. This week, a majority of workers at the plant voted no on the tentative contract deal.
NPR
Politics & Policy

UAW workers at major Ford and GM truck plants vote ‘no’ on record contract deals

While the overall tallies so far favor the deals, a majority voted no at two major truck plants.

3 years ago

Mayor Kenney sigining a bill with other officials surrounding him.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia to use AI-powered cameras on SEPTA to write parking tickets

Cameras will be mounted on SEPTA buses and trolleys to detect cars parked in bus lanes and bus stops to help keep them clear.

3 years ago

Passengers wait on a sidewalk for a bus
Urban Planning

City announces relocation of unpopular 6th and Market curbside bus station

The city said the “volume and nature of complaints” left the temporary location “completely untenable.”

3 years ago

Listen 8:19
A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Community

SEPTA police union threatens strike

Transit police union leaders say the SEPTA department is losing officers to other departments in the city where they can get better pay.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden announces a $16 billion investment towards Amtrak's Northeast Corridor at the Amtrak maintenance facility in Bear, Delaware (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

President Biden announces $16 billion investment to transform the Northeastern region and secure Amtrak’s railroads

Biden said the federal money will transform Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and pave the way for faster trains, fewer delays, and improved infrastructure.

3 years ago

View from the Route 101 trolley. SEPTA can get you to some great fall foliage, if you know what route to take.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

A guide to leaf peeping on SEPTA

Southeastern Pa. has some of the prettiest autumn colors on the planet. Here’s how to see them without a car.

3 years ago

Many SEPTA riders said they’d continue to wear a mask without a mandate in place in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
6abc

SEPTA to stop accepting tokens for payment on January 1, 2024

The sale of tokens ended in 2018, however, SEPTA has continued to accept tokens on buses and trolleys, and via fare kiosks at stations and bus loops.

3 years ago

Construction on University Avenue, seen here at Curie Boulevard, has reduced traffic from two lanes in each direction to one. It's been that way for over a year, and still has a ways to go
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Construction on University Avenue will be messing with West Philly commutes for at least another 6 months

It’ll be at least six months before the work, connected to a new CHOP tower, is completed and the lanes reopen, per PennDOT.

3 years ago

SEPTA bus passes through the intersection of N 17th and JFK Boulevard.
Community
6abc

SEPTA reaches tentative deal with TWU Local 234 to avert strike

TWU Local 234 is the largest bargaining union in SEPTA and represents 5,000 employees.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels down a street in Philadelphia
Community
6abc

‘We need National Guard here’: Safety at forefront after bus driver killed as SEPTA strike looms

Negotiations continue Friday in hopes of a deal that would end the threat of a SEPTA strike that could happen on Wednesday.

3 years ago

New Jersey Turnpike
Politics & Policy

Gov. Phil Murphy vetoes N.J. Turnpike Authority budget, delaying planned toll increase

Murphy said he wants more information on why the 3% hike is needed.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Philadelphia's Germantown Thursday morning. (6abc)
Community
6abc

SEPTA bus driver dies after being shot 6 times in Germantown; person of interest in custody

A SEPTA bus driver has died after being shot in Philadelphia's Germantown Thursday morning.

3 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Community

SEPTA workers could strike next week, impacting many Philly transit routes. Here’s what you need to know

“We're hopeful we're not going to get to that point, but there are procedures in place,” said a SEPTA spokesperson.

3 years ago

Listen 1:11
A New Castle County police officer processes a recovered stolen care in search of evidence.
Community

Fueled by ‘Kia Boys’ videos and social media, car thefts skyrocket in Delaware

The state’s three largest police agencies report big upticks in stolen vehicles. Authorities say many culprits exploit vulnerabilities in Kias and Hyundais.

3 years ago

Listen 1:49
An Alaska Airlines Embraer 175 jet, similar to this one, was forced to make an unexpected landing Sunday night after an off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit allegedly attempted to disable the aircraft's engines. Ted S. Warren/AP
NPR
Community

An off-duty pilot attempted to shut off the engines in flight, Alaska Airlines says

An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an unexpected landing after an off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit allegedly attempted to disable the aircraft's engines.

3 years ago

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