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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Transportation

A SEPTA bus driver navigates through SEPTA’s Midvale bus depot
Urban Planning

A look into SEPTA’s new transit systems proposed for the Philadelphia suburbs

SEPTA wants to streamline bus services in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, and implement “microtransit” zones — an on-demand door-to-door transit service.

3 years ago

(IvanSpasic/BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pa. announces money to help get dirty diesel trucks out of high-traffic communities

Exhaust from diesel trucks can worsen heart and lung issues, and even cause cancer. A new Pa. grant program will help replace them with electric vehicles.

3 years ago

Activists in support of unionized rail workers protest outside the House side of the Capitol on Tuesday. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent a strike

The Senate has approved a measure meant to avert a railroad strike in eight days — without the paid sick days rail workers have been asking for.

3 years ago

A silhouette of someone standing on a sidewalk is clear as traffic in the background going by is blurred.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

With PennDOT studying transit options for Roosevelt Boulevard, a subway is back on the table

PennDOT has committed to studying transit options on Roosevelt Blvd. This means that Philly is one step closer to a new subway line, writes doctoral student Jay Arzu.

3 years ago

A Christmas tree is visible in front of Philadelphia City Hall.
Community

Expect a more slimmed down Santa Express train from SEPTA this year

The perennial child pleaser is 31 years old, but will only run on the Broad Street line this year.

3 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Details on the AI gun detection tech SEPTA is installing in 300 surveillance cameras

This is ZeroEyes’ first public transit rollout of the service, which has DHS anti-terrorism designation.

3 years ago

A Union Pacific freight train carries cargo along a rail line at sunset in Bosler, Wyoming, on August 13, 2022. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Largest freight rail union rejects contract agreement, heads back to bargaining table

It's back to the drawing board for tens of thousands of rail workers.

3 years ago

A traveler moves through the Philadelphia International Airport
Community

Philadelphia International Airport braces for Thanksgiving travel rush

Approximately 867,000 people will pass through the airport this week. Officials recommend arriving at least 2.5 hours early for domestic flights, three for international.

3 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Urban Planning

SEPTA turns to artificial intelligence to scan passengers for potential shooters

The new software is designed to quickly identify when someone draws a weapon gun on the transit system and notify police immediately.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels west on Walnut Street. Route 9 is the worst SEPTA bus route for time performance. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s bus redesign leaves residents of Manayunk and Roxborough behind

SEPTA’s bus redesign does not improve overall public transit options for the lower Northwest section of Philadelphia, writes resident Rebecca Poyourow.

3 years ago

Emergency responders stage near Dallas Executive Airport where two historic military planes collided and crashed during an airshow, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Community

6 killed after vintage aircraft collide at Dallas air show

The Federal Aviation Administration says a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community

Man shot multiple times, killed on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line in Philadelphia

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot 11 times throughout the body, police said.

3 years ago

Fans arrive for Game 3 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Community

Heading to a Phillies game? You might want to take transit

I-95 south will be bad. Trains and buses may be crowded, but SEPTA is nearly doubling subway service to the stadium and offering free rides home.

3 years ago

A train on tracks as seen from above.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The Frankford El celebrates its centennial: 100 years of connecting neighborhoods to Center City

Residents have simultaneously appreciated and disdained the Frankford El since it debuted in Philadelphia 100 years ago.

3 years ago

Listen 5:14
Indego bicycles set in a rack in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Study finds Philly’s bikeshare program got more people riding

A Drexel University study finds that Philly’s bike share is seeing a growth in first-time members.

3 years ago

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