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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The Roosevelt Boulevard subway could finally happen after a century of false starts, transit advocates say

Infrastructure funding is sexy again.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Delaware launches initiative to expand electric vehicle charging

Delaware is asking the federal government for roughly $18 million to expand fast-charging electric car charging across the state.

4 years ago

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NPR
Money

Gas prices are finally dropping. Here are 4 things to know

The average price of gasoline nationwide is expected to drop below $4 a gallon in the coming days as prices continue to fall from the record highs hit in June.

4 years ago

A SEPTA train is visible and a Wawa logo sits in the upper left hand corner of the photo.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Everything we know about the new Wawa Station in Wawa on the Wawa Line

The convenience store chain paid more than $5 million to SEPTA for the naming rights to the Delco Regional Rail stop.

4 years ago

(photo credit, Emillie Krause)
Radio Times

‘The Great Stewardess Rebellion’ and air travel today

Nell McShane Wulfhart tells the history of how stewardesses became flight attendants and their influence on the labor movement in her book "The Great Stewardess Rebellion."

Air Date: July 29, 2022 10:00 am

The new Wawa Station will open on Sunday, August 21. (6abc)
Urban Planning

SEPTA announces newest Regional Rail station in Delco: The Wawa Station

The agreement will also see the Media/Elwyn line renamed the Media/Wawa line.

4 years ago

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Radio Times
Lifestyle

‘Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle’

Jody Rosen, author of "Two Wheels Good," on the history of the bicycle and how it shaped the world - Victorian suffragettes, Bangladeshi rickshaw drivers, and urban yuppies.

Air Date: July 28, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
A group of volunteers operates the scenic train rides for West Chester Railroad on the existing tracks.
Urban Planning

West Chester Borough Council supports effort to restore SEPTA passenger rail service

Commuter trains ran to West Chester for 100 years before SEPTA stopped service. Borough Council is backing a plan to bring it back.

4 years ago

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Weather

SEPTA monitoring effects on rail systems as heat wave continues

SEPTA has lowered train operating speeds as Philadelphia faces prolonged extreme heat.

4 years ago

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Weather
6abc

Amtrak implements heat restrictions between Philadelphia and New York City

According to Amtrak's website, a heat restriction means locomotive engineers must operate at slower speeds than normal.

4 years ago

A temporary high platform constructed by Long Island Railroad in 2020. (Long Island Railroad)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Four transformative changes SEPTA can make to be more rider-friendly

Not every big idea needs a big budget or a long timeline. If SEPTA wants to deliver results for riders fast, here's some low-hanging fruit.

4 years ago

SEPTA Key card
Community

SEPTA expands Key Advantage program, urging more large employers to get workers on mass transit

SEPTA is growing its Key Advantage program, an effort to get big companies to sign up for Key cards that are given to employees as a benefit.

4 years ago

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Community

Speed, red-light cameras could reduce racial disparity in police stops, study says

A recent study found that national support for automated traffic cameras increased when participants viewed camera implementation through the lens of racial justice.

4 years ago

A black freight train, operated by Norfolk Souther, speeds by on a track, as seen from the former train station in Phoenixville, PA.
Urban Planning

The historic Reading Railroad is planning a comeback as Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority holds its first meeting

SRPRA — not to be confused with SEPTA — is finally chugging along with plans to restore rail service connecting Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, and Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

SEPTA safety? Why Philly’s transit system has its own police force — and why the chief just got ousted

Thomas Nestel III retired after nearly a decade leading the police force, one of Pennsylvania’s largest.

4 years ago

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