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A police officer directs rush hour traffic on Canal Street in New York
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Community

Philly to begin hiring an all-new class of unarmed traffic officers this month

As Philadelphia officials again push back the deployment of the city’s first traffic enforcement officers, they promise hiring will begin this month.

4 years ago

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

SEPTA contract talks to move to hotel as strike authorization vote looms

Negotiations between SEPTA management and its largest labor union are coming down to the wire –– and sources at the union say they’ve hit a wall.

4 years ago

An empty SEPTA train car.
Courts & Law

Woman raped on SEPTA train as bystanders did nothing, police say

Authorities in Philadelphia say a woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in the presence of other riders. A 35-year-old man was arrested and has been charged.

4 years ago

auto-pedestrian accident Abessinio Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware
Community
6abc

Police: Auto-pedestrian accident leaves 2 injured outside football stadium in Wilmington, Delaware

Police say a vehicle hit pedestrians. One of the victims was reportedly flown to the hospital.

4 years ago

De'Wayne Drummond picks up a grill left behind after a crash at 34th Street and Mantua Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After a spike in deadly car crashes, Kenney vows to ‘redouble’ traffic safety efforts

A new report from Mayor Kenney’s administration shows Philly has a long road ahead for efforts to improve traffic safety while making transit more sustainable and equitable.

4 years ago

Police stop traffic on Broad Street
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Courts & Law

To improve equity on the road, Philly bans police stops for minor traffic infractions

The measure is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.

4 years ago

Young people riding ATVs through the streets of Philly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to dirt bikers defying city ban

P.O.C. hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are feeling about dirt bikers defying the city ban.

4 years ago

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Both sides of a highway jam-packed with cars
Money

Why gas prices are on the rise in the Philadelphia region, across the U.S.

Gas prices are rising in the Philadelphia region and across the country, with the average U.S. price of regular gas up 7 cents over the past two weeks.

4 years ago

The old Folcroft Avenue bridge in Folcroft, Delco catches fire early Sunday morning. Debris from the fire is causing delays on Amtrak and has SEPTA's Newark line suspended. (6abc)
Community
6abc

SEPTA’s Newark line suspended after abandoned bridge catches fire in Delco

Fire officials tell 6abc the bridge has been abandoned for at least 30 years and should be demolished.

4 years ago

Alvin Tull is a Lead Muralist and Lead Teaching Artist with the Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia. He worked with artist Lauren Cat West to create the Lovely Day mural, which covers 200 columns at the SEPTA concourse between City Hall and Walnut Streets
Arts & Entertainment

Mural Arts paid homeless artists to paint 200 columns underneath Broad Street

Two hundred concrete columns in the subway concourse were painted by homeless artists, as part of Mural Arts Philadelphia’s social service program.

4 years ago

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New medians shown at the intersection of N. Broad and Oxford streets. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
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Urban Planning

Hours after a cyclist dies, City Hall unveils a safety fix, promises more

North Broad’s new medians aim to slow drivers and increase street safety. They came one day after a driver killed a cyclist on Roosevelt Boulevard.

4 years ago

Travelers watch a JetBlue Airways aircraft taxi away from a gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport†ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Arlington, Va
Health

American, other airlines will require employee vaccinations

A key White House adviser talked about the matter with the CEOs of American, Delta, and Southwest, according to people familiar with the situation.

4 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Politics & Policy

Paying for Pennsylvania’s bridge repairs with new tolls remains divisive

PennDOT plans to hire a team of private companies to design, build, and manage the bridges for 25 to 30 years.

4 years ago

Roosevelt boulevard 6abc crash
Community
6abc

Roosevelt Boulevard crash takes down SEPTA wires, repairs to take hours

The crash happened in the southbound outer lanes at 7th Street.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Radio Times

‘Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door’

Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Mims on his book, "Arriving Today," about the journey products take from factory to your front door and how workers are impacted.

Air Date: October 1, 2021 10:00 am

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