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The Philadelphia skyline is seen from the Market Frankford platform at 63rd Street
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA board approves more spending on Key card

It’s been a costly journey for SEPTA’s fare card. The latest contract adjustment bumps up the amount paid out to Conduent to $208 million.

4 years ago

A small plane makes an emergency landing on an Ocean City bridge.
Community

Small plane makes emergency landing on bridge in Ocean City, New Jersey

There was no immediate word on what caused the plane to make the emergency landing on the 9th Street Bridge.

4 years ago

A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker
Community

Need a Lyft? Shared rides return to Philly on ride-hailing platform

The ride-hailing company had halted the popular, money-saving option due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Transit security officers work on the platform of the Girard stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA extends its $1.5M contract for security guards on Market-Frankford Line

The agency will keep 60 unarmed guards, posted between 15th Street Station and Frankford Transportation Center, beyond the planned 90-day term.

4 years ago

File photo: Rush-hour traffic heads west, right, and east, left, along the Schuylkill Expressway. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Urban Planning

The science and psychology of traffic

Has the pandemic changed the way we drive? We discuss the traffic nightmare in Philadelphia and the human psychology behind it.

Air Date: July 16, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
(image via Proterra)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s cracking battery buses raise questions about the future of electric transit

SEPTA was bullish on battery-powered electric buses. But $2.6 million and 25 broken buses later, the agency is rethinking its approach.

5 years ago

Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester talks about plans for the future of I-95 in Wilmington during a round table community meeting Monday afternoon. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Effort to cap I-95 through Wilmington gains momentum

Federal and state lawmakers met with community leaders to outline plans to reunite Wilmington neighborhoods divided by I-95 decades ago.

5 years ago

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

After decades of crashes and neglected roads, West Philly in line for repair funds

West Philadelphia neighborhoods would see safety improvements on Mantua Avenue, Chestnut Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway if the INVEST in America Act passes.

5 years ago

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FILE - Riders were invited to test drive the Lime scooter at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Scooter share legalized for Pittsburgh only, still banned in Philadelphia

A pilot program for the Western Pa. city was tucked into the budget bill.

5 years ago

A file photo shows a SEPTA worker repairing a trolley track during a cleaning blitz. (SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Trolley blitz: SEPTA to close busted Philly tunnels for 17-day glow up

The trolley tunnels below downtown Philly and University City need some TLC. SEPTA crews will work around-the-clock for the next 17 days to make it happen.

5 years ago

Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
Keystone Crossroads
Community

New SEPTA cards for Philly students; district plan for fall yet to be finalized

The cards are free for students in 7th grade and up who take the trolley, bus, or subway to school, with a max of eight uses per day.

5 years ago

Kevin Thompson stands outside with a Verve S pedal bike
Community

Philly e-scooter startup Verve S is getting into the bike business

The Philadelphia startup that tried to bring e-scooters to its hometown is rolling into the bikeshare business.

5 years ago

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

Philly and SEPTA issue tech challenge to help people with disabilities navigate transit

SEPTA and the city of Philadelphia are calling for ideas on new ways to use technology to make it easier for people with disabilities to use mass transit.

5 years ago

Baby Mazir was born on SEPTA's route 55 bus. (6ABC)
Community
6ABC

Baby on board! Philadelphia woman gives birth on SEPTA bus

Williams was due to give birth on July 21, but baby Mazir had a different plan. At around 9 a.m. on June 26, Williams went into labor on the Route 55 bus.

5 years ago

A view of the Chestnut Street bridge in 2019.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Popular section of the Schuylkill River Trail reopened for July 4

The Schuylkill River trail between Walnut and Market reopened just in time for the Fourth of July weekend festivities.

5 years ago

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