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Transportation

Kelly Drive near Hunting Park Avenue (Google Maps)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly police target reckless drivers on Kelly Drive as city reopens MLK Drive to cars

The four-lane park drive has seen an increase in speeding drivers, illegal street racing, and fatal car crashes during the pandemic.

5 years ago

Photograph of South Broad Street taken by an automobile-mounted camera driving north toward City Hall. (The Chamber of Commerce Foundation)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

AI-powered survey finds Philly roads rank best in the nation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation study found Philadelphia’s roadways ranked among the top among large cities.

5 years ago

An empty SEPTA train car.
Community

Weeks after SEPTA extends private security contract, a guard beat a man at a turnstile

The violence occurred soon after SEPTA extended its $1.5 million contract with Allied Universal to keep security guards stationed along the Market-Frankford Line.

5 years ago

Trucks and cars travel down the highway.
Urban Planning

Transportation funding report could launch years of debate in Pa.

The report comes amid a stalemate over increasing funding for highway construction in Pennsylvania, and as states increasingly experiment with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.

5 years ago

SEPTA Deputy General Manager Robert Lund, U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle of Philadelphia, Liberty Resources CEO Tom Earle, and accessibility advocates for people with disabilities are pictured at a press conference
Urban Planning

SEPTA riders with disabilities say one street-level elevator isn’t enough to improve accessibility

Two lawmakers from Philly have teamed up to improve accessibility on mass transit. But some riders with disabilities question whether the touted improvements go far enough.

5 years ago

A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

City officials recommend wearing masks indoors, again

As the delta variant causes an increase in new COVID-19 cases, city health officials are urging residents to mask up in indoor public spaces.

5 years ago

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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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

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