Transportation
Meet the transit-savvy student on a mission to visit every SEPTA station
Rose Cohen will rank each station, snap pictures and even pick up trash to make each stop better than she found it.
6 months ago
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made international headlines when he went public with his story, saying he wouldn't trust planes made in North Charleston, S.C., to be safe and airworthy.
6 months ago
‘Those bathrooms are going to get better at the airport’: Parker pledges improvements
Does Mayor Parker have a secret project to build Philly the cleanest, greenest, big-city airport bathrooms in the country?
6 months ago
I-76 eastbound back open after tractor trailer fire in Montgomery County
Police have not said if there are any injuries or if any other vehicles were involved.
6 months ago
The Pa. legislature created a special prosecutor to go after crimes committed in the transit system, and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker promised to beef up police patrols.
6 months ago
New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
The deployment of the National Guard would bolster an enhanced presence of NYPD officers in the subway system
6 months ago
‘We will not be held hostage’: Philly police seek 4 suspects after 8 teens injured in mass shooting
Nearly a dozen children have been hurt in the recent string of shootings. Mayor Parker vowed to “use every legal tool in the toolbox" to address the violence.
6 months ago
Listen 1:23Pa. State Police investigate deadly crash on I-95 near Bridesburg
At least four vehicles were involved in the accident.
6 months ago
Three trains involved in ‘collision and derailment’ in eastern Pennsylvania; no injuries reported
The township's police chief, Thomas Barndt, said arriving emergency personnel found “multiple trains derailed” but no reported injuries.
6 months ago
Could Indego reinstate single-trip option amid online clamor?
A rash of thefts led the bike share program to end its half-hour option, but that could soon change.
6 months ago
Philadelphia police increasing efforts to get ATVs, dirt bikes off streets
In just two hours on Tuesday night, Philly police recovered 15 ATVs and dirt bikes.
6 months ago
Why has SEPTA once again delayed its bus revolution?
After two years of public comment, SEPTA’s bus-route overhaul is yet again back to the public for further comment before being approved for implementation.
6 months ago
Chrysler recalling more than 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees due to steering wheel issue
The automaker said that the upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate and cause the wheel to fall outward.
6 months ago
As autonomous bus launches at Navy Yard, drivers’ union pushes back
As SEPTA workers look ahead to contract negotiations this fall, they’re considering language secured in an Ohio contract that would let the union veto the use of AVs.
6 months ago
Philadelphia Navy Yard begins autonomous, electric shuttle service
The Navy Yard’s AV shuttle can fit nine seated passengers and a wheelchair.
6 months ago
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