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Transportation

Social distancing signage on SEPTA. (Billy Penn / WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Stuck to social distancing? SEPTA signage — and habits — remain as rules change

SEPTA lifted capacity limits on transit last week, yet signs of social distancing mandates remain. Not everyone is unhappy that the habit could survive.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly progressives, urbanists blast $130 million cut to city parking tax

Statements and a petition opposed a bill that would slash the tax rate to 17%, noting there was no guarantee lot workers would benefit, as promised.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks from behind a podium
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We’re ready when you’re ready’: SEPTA invites riders to return as Philly reopens

SEPTA and city officials invited riders to return after more than a year of shutdowns and restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago

Assistant Director of Transportation Ken Divers, who leads the vulnerable population task force at SEPTA, walks on the platform at Somerset Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA launches pilot plan to reduce deadly falls and jumps onto tracks

The authority plans to install galvanized steel barriers along the length of the platforms at Somerset Station on the Market-Frankford Line to pilot the idea.

5 years ago

Carnival Cruise Line ships docked at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., in March 2020 following the CDC coronavirus No Sail Order. A Celebrity Cruises ship has received CDC permission to operate the first cruise from a U.S. port since the No Sail Order. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
NPR
Community

The buffet can stay: What the future of the cruise line industry looks like

Now, emboldened by the CDC's green light and a pent-up demand, the industry has high hopes for a quick recovery.

5 years ago

The Cape May-Lewes Ferry (Elisabeth Perez-Luna/WHYY)
Community

Ferry link means big business for beach towns in Delaware and New Jersey

New study shows the multi-million dollar impact the Cape May/Lewes Ferry has on the local economy — an impact beach businesses hope ramps up post-pandemic.

5 years ago

A Southwest Airlines plane, seen in November 2020. A flight attendant for Southwest was allegedly struck by a passenger and lost two teeth in the latest in a rash of violent attacks on planes. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Community

The FAA has seen a ‘significantly higher’ number of unruly passenger reports in 2021

The number of unruly passengers on U.S flights has taken off in 2021, with many more people boarding planes as the pandemic eases.

5 years ago

Outreach worker Kenneth Harris engages with a client outside Somerset Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA is testing a new way to help people struggling with addiction on the system

SEPTA is trying a new approach to keeping its stations clean and safe, while helping people suffering from addiction who take shelter in the transit system.

5 years ago

Listen 4:33
Colmon Holmes, who uses CCT as his main mode of transportation, said he was concerned about the cleanliness of public transit at a PhillyTRU rally outside SEPTA headquarters on May 24, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Transit riders give their two cents on SEPTA’s proposed budget

The proposed budget, unveiled last month, boasts another year of delayed fare increases and a plan to return transit service to 96% of its pre-COVID capacity.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

D.C. has invested in SEPTA’s future. Now it’s Harrisburg’s turn

President Biden’s plan to invest in infrastructure is the boost Pennsylvania needs now. Unfortunately, it won’t solve SEPTA’s long-term funding problem.

5 years ago

A screen shows canceled incoming flights at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, R.I., on March 30, 2020. Consumer advocates and two senators say airlines are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed to customers for canceled travel. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Complaints soar as customers fight airlines for refunds from pandemic cancellations

Airlines got billions in COVID-19 aid over the last year, but consumer advocates and two senators claim they're sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed to customers.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Money

Councilmember Parker introduces bill to cut Philly parking taxes

Councilmember Cherelle Parker says the bill would help encourage drivers to come back into the city for events. Some argue that isn’t a good thing.

5 years ago

Cyclists and joggers use Martin Luther King Drive on March 11, 2021, which has been closed to traffic since the start of the pandemic. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Change is hard’: Why the future of a car-free MLK Drive remains in flux

MLK Drive became a popular biking and walking path during the pandemic. As city officials prepare to reopen it, advocates see opportunities to share the road better.

5 years ago

Cars line up Tuesday at a QuikTrip in Atlanta. Continued panic-buying is leading to shortages at gas stations across the Southeast after a hack attack shut down a critical pipeline. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Colonial restarts operations after cyberattack as panic-buying mounts in Southeast

Colonial Pipeline says they have "initiated the restart" of operations at its hacked pipeline as a wave of panic buying empties out many gas stations across the Southeast.

5 years ago

Cars visible driving north on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Urban Planning

PPA says speed cameras working on Roosevelt Boulevard

Speed cameras are effective in slowing down the boulevard.

5 years ago

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