Transportation
Lawmaker calls for halt to PennDOT plan to toll nine bridges
Senate Transportation Committee Chair Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria, said he opposes the proposals by Gov. Tom Wolf's Department of Transportation.
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SEPTA police union says a catch and release policy endangers officer safety
SEPTA’s police union is calling on agency officials to reverse a policy that delays the arrest of alleged criminal offenders on the SEPTA system.
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The plan from AmeriStarRail would privatize Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor, adding new stops and faster, more frequent trains.
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Going electric: is the EV revolution here to stay?
What will it take to get the world's 1.6 billion gas powered cars and trucks off the road? And what impact will electric vehicles have on our climate?
Air Date: March 3, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29SEPTA to use COVID relief funds to move ahead with King of Prussia rail line
The $2 billion rail line would connect KOP to University City and Center City, creating a trifecta of the largest employment hubs in the region.
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Faster buses, more Regional Rail, modern trolleys: Philly’s transit plan takes system to 2045
The plan presents a detailed, yet still unfunded, manifest for a transit system that doesn’t center 9-5 commuters and instead, serves a changed economy.
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Pennsylvania looks to boost electric vehicle sales
At least 12 states already have a requirement for zero-emission electric vehicles, including neighbors Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.
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Neighbors avoid Olney transit hub after mass shooting: ‘I wouldn’t catch it there’
After gunmen injured eight victims Wednesday afternoon, North Philly commuters feel traumatized. “We’re just trying to make it out of our own neighborhood,” one person said.
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Camden’s Walter Rand Transportation Center to get major overhaul
The multi-year $250 million project includes better connecting PATCO with NJ Transit’s River Line light rail service.
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SEPTA employees endure steady threats of violence even as transit ridership drops
Bus drivers and others on SEPTA’s frontlines describe harassment and attacks as part of the job. The pandemic has worsened the situation, some say.
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Owner of derelict Spring Garden Station fights petition to force cleanup
A successor company to the Reading Railroad, which hasn't operated train cars since 1976, is fighting an effort to force repairs to a derelict train station it owns in Philly.
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Attorney general drops case against Philly woman accused of ‘road rage’ by demoted city prosecutor
The Pa. Attorney General withdrew all charges against Khasandra Franklin, arrested last fall after Philly's top homicide prosecutor claimed she tried to run him off the road.
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NYU study: SEPTA subway stations are less polluted than NYC stations
Conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic threatened the lungs of transit workers and commuters, the study looked at stations in four major American cities.
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Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says
The revelation during a hearing to announce the probable cause or causes of the crash followed plenty of finger-pointing.
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Before Rosa Parks: The fight for Philly transit equity and the Black women on the frontlines
As SEPTA honored Rosa Parks on her birthday, history remembers Caroline LeCount, who risked her life to desegregate 19th century Philadelphia’s streetcars.
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