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Children from the Precious Babies daycare are evacuated after a mass shooting in North Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

How SEPTA helped reunite families during the North Philly police shootout

The transit authority is an undersung player in the city’s emergency response.

6 years ago

Emily Fredricks pictured in front of a flower wall. (Emily Fredricks Foundation)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Philly DA Krasner may appeal dismissal of charges against driver who fatally struck cyclist

Philly DA Larry Krasner is reviewing “options” in case against driver who struck and killed bicyclist Emily Fredricks.

6 years ago

Riders cruise through Brooklyn on Revel mopeds. (Courtesy of Revel)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

NYC moped startup Revel is eyeing Philly. My test-ride proved how thrilling/scary that would be.

Revel offers registered vehicles through an app. It runs a $19 check of your driving record before unlocking anything. And no wheels if you’re under 21.

6 years ago

WILMAPCO’s Bill Swiatek points to a map from the group’s Transportation Justice Plan that shows the high cost of transportation and housing for those living in high poverty areas. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Racial inequities found in Delaware’s regional transportation network

A Wilmington Area Planning Council report found black and Latino populations have been historically disadvantaged by the region’s transportation network.

6 years ago

SEPTA regional rail train. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Climate change is messing with your commute, SEPTA says after storms halt trains

Most scientists concur that climate change is causing more severe and more frequent storms –– and transit agencies like SEPTA are struggling to keep up.

6 years ago

Debris from a small plane crash sets in backyards of a residential neighborhood in Upper Moreland, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.  Upper Moreland Police Chief Michael Murphy says the plane hit several trees before it finally came to rest. He said everyone aboard the plane was killed. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

3 killed when small plane crashes in backyard of Willow Grove home

The single-engine plane went down around 6:20 a.m. Thursday in Willow Grove, shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

6 years ago

A rendering of the final layout of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge. (PennDOT)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Grays Ferry Bridge is scary for cyclists and PennDOT’s rebuild won’t solve the problem

The $13.3 million reconstruction of the Grays Ferry Bridge will include a protected bike lane — but only on one half of the bridge.

6 years ago

Delaware receivee a $2.6 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation to purchase or lease zero-emission and low-emission transit buses. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Community

Delaware officials want to make riding the bus ‘sexy’ with new electric fleet

Delaware aims to reduce carbon emissions by increasing its fleet of electric buses with help from a new federal grant.

6 years ago

Orb weaver spider at Spring Garden Station. (Note: Dramatization. Not actual size.) (Max Marin/Billy Penn illustration)
Community
Billy Penn

Terrifying orb-weaver spiders have returned to the Spring Garden El stop

Upside: Experts say they’re not harmful to humans.

6 years ago

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

Chestnut Street Bridge to close Monday for year-long makeover

During the year-long closure, motorists and cyclists heading east from West Philadelphia will be detoured north. The bridge will close after 8 p.m.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly's transportation reporter Darryl Murphy (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Lifestyle
PlanPhilly

E for exhilarating: PlanPhilly reviews Indego’s new e-bikes

Indego plans to roll out 400 e-bikes by mid-August.

6 years ago

A train moves along the Market-Frankford Line. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Sources: FBI investigating SEPTA over embezzlement scheme

The FBI and SEPTA’s inspector general are investigating a multi-year embezzlement scheme that may involve a string of the transit agency’s managers.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Turnpike
Money
PA Post

V-tolls: What they are and why you might be paying them if you travel the Pa. Turnpike

Mysterious charges appeared on E-ZPass statements of Pennsylvania Turnpike customers at least 350,000 times over the course of a year.

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

SEPTA Regional Rail paper Trailpasses will disappear starting in August

SEPTA is phasing out its paper monthly and weekly Trailpasses. All passes will be sold as Key card purchases starting in August. Click for details.

6 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

SEPTA’s solar-powered train signals expected to improve safety in severe weather

With the new solar technology, SEPTA train engineers should be able to keep Regional Rail lines running safely when the main energy grid goes down.

6 years ago

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