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Transportation

A biker uses the raised bike lanes on American Street.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly’s first raised bike lane with a concrete buffer is nearly complete

The bikeway runs along the middle of North American Street, connecting Northern Liberties to Fairhill.

5 years ago

Cars and trucks line up at the entrance to the George Washington Bridge
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey, other states pass on climate-change plan for transportation

The Transportation & Climate Initiative would cap emissions from cars, trucks and buses, but likely bump fuel prices by 5 cents a gallon.

5 years ago

An empty SEPTA train car.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

Transit union calls out SEPTA for ‘Scrooge-like’ quarantine policy

If a SEPTA employee needs to quarantine a third time, they must use their own sick leave and benefits that provide 50% of their pay.

5 years ago

A PATCO fare gate at the 8th and Market stop.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PATCO still on track to reopen Franklin Square Station despite pandemic hit

Construction on the Philadelphia transit stop is set to begin next summer and be completed around 2024.

5 years ago

A SEPTA worker walks through the 69th Street SEPTA repair shop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Rust, cracked steel and corrosion: SEPTA MFL cars plagued with problems

The 1990s’-era M-4 cars have required a steady stream of repairs at a time when SEPTA faces an unprecedented fiscal challenge.

5 years ago

(Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Tina Fey’s ‘I’m a SEPTA b*tch’ wouldn’t be a bad slogan, says transit agency GM

Before her recent car purchase, the Philly-area native comedian was a public transportation diehard, she told Jimmy Fallon.

5 years ago

NJ Transit
Urban Planning

NJ Transit completes installation of automatic braking system on rail lines

Riders faced intermittent delays over the past three years as the Murphy administration, contractors, and federal officials raced to meet the 2020 deadline.

5 years ago

Radio Times

The dark side of the American supermarket

Benjamin Lorr on his book "The Secret Life of Groceries," an investigation into the grocery store industry and the difficult lives of workers along the food supply chain.

Air Date: December 18, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Snow falls at City Hall on Dec. 16, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA selects San Francisco firm to redesign bus network

The redesign is expected to kick off in early 2021 and last for three years with the goal of adapting the city’s bus network to meet changing demands.

5 years ago

A snow plow drives across a road in a heavy snowfall in Morrisville, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Weather

PennDOT, PA Turnpike: Road restrictions in response to winter snow storm

To keep up with the latest information as the storm progresses, follow 511PA via its traveler information website and mapping tool.

5 years ago

SEPTA’s Midvale bus depot was a hotspot for COVID-19.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA malware attack busted automated rider counters used to stop transit crowding

The automatic passenger counting system that checks SEPTA buses and trolleys for overcrowding remains inactive about four months after the malware attack.

5 years ago

A SEPTA rider dons a surgical mask. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA and Drexel team up to stop the spread of COVID-19 on public transit

Together, the institutions will pursue more than $600,000 in federal funding to develop and test new air and surface cleaning technology.

5 years ago

Pete Buttigieg, seen in 2019, is expected to be named Joe Biden's transportation secretary. He's former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Democratic presidential candidate. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden expected to name former rival Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary

Buttigieg would be the first openly LGBTQ person nominated to a permanent Cabinet post.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA wants to delay planned fare increases in hopes of luring riders back

The transit agency was set to increase fares at the start of the new year in January.

5 years ago

A New Jersey Transit train rides across a portal bridge
Politics & Policy

Plan to replace 110-year-old N.J. bridge submitted to Congress

The new — and higher — Portal North bridge is a key component of the broader Gateway Project, which includes modernizing rail infrastructure between Newark and Penn Station.

5 years ago

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