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Transportation

Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Key Shore bridge connecting 2 towns finally reopens; no toll through Monday

The Townsends Inlet Bridge reopened at 6 p.m. Thursday.

6 years ago

Commuters are shown exiting a SEPTA bus. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

Study: SEPTA transfer fees hit low-wage commuters the hardest

Commuters without a lot of cash to spare get hit hardest by SEPTA’s transfer fees, according to new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

6 years ago

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Amtrak train, headed to New York City, derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Charges dropped again in deadly Amtrak 188 crash in Philly

A defense lawyer argued Tuesday that any mistakes made by Brandon Bostian do not amount to a crime, and a city judge agreed.

6 years ago

Compared to the above-ground air, SEPTA stations are relatively cool DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

We measured the temp at SEPTA stations around Philadelphia

While the mercury cracks triple-digits above ground, the subway stays cool.

6 years ago

(July 20, 1969) Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, walks on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
Radio Times
Science

Walking on the moon

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, we discuss the mission, what we learned about the moon and space, the evolution of the spacesuit, and the new space race.

Air Date: July 19, 2019 10:00 am

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Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Officials: Troubled Shore bridge on track to reopen this summer

Officials are optimistic that the troubled Townsends Inlet bridge connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City could reopen this summer.

6 years ago

A bicyclist is shown from behind biking in a bike lane as cars go by them.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly has $800K to make Spring Garden the bike path of our dreams but the clock is ticking

Spring Garden Street through Center City may only be 2.1 miles long, but it represents an opportunity for the cycling community — in Philadelphia and across the East Coast.

6 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

SEPTA upgrade project to disrupt travel on 3 Regional Rail lines

The Media/Elwyn line, the Wilmington/Newark and Airport lines will be affected from July 20 to Aug. 4.

6 years ago

(Twitter/@IBX)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Summer bike commute: Tips on how to avoid being a sweaty mess

In the summer months, heat can be a deterrent for folks who want to ride their bikes, but don’t want to smell like a teenager who just entered puberty while surrounded by thei

6 years ago

Sikorsky S-92 rotor (David Monniaux [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]
Money

After Trump request, Lockheed keeps Coatesville helicopter plant open

Wednesday night's announcement comes little more than a month after the company told the Coatesville facility's 465 employees the plant would close by the end of the year.

6 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels west on Walnut Street.
Urban Planning

SEPTA gets bold with new transit map

New transit maps coming to 100 stations

6 years ago

Philadelphia's City Hall Tower (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

City Council cheat sheet: What Philly’s legislators wanted to do and how it actually worked out

Bay windows, curb cuts, community benefits, zoning, L&I inspectors. Lots of issues were tossed around. The session wasn’t soda-tax dramatic, but still…

6 years ago

A pedestrian threads his way through snarled traffic at Broad and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Report: Congestion costs Philly $152 million a year

SEPTA makes “the economic case” for fighting congestion with increased parking enforcement and other measures.

6 years ago

A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker
Politics & Policy

After N.J. woman’s murder, state tightens rules on rideshare drivers

Rideshare drivers in New Jersey will have to display more identifiers on their vehicles under a new state law named for a woman who was recently killed.

6 years ago

CEO Kevin Thompson and COO Naim Statham present their fleet of close to a hundred Verve E-scooters, stored at a former hamburger take-out restaurant located at the corner of Roosevelt Blvd and F Street, on June 15, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Philly natives enter the e-scooter wars with $100k homegrown startup, Verve S

Two Philly natives have invested $100,000 in dockless e-scooters. Now they just need their hometown and state to legalize them.

6 years ago

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