Transportation
Gov. Shapiro’s plan to boost mass transit aid passes Pa. House, but faces long odds in Senate
The Democratic governor wants the 20% increase for transit systems still trying to recover pre-pandemic ridership numbers and facing a drop-off in federal funding.
8 months ago
New Jersey’s gas tax could soon rise, and EV owners may have to pay a fee
“Climate change is killing us,” said one lawmaker of the electric vehicle fee. “We don’t need hurdles; we need to make it as easy as possible.”
8 months ago
Listen 1:25Philly floats plans for another intercity bus terminal
The latest move would have Greyhound and other bus companies pick up passengers at a parking lot across the street from the existing stop.
8 months ago
More changes to improve pedestrian and traffic safety on Roosevelt Boulevard are on the horizon.
8 months ago
Listen 1:13The fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic faces eviction from a South Philly pier
The SS United States has been languishing at a pier in south Philadelphia for more than twenty-five years.
8 months ago
The first Black pilot of a commercial airline has died at 89
Announcing Capt. David E. Harris' death, American Airlines's CEO called him a "trailblazer."
8 months ago
Meet the transit-savvy student on a mission to visit every SEPTA station
Rose Cohen will rank each station, snap pictures and even pick up trash to make each stop better than she found it.
8 months ago
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made international headlines when he went public with his story, saying he wouldn't trust planes made in North Charleston, S.C., to be safe and airworthy.
8 months ago
‘Those bathrooms are going to get better at the airport’: Parker pledges improvements
Does Mayor Parker have a secret project to build Philly the cleanest, greenest, big-city airport bathrooms in the country?
8 months ago
I-76 eastbound back open after tractor trailer fire in Montgomery County
Police have not said if there are any injuries or if any other vehicles were involved.
8 months ago
The Pa. legislature created a special prosecutor to go after crimes committed in the transit system, and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker promised to beef up police patrols.
8 months ago
New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
The deployment of the National Guard would bolster an enhanced presence of NYPD officers in the subway system
8 months ago
‘We will not be held hostage’: Philly police seek 4 suspects after 8 teens injured in mass shooting
Nearly a dozen children have been hurt in the recent string of shootings. Mayor Parker vowed to “use every legal tool in the toolbox" to address the violence.
8 months ago
Listen 1:23Pa. State Police investigate deadly crash on I-95 near Bridesburg
At least four vehicles were involved in the accident.
8 months ago
Three trains involved in ‘collision and derailment’ in eastern Pennsylvania; no injuries reported
The township's police chief, Thomas Barndt, said arriving emergency personnel found “multiple trains derailed” but no reported injuries.
8 months ago