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Transportation

A four mile stretch of I-95, seen here looking south through the city of Wilmington. (Courtesy of DelDOT)
Urban Planning

DelDOT preps drivers for massive overhaul of I-95 through Wilmington

Construction crews are in the final months of prep work on a project that will drastically affect traffic on I-95 through the city of Wilmington for the next two years.

5 years ago

Center City Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly vows to slow rising traffic fatality rate with more speed enforcement — and bikes

Announced as traffic fatality rates soar to historic levels, Philadelphia’s latest Vision Zero plan hinges on changing drivers’ behavior.

5 years ago

Voters can catch a free trolley ride to their polling location this Election Day
Politics & Policy

By bike, by car, by trolley: Free and discounted rides for Philly voters on Election Day

Ride-hailing companies, local nonprofits and union organizations are all pitching in to help voters get to their ballot drop boxes and polling sites on Tuesday.

6 years ago

Elvira Méndez on the day of her citizenship ceremony. (Courtesy of Elvira Méndez/Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Community

The Spanish-language voice of SEPTA is voting for president for the first time

You probably don’t recognize Elvira Méndez by name, but you know her voice if you ride SEPTA .This Election Day marks her first presidential ballot.

6 years ago

Tarps and fences block the seating area in the Hoboken Terminal waiting room in Hoboken, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Weather

8 years later, Sandy still costing transit systems billions

“It seems like at least once a decade, you’re going to get something that has a major impact on the transportation network."

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden boards his train at Amtrak's Pittsburgh Train Station, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Biden is on a train tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania today. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Fix roads, fund transit: 5 Philly commuters share their White House wish list

The next president will make calls that shape the future of Philly’s beleaguered transportation system. Here’s what local riders need from the White House.

6 years ago

A plane full of masked people
NPR
Health

Do masks on plane flights really cut your risk of catching COVID-19?

On an 8-hour Emirates flight, with mask-wearing enforced, a whopping 27 COVID-positive people boarded the plane in Dubai. Guess how many passengers got infected?

6 years ago

Woman wearing a shirt that says 'The future is accessible'
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I’m not included here’: People with disabilities face barriers to voting in Philly and beyond

If as many people with disabilities turned out to vote as those without, then the 2018 midterm election would’ve recorded a whopping 2.35 million more votes.

6 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA wins $1.2 million federal grant for safety fixes

The funds will support an automated system that prevents trains from being routed into areas where people are working and safety fixes on Grays Avenue.

6 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

How SEPTA is making transit safe for Philly’s 60,000 student commuters

Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.

6 years ago

Regional rail stations were nearly empty in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
The Why
Politics & Policy

SEPTA’s rampant overtime spending

Experts say the millions SEPTA spends on overtime is troubling. Meanwhile, the agency says it can't afford things like additional death benefits for workers who died of COVID.

Air Date: October 6, 2020

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Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Regional Rail is on life support. Essential workers can bring it back.

Ridership on Regional Rail is down 90%​. SEPTA must change the system so it can serve essential workers — and draw people back to empty trains.

6 years ago

A SEPTA employee  walks between two El cars lifted for repairs at the 69th Street SEPTA repair shop. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA managers, cops earn double salaries with overtime as agency battles fiscal crisis

A small number of SEPTA managers and police officers, through overtime, earned annual pay comparable to Mayor Jim Kenney and other public executives.

6 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
PlanPhilly
Health

SEPTA: Dire finances prevent agency from paying out COVID death benefits

The union that represents SEPTA workers fought for a $500,000 death benefit — a payout that New York’s MTA provided over the summer.

6 years ago

Riders were invited to test drive the Lime scooter at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Open to the air and socially distant, e-scooters are trending — but they’re still illegal in Pa.

Detractors include the insurance industry, SEPTA and the Kenney administration.

6 years ago

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