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Transportation

Broad Street Line
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

A cure for the ailing Broad-Ridge Spur

The easiest and most straightforward fix for SEPTA’S black sheep line is making it free to transfer between the Spur and the Market Frankford Line.

6 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Community

Parkway service area at the Shore to close for a complete rebuild

A Garden State Parkway service area in Ocean County will close shortly after Labor Day to make way for demolition and the construction of a new facility.

6 years ago

Seven-year-old Aiden Devlin, pictured, died after falling between SEPTA  train cars. (NBC10)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

One year after a 7-year-old fell from train to his death, SEPTA to experiment with locked doors

On the heels of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, SEPTA is to test locks on train doors.

6 years ago

Cars and trucks parked in the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets force cyclists to take risky dodges into traffic.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

A Philadelphia man is suing a delivery company and PPA for blocking bike lanes

A bicyclist is suing food distribution company Julius Silvert because its delivery trucks park in bike lanes. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is also named

6 years ago

Broad Street Line
Community
Billy Penn

New hope for lonely Broad-Ridge Spur, part of the Center City Loop that never was

Fashion District Philadelphia could breathe new life into the anachronistic subway line.

6 years ago

Gas is pumped into a car at the Eastcoast filling station in Pennsauken, New Jersey. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

New Jersey’s gas tax to stay flat in 2020

New Jersey's gas tax won't be going up in the coming year, the state Treasury announced Wednesday. The rate will remain at 41.4 cents per gallon.

6 years ago

Philadelphia recently repaved South 11th Street, creating new parking-protected bike lanes, as seen here. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Debate over how to best make streets safer divides South Philly, one of the nation’s most biked neighborhoods

South Philadelphia has one of the nation’s highest rates of bike commuters. That fact alone can’t solve the neighborhood’s street design divide.

6 years ago

Kyle Shenandoah (Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Community

Death of Grays Ferry community leader Kyle Shenandoah leaves many in mourning

The ardent advocate for more public transportation and walkability in his South Philadelphia neighborhood was fatally struck by a car last week.

6 years ago

Straphangers wait for an L Train in New York City as it pulls into the First Avenue station. A bill under consideration might bar New York from replacing these cars with Chinese-made ones. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
NPR
Money

Congress mulls ban on use of federal grants to buy subway trains, buses from Chinese-owned manufacturer

The company has successfully won bids for transit agencies in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

6 years ago

People visit the stand of CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp) during an expo in Shanghai, China, 14 June 2018. (Imaginechina via AP Images)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How a bill to ban Chinese train cars could hinder SEPTA’s multibillion-dollar upgrade plans

Legislation pending in Congress aims to bar U.S. public transit agencies from importing Chinese train cars due to security concerns.

6 years ago

 SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

SEPTA GM Jeff Knueppel to retire in December, PennDOT secretary eyed as replacement

SEPTA General Manager Jeff Knueppel will retire on Dec. 31, at the end of his contract with the $2 billion-a-year transit agency, officials confirmed today.

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

You can finally check SEPTA Key balance, add fare on a smartphone

Riders can open the app and press the “Key” icon on the top right corner and log in to their Travel Wallet account from just about anywhere in the city.

6 years ago

Jill Fredricks Brown urges prosecutors to continue to pursue charges against the driver who killed her niece, Emily Fredricks, as she rode her bicycle in the bike lane on Spruce Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

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

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office will appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss charges against driver Jorge Fretts for the killing of cyclist Emily Fredricks

6 years ago

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

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