
Transportation
Detroit’s transportation agency just eliminated its transfer fee. Will Philly be next?
SEPTA is mulling the elimination of its $1 transfer fee for switching transit lines.
6 years ago
Appeal of anti-toll lawsuit keeps SEPTA improvements on hold
The lawsuit filed on behalf of professional drivers and motorists has stopped progress on 35 SEPTA projects.
6 years ago
New ‘park anywhere’ car-sharing service vying for a spot on Philly’s jammed streets
After months of lobbying, a German company could be on the cusp of making a new method of car sharing legal in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Scamming SEPTA is getting harder: Agency hits 10-year low for claims payouts
A decade after SEPTA put its first surveillance cameras up, the transit authority has closed the book on its leanest year for payouts yet.
6 years ago
Family-friendly SEPTA Key to roll out — but not until 2020
A new SEPTA Key feature that will make it less expensive for families to ride together is in the works.
6 years ago
Drivers from these gentrifying Philly neighborhoods get the most parking tickets
PPA data indicates that not all drivers are created equal: Residents from five gentrifying ZIP codes near Center City receive tickets at a higher rate than anyone else.
6 years ago
Listen 2:57Dockless e-bike share coming to Philly in 2019
One Philadelphia neighborhood will be selected for a pilot program that will bring a dockless bike share featuring electric bikes.
6 years ago
NJ Transit resuming rail service to Atlantic City, Princeton
New Jersey Transit will resume service on its Atlantic City and Princeton "Dinky" lines on May 12, about two weeks earlier than it had anticipated.
6 years ago
SEPTA Key usable on all of Regional Rail starting May 1
Commuters in Zones 1 and 2 can load passes onto their SEPTA Key online or via phone starting April 20 and use the cards to ride starting in May.
6 years ago
Anthony Williams opposes congestion pricing, pitches shuttle buses to cut gridlock
Mayoral candidate State Sen. Anthony Williams talked about his vision for transportation at a recent forum hosted by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.
6 years ago
Shore town considers jailing motorists generating large waves during flooding
Stone Harbor is the latest in a slew of Jersey Shore municipalities have either formally considered or adopted into law what is now known as "no wake ordinances."
6 years ago
Officials: Troubled Shore bridge to remain closed through ‘late summer’
The Townsends Inlet Bridge closed in Sept. 2018 to replace seven of 27 old steel spans. County officials last summer expected the span to reopen by Memorial Day weekend.
6 years ago
Slaying puts focus on ride-hailing safety, fake drivers
It's not just women who are at risk from fake ride-hailing drivers, he said. Men also have been robbed after getting into the wrong car.
6 years ago
Philly parking czar wants to know who’s driving your Uber, says Pa. audit doesn’t go far enough
PPA director Scott Petri wants the authority to certify Uber and Lyft drivers as part of wide-ranging regulatory package aimed at making ride-hailing services safer.
6 years ago
Judge rejects lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hikes
A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increases that are financing payments to help fund transit agencies.
6 years ago