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Transportation

In this Sunday, July 8, 2018, photograph, 2018 Model 3 sedans charge while on display outside a Tesla showroom in Littleton, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. regulators adopt new policy, clearing confusion over electric vehicle charging stations

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission began looking into the issue earlier this year.

7 years ago

Chamarra McCrorie gives Indego's new e-bikes a test ride on Thomas Paine Plaza. (Jim Saksa/WHYY)
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Community
PlanPhilly

Philly adds electric bikes to Indego fleet

Like Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, Indego has gone electric, adding 10 pedal-assist bicycles to its bike share fleet.

7 years ago

(Bob Bruhin, EOTS Flickr Group)
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PlanPhilly

Inspired by King of Prussia, West Chester ramps up campaign to restore rail service

The committee has spent the last four years figuring out how to restore the Chester County suburb's Regional Rail service, which was cut in 1986

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Judge could force SEPTA to end ban on political ads

A fed. judge may force SEPTA to scale back its effort to keep politically charged advertisements off its bus shelters and vehicles when he issues a decision later this month

7 years ago

Night skyline of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. (Big Stock photo)
Community

Ben Franklin Parkway celebrates its 100th birthday with its own street party

Philadelphia's iconic thoroughfare marks its 100th anniversary with cake, favors, and music.

7 years ago

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A view of the skyline from University City
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Good news and the bad in Philadelphia’s transportation plan

Philadelphia deserves a serious transportation agenda.

7 years ago

(Jared Wickerham/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Female Uber passenger says she was assaulted, calls company’s business model ‘dangerous’ for women

A Philadelphia woman called an Uber car one fall afternoon, and the trip quickly took an ugly turn.

7 years ago

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The Why
Education

The $40,000 cab ride

Why is the Philadelphia School District paying millions of dollars for taxicabs? The answer involves special education, school choice, and lots and lots of lawyers.

Air Date: October 24, 2018

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New Jersey officials are seeking to dredge nine navigation channels in the Barnegat Bay. (Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps)
Down the Shore
Community

Bay channel dredging is latest in N.J.’s safe navigation initiative

Crews will soon begin dredging channels in Ocean County to ensure safe navigation, the latest in a series of projects that began in 2014, state officials announced. 

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA can’t say exactly how much it pays pension fund managers

7 years ago

Commuters swipe their SEPTA key cards at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby. (HEATHER KHALIFA / INQUIRER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community
Broke in Philly

SEPTA is investigating claims of fraudulent charges for poor using new fare card

SEPTA is using undercover personnel to investigate claims that retailers selling the transit agency's new smart fare card are overcharging customers for transactions

7 years ago

An election official places a sign as voters line up outside a polling place November 2016 in Fogelsville, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Lyft, Uber offers discounted or free rides to get to polls on Election Day

Midterm elections are fast approaching and Lyft and Uber are trying to make getting to the polls a whole lot easier.

7 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. officials warn drivers to be vigilant as rutting season nears peak

With the autumn white-tailed deer breeding season upon us, New Jersey officials are urging motorists to exercise caution on the state’s roadways.

7 years ago

Traffic on Washington Avenue at 9th Street in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Killing SEPTA transfer fees, charging for parking differently — it’s all in Philly’s new transportation plan

The City of Philadelphia released what may be its most ambitious and concretely detailed transportation plan yet on Wednesday.

7 years ago

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NJ Transit train
Politics & Policy

Long-awaited NJ Transit audit finds agency lacks direction, sustainable funding

Gov. Murphy ordered the audit shortly after he took office in January, calling the transit agency a “national disgrace.”

7 years ago

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