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LNG units on the BNSF Emporia Sub in Olathe, Kansas (NJ Spotlight)
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NJ Spotlight

Feds approve plan to ship liquefied natural gas to South Jersey by rail

Environmental groups say cargoes would risk public safety, set back climate efforts.

6 years ago

A Lyft driver navigates traffic. (Courtesy of Lyft)
PlanPhilly
Community

Lyft is partnering with a Philly social service agency to help people get to work

The ride-hailing service will issue 300 ride credits worth $10 each for clients of Philadelphia Works looking to secure employment.

6 years ago

More and more school districts are adding propane buses to their fleets and switching from diesel. They cite financial and environmental benefits. (Dana Bate/WHYY)
Community

Suburban Pa. school districts see green in propane buses

More and more school districts are adding propane buses to their fleets and switching from diesel. They cite financial and environmental benefits.

6 years ago

A SEPTA train on the Market Frankford line approaches Center City
The Why
Health

Dealing with death on the rails is part of the job at SEPTA

People getting hit and killed on the SEPTA tracks is a common tragedy — it happens almost every month. For train drivers, it's a traumatic hazard of the trade.

Air Date: December 2, 2019

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Long lines plagued the SEPTA kiosks at the 46th Street MFL stop on Monday morning. (Layla A. Jones/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Key glitch during morning rush snarls SEPTA, ends with free rides

"It’s a Monday," said a transit authority spokesperson.

6 years ago

Yassmin Gramian (Courtesy of PennDOT)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Gov. Wolf appoints Yassmin Gramian to replace outgoing PennDOT secretary

Executive Deputy Secretary Yassmin Gramian will assume the top job at the Department of Transportation effective Dec. 6.

6 years ago

Lisa Hastings (left) and Lynn Pearl Robinson (right) are part of Neighbors Against the Gas Plant, fighting to keep SEPTA’s natural gas burning plant out of Nicetown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA gets to keep air permit, operate gas generator in Nicetown

Activists appealed to stop SEPTA’s Nicetown gas generator from operating, but L&I Review Board has given SEPTA the greenlight.

6 years ago

A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting. (Public domain)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

N.J. woman faces up to 10 years in prison in texting while driving fatality

A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting.

6 years ago

Leslie Richards (SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards to lead SEPTA

It’s official: PennDOT secretary Leslie Richards will be the new general manager of SEPTA starting January 2020.

6 years ago

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

Dredging of ‘critical shoals’ in N.J. Intracoastal Waterway to begin

The dredging of dangerous areas within New Jersey's Intracoastal Waterway is set to begin, federal officials announced. 

6 years ago

(Courtesy of PATCO)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

PATCO overlooked Chinatown in plans to reopen Franklin Square Station

A Chinatown resident opposes PATCO’s plan to reopen Franklin Square Station because of threats to green space and other possible impacts.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering of the BAT lanes planned for Roosevelt Boulevard. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly to test a bus-forward traffic hack on deadly Roosevelt Boulevard

A traffic design hack is coming to Roosevelt Boulevard. City officials say the new “BAT” lanes will speed up transit commutes.

6 years ago

(Courtesy of PATCO)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PATCO gets $12.6M federal grant to reopen abandoned Franklin Square Station

PATCO received a $12.6 million federal grant to reopen an abandoned station beneath Franklin Square. It was last open in 1979.

6 years ago

School buses are seen in a file photo.
Education

Pennsylvania schools struggling with bus driver shortage

A decline in the number of licensed school bus drivers statewide has some districts scrambling to get students to and from school.

6 years ago

The Broad-Ridge Spur originates at 8th and Market streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

While NYC cracks down on fare evasion, Philly’s decrim is working well

Since SEPTA implemented its new system, just 13 people got the harshest penalty — and still avoided jail.

6 years ago

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