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Transportation

Schuylkill Expressway
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

3 PennDOT projects are nearing completion in and near Philly that could ease your commute

Major upgrades to U.S. 1, I-76 and Sumneytown Pike are almost done, which could mean smoother drives ahead for Philly-area commuters.

5 months ago

the face of a protester with a sign reading SAVE SEPTA
Urban Planning

SEPTA cuts still looming as riders prepare to lose access to familiar routes

The transit agency is facing severe cutbacks of service and fare hikes if it doesn’t receive money from Harrisburg soon.

5 months ago

Listen 5:16
30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
Urban Planning

Proposals for a new statue memorializing William H. Gray III at 30th Street Station get community feedback this week

Organizers say the project “enjoyed tremendous support in terms of its fundraising,” but now they’re hoping for more public engagement.

5 months ago

A PATCO train pulls into a station
Urban Planning

PATCO is phasing in service changes starting Monday for deep cleaning

The first phase of the rollout will temporarily close specific stations from midnight to 4:30 a.m.

5 months ago

Ee Durbin shows off Laser Vision app
PlanPhilly
Community

A new app allows Philadelphians to report parking violations using ‘laser vision’

From illegal sidewalk parking to bike lane obstructions, violations captured by photo trigger an automatic report that gets sent to the PPA.

5 months ago

a sign for Wilmington Airport
Science

Passenger count at Wilmington Airport tops half a million amid expansion efforts

More than 660,000 passengers have flown through Wilmington Airport since 2023. Officials are planning new upgrades and bracing for continued growth.

5 months ago

Listen 1:21
A rendering of Knight Commons at the proposed park on top of I-95 cap.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Penn’s Landing park over I-95 in Philly is taking shape. Here’s what to know

After more than two years of construction, a massive cap is forming over the busy highway.

5 months ago

An air traveler puts their shoes in a bin at an airport security checkpoint
NPR
Community

Shoes off at the airport? TSA appears to be giving the pesky rule the boot

For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement seems to be ending.

5 months ago

Waymo communications manager Julia Ilina
Community
Billy Penn

Waymo to test, but not offer, self-driving cars in Philly this summer

While a human will be in the driver's seat, for now, self-driving cars will hit the streets of Philly this summer as the company trains its autonomous vehicles.

5 months ago

Medical professionals at the site of a plane crash near Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County
Community

New Jersey skydiving company says pilot tried emergency landing but plane went off runway into woods

Fifteen people were aboard the plane that crashed Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, three are in critical condition and five have serious injuries.

5 months ago

A large number of vehicles for medical personnel and first responders sit on a runway at an airport following a report of a plane crash
Community

Skydiving plane goes off New Jersey runway and crashes into woods, sending 15 to hospital

Authorities say 15 people were taken to a hospital when a small skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway at an airport in southern New Jersey and crashed in the woods.

5 months ago

A Philadelphia Parking Authority parking meter
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PPA on-street parking rates have gone up in Center City

The Philadelphia Parking Authority expects the rate increase to generate an additional $4 million in revenue.

5 months ago

Public transit supporters rallied outside SEPTA headquarters
Urban Planning

SEPTA approves budget that could result in nearly half of its services being cut without state funding

Starting July 1, SEPTA faces a $213 million budget deficit, which will lead to cuts starting on Aug. 24.

5 months ago

Listen 1:15
A SEPTA train
Weather

SEPTA says heat wave precautions could mean schedule delays

Extreme heat could impact rail infrastructure. SEPTA says it slows down trains to prevent failures.

5 months ago

Trucking student Mohammed Kamal, left, overseen by instructor Tom Panton, practices driving a tractor-trailer truck in a simulation
Politics & Policy

Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

President Trump issued an executive order saying truckers must be proficient in English. At a New Jersey trucking school, a script of phrases is used for practice.

5 months ago

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