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NJ Transit (AP file photo)
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Community

Work begins to harden Jersey Shore rail yard against storm surge

A post-Superstorm Sandy project to protect a Jersey Shore rail yard from future storms is underway.

6 years ago

A SEPTA Market-Frankford line train prepares to leave the station. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line is getting simpler

SEPTA is discontinuing skip-stop service on the MFL line as of Feb. 23 so riders won’t have to worry about boarding a train that doesn’t make their stop.

6 years ago

Oscar the cat sits in his carry on travel bag after arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
Lifestyle

U.S. seeks to tighten rules covering service animals on planes

The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending.

6 years ago

The Route 15 trolley is seen on Girard Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA taking Girard Ave. trolley off the rails; 78 percent of fleet can’t pass inspection

The iconic trolley cars that have crisscrossed most Girard Avenue for nearly 15 years are going away for upwards of 18 months.

6 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Community

Portion of popular back road to the Shore closed until June

A popular secondary road that connects the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean is closed until June for what state officials say are "priority roadway repairs."

6 years ago

(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Down the Shore
Community

Ad on Waze app sends Atlantic City-bound motorists into Pinelands

An ad in the Waze navigation app is misdirecting motorists headed to Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa into the wilderness of New Jersey's Pinelands, police said.

6 years ago

Steve Gruzlovic (center) of the Statewide Independent Living Council testified Thursday. (NJTV News)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Sweeney’s N.J. Transit Panel Fields Complaints from Riders with Disabilities

Witnesses share stories about how NJ Transit services for people with physical and developmental challenges are reliably unreliable

6 years ago

(Koonsiri Boonnak/BigStock)
Politics & Policy

Murphy jolts NJ’s electric vehicle industry with driver rebate plan

Funding for the law will come from proceeds of the “societal benefits charge,” a fee paid by New Jersey utility customers and used for the state’s clean energy program

6 years ago

Indego's electric bike (Indego)
PlanPhilly
Community

City pulls Indego e-bikes from streets while police search for stolen electronic bicycles

Philadelphia police are hunting e-bikes as Indego works to make it harder to steal electric bikes from the city’s bike share system.

6 years ago

People enjoy Franklin Square Park on a gray January day. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why some Chinatown residents oppose a new Franklin Square station

Chinatown residents oppose the plan to reopen the train station, which closed decades ago, because it will require paving over community green space.

6 years ago

SEPTA control center - trolley lines
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA unit chief promoted to top job amid FBI inquiry

The head of a SEPTA division that is currently the subject of a federal corruption probe has been promoted to one of the highest ranking positions in the transit agency.

6 years ago

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Radio Times
Science

Travel, climate change and guilt

We talk about the impact of flying on climate change, the "flight shaming movement," and the pros and cons of carbon offsets with two climate scientists and a travel writer.

Air Date: January 14, 2020 10:00 am

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Commuters are shown exiting a SEPTA bus. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Dozens of managers exit troubled SEPTA office in wake of FBI probe

At least 34 managers within SEPTA’s facility management unit have left the public transit agency in the wake of a federal investigation.

6 years ago

Ingrams Thorofare Bridge (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Jersey Shore bridge to briefly close overnight as major overhaul continues

A key bridge that links mainland Cape May County to a barrier island will briefly close overnight this week as a major overhaul continues, officials said. 

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA Key’s Regional Rail rollout advances with more ‘tap to exit’ tech coming to stations

Starting Monday, Regional Rail riders will be able to tap their SEPTA Key Cards to exit at Jefferson Station weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

6 years ago

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