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Ian Olasov (left), a part-time philosophy professor at Brooklyn College, engages with passersby at the Ask a Philosopher pop-up booth at Suburban Station in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Commuters ponder deep questions with philosophers at Suburban Station

The Ask a Philosopher table appears daily at Suburban Station this week while the American Philosophical Association conference is in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

A Philly photographer explains how she captures the beauty of SEPTA and its riders

Philly photographer Shasta Bady shares her thoughts on SEPTA, the people who ride it and her new exhibit at Suburban Station.

6 years ago

Aerial image of the Ocean Avenue Shark River Bridge. (Google Maps)
Down the Shore
Community

Bridge connecting 2 Jersey Shore towns to close until May for emergency repairs

Officials say a bridge that links two Monmouth County municipalities will soon close for emergency repairs. 

7 years ago

 The Ben Franklin Bridge illuminated over the Delaware River. (Photo via Shutterstock)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Drivers rejoice: South Jersey bridge tolls frozen at current rates

The Delaware River Port Authority announced Tuesday that toll rates on the four bridges it controls will remain steady with no increases planned.

7 years ago

Curbside electric vehicle charging station
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers trying to spark electric vehicle industry

Proposal offers rebates for electric vehicle purchases in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

7 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

N.J. seeks to dredge 9 channels in the Barnegat Bay

New Jersey officials are seeking to dredge nine navigation channels in the Barnegat Bay.

7 years ago

Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Money

Jersey Shore gas prices edge up

Gas prices have edged up in New Jersey and around the nation, with analysts citing rising crude oil prices and the year-end spike in holiday travel.

7 years ago

A pedestrian crosses Roosevelt Boulevard at Rising Sun Avenue.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After speeding driver causes deadly Roosevelt Blvd. crash, PPA says cameras on the way

The speed cameras will be installed at eight locations on Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia.

7 years ago

(NJTV News)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Inattention at the Wheel Takes Heavy Toll on New Jersey Roads

State Police cite distracted driving as a contributing circumstance in 146 fatal crashes in 2018, outpacing DWI and speeding

7 years ago

SEPTA Regional Rail (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Regional Rail train strikes car in the first SEPTA collision of 2020

The non-fatal collision was the ninth at a SEPTA grade-crossing since 2016.

7 years ago

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplane takes off in the rain. (Ted S. Warren/ AP Photo)
The Pulse
Science

What happens when academics fly less to conferences?

Sometimes, it means better conferences, as collaboration and access improve.

7 years ago

Listen 08:09
Ray King's artwork illuminates the platform of the revamped 15th Street Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA in the rearview: What Philly’s transit agency got done in 2019

The transit agency weathered unexpected disruptions in 2019. A look back at the year that was.

7 years ago

Jeffrey Knueppel speaks to conductor Gary Brown. (SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA retiring boss tells all: Key card chaos to ‘crazy’ planning in a rising city

SEPTA retiring top boss Jeffrey Knueppel led Philadelphia’s transportation agency through big challenges including “wild weather,” changing technology and global events.

7 years ago

Transit workers volunteer time to dress up the vehicles, and their creations are impressive. (Danya Henninger)
Community
Billy Penn

The SEPTA holiday buses were amazingly extra this year

Transit workers volunteer time to dress up the vehicles, and their creations are impressive.

7 years ago

File photo: Rush-hour traffic heads west, right, and east, left, along the Schuylkill Expressway. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Community

Record-breaking travel volume expected this holiday season in the region

Nationwide, AAA projects more than 115 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more between Saturday, Dec. 21 and New Year’s Day.

7 years ago

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