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Transportation

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PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Good news and the bad in Philadelphia’s transportation plan

Philadelphia deserves a serious transportation agenda.

7 years ago

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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

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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

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

Analysts: Current N.J. gas prices ‘more like summer than fall’

Gas prices are on the rise in New Jersey amid an oil price rally and the state's new 4.3-cent gas tax increase taking effect.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Free transit on Election Day? SEPTA votes no

Other cities offer free transit on Election Day: Dallas, Houston, Tampa, Minneapolis, Austin, and Asheville, among others.

7 years ago

Shake Shack bought and installed a bike corral for its Center City location. (PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

City seeks to stop cars from parking illegally in front of fire hydrants by parking bikes there instead

The $7,500 grant from Philadelphia’s Innovation Fund will help develop a prototype bike corral

7 years ago

An Old City District rendering shows a redesigned Market Street.  (courtesy of Old City Distric)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

State gives $12M for Philly transportation projects

In a few years time, Market Street in Old City may look brand new, thanks to a $3 million state grant announced Tuesday.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

False alarm: e-scooters won’t hit Philly until 2019

7 years ago

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