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Transportation

(Sophie Reid/for The Pulse)
Community

Amtrak service between Philly, Washington slowly resuming after freight train derailment

Two cars from an 88-car train dumped loads of stone onto the tracks when they derailed late Wednesday. No injuries have been reported.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 2, 2018

We talk with Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango. As school districts in the Philadelphia suburbs try to catch non-residents ...

Air Date: May 2, 2018

Listen 21:46
(Jim Saksa/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

ACLU sues SEPTA, claiming ad policy violates First Amendment

SEPTA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

7 years ago

Listen 2:31
Scott Reynolds, owner of Express Transmission in Beaver County, shows an array of gas cap adapters. The adapters are used as a part of Pennsylvania's vehicle emission testing program. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law

Pa. N.J., Del., join suit over plan to scrap car emission standards

California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its plans to scrap standards on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

7 years ago

People line up around the block to pay their tickets on the final day of amnesty offered by the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Those still in line at the close of business were offered rainchecks (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia drivers cashing in amnesty rainchecks to clear parking tickets

The amnesty program lifted penalties for drivers who were willing to pay off all their old tickets. Some owed thousands of dollars.

7 years ago

Interior of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. (Shutterstock, file)
Community

Audit finds security lapses at 30th Street Station

The audit of 30th Street Station was conducted by Amtrak's inspector general.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA Key costs balloon as agency fixes smartcard snafus

The 70 % price jump comes along with a three-year delay on the project's finish date

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilman Allan Domb. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Councilman Domb’s modest proposal: ban on-street parking in Center City

“I think that we should — my opinion, just my opinion — we should look at certain streets in Center City and suspend on-street parking,” Domb said at Wednesday’s hearing.

7 years ago

A man rides a LimeBike in Washington, DC. (AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Urban Planning

#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. cities race to keep up with small vehicle shares

From San Francisco to Washington, D.C., e-scooters and dockless bikes have become the latest transportation trend to grip urban spaces.

7 years ago

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Community

Pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine was Navy fighter

A Southwest pilot who made an emergency landing after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel."

7 years ago

 A shared lane for bus and bike is shown on Chestnut Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Is Philly better off with safer streets or faster moving traffic? At City Hall, it depends on who you ask

“What's the game plan for our vehicular traffic?”

“I’d like to reframe a bit,” Carroll began to respond.

7 years ago

Listen 1:59
University of Delaware researchers are using this miniature city to test autonomous vehicles. (University of Delaware photo)
First
Community

Delaware preps for driverless cars

While the technology of self-driving cars get most of the attention, lots of tech is being added to Delaware's road infrastructure to prepare for cars of tomorrow.

7 years ago

Listen 5:35
Daniele Schillaci, head of global sales and marketing and also the Zero Emission Vehicle and Battery Business for Nissan, speaks during the world premiere in Chiba, near Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Nissan's new Leaf electric car goes father on a charge and comes with autonomous drive technology and single-pedal driving. But whether it can catch on with anyone but the most zealously green-minded remains to be seen. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
Money

New Jersey considering offering rebates to boost electric car sales

A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing cash rebates to get more people to buy electric cars.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Will a bike share system that relies on smartphones work for Camden?

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Drexel’s Fry: Fix Northeast Corridor Transit or say goodbye to jobs

7 years ago

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