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Streets & Roads

A conceptual rendering of improvements to Market Street
Billy Penn
Community

Overhaul of Market Street in Old City gets underway

By 2026, expect a narrower street, a new plaza and raised bike lanes.

2 weeks ago

A view of N. Broad St. in North Philly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s Vision Zero: Progress on highways, setback on Broad Street

The Vision Zero report aims to make the city’s roads safer and end traffic deaths.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:00
Workers inspect a sinkhole in Philadelphia
Community

A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pa. woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?

Pennsylvania is among the states that see the most damage from sinkholes in the U.S.

4 weeks ago

The Skew Arch Bridge
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

This iconic trolley bridge in Fairmount Park is getting restored

Part of the Trolley Trail that opened last year, the century-old skew arch bridge is getting a facelift.

1 month ago

people walk by a mural and a sign reading your dreams are the wings of your liberation
Arts & Entertainment

Afromation Avenue comes to Philly’s historically Black 7th Ward

“Like seeds embedded in the soil, Black families and communities have nurtured this neighborhood,” said one of the project's co-curators.

1 month ago

marathon runners
Community
Billy Penn

Here’s all the details for Marathon Weekend in Philly

When everything starts. Where to watch runners. What the road closures will look like from Friday to Saturday.

1 month ago

A train on tracks as seen from above.
Studio 2
Urban Planning

SEPTA’s death spiral: Is public transit doomed?

Public transit connects neighborhoods and cities, it gets you to work or to your loved ones. But what happens if funding runs low? Or services are cut?

Air Date: November 20, 2024

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Municipal sanitation workers collect trash in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Trash day will come twice a week for Center City and South Philly starting in December

The latest of Mayor Parker’s “clean and green” initiatives aims to keep household trash off the streets.

1 month ago

Listen 1:00
Open Streets Center City
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Car-free streets will return to Philly’s Rittenhouse Square this winter. Here’s what to know

The pedestrian-only street closures saw a big boost in sales during Open Street’s September experiment.

2 months ago

A screenshot from the PPA ad shows Broad Street
Community

Speed-enforcement cameras coming to Broad Street next year, PPA ads warn

Philadelphia Parking Authority Executive Director Rich Lazer told WHYY News the public service announcements show the impact of deadly accidents on families in Philadelphia.

2 months ago

Listen 1:09
Chellie Cameron, president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia speaks at the 2024 annual meeting at the. Pennsylvania. Conventiion Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly business leaders are now pushing harder to restore SEPTA funding as the CEO prepares to leave

Business leaders were asked by the region’s largest chamber of commerce to advocate for politicians to pass a bill that could stop the transit agency’s austerity measures.

2 months ago

crowded bike lane
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philly to begin bike lane safety meetings for Spruce and Pine corridor

The Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems revealed the short- and long-term infrastructure and policies it was considering.

3 months ago

Prema Katari Gupta giving a presentation
Community
Billy Penn

Rittenhouse Row shops got a big boost in sales during Open Streets

City should support more pedestrian-only street closures, organizer says.

3 months ago

an Angel Bike with flowers sits as a memorial for Dr. Barbara Friedes
Community
6abc

Family of CHOP doctor killed while riding bike in Center City places memorial in her honor

Family members and friends of Dr. Barbara Friedes, who was struck and killed in July while cycling near Rittenhouse Square, hosted a memorial bike ride Saturday in her honor.

3 months ago

Crowds gather for an illegal car meet-up in the city where large crowds of people took over multiple streets and intersections
Courts & Law

Man charged in illegal car meetup in Philly that caused thousands of dollars in damages

Philadelphia authorities announced charges Thursday against a man they say tried to run over officers during an illegal car meetup.

3 months ago

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