A redraw for bridge
April 7, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “With just weeks to go before Philadelphia hires a contractor to rebuild the South Street Bridge, a neighborhood group is pressing Mayor Nutter to endorse a menu of detailed architectural changes aimed at humanizing the harsh highway-grade design.”
Source: A redraw for bridge
Philadelphia reveals new evacuation plan
April 4, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “For the first time since the Cold War, Philadelphia has a plan for how to evacuate any part of the city - or even all of it.”
Source: Philadelphia reveals new evacuation plan
Phila. visitors compare SEPTA to Toronto transit
March 28, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Stepping past mounds of lingering snow melting at the curb, a group of 30 Philadelphia-area transit officials, planners and students recently climbed aboard Toronto’s hot vehicle of the future: a streetcar.”
Source: Phila. visitors compare SEPTA to Toronto transit
This time around, SEPTA is raising … service
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “SEPTA officials yesterday unveiled a $1.08 billion operating-budget proposal for next fiscal year. For the first time in more than a decade, the transit authority is basking in a monetary surplus due to a ridership increase.”
Source: This time around, SEPTA is raising … service
Proposed SEPTA budget includes cleaner, more frequent service
March 27, 2008
The Phila. Business Journal reports, “More frequent stops by buses, later weekend service on regional rail and more frequent cleaning of vehicles and stations to make the system more attractive to riders are among initiatives proposed in SEPTA’s $1.08 billion operating budget for fiscal 2009 unveiled Wednesday.”
Source: Proposed SEPTA budget includes cleaner, more frequent service
SEPTA to expand Regional Rail service
March 27, 2008
The Metro reports, “Dinner and drinks in Center City won’t seem as rushed this fall when SEPTA expands Regional Rail service into the early morning hours of Saturdays and Sundays for the first time.”
Source: Have another drink, catch a later train
Zipcar makes new push for business in Philadelphia
March 25, 2008
Philly.com reports, “Zipcar Inc., which bought its way into Philadelphia with its purchase of Flexcar Inc., is making a new push against local nonprofit PhillyCarShare for the city’s government, business and residential Web-based car-share market.”
Source: Zipcar makes new push for business in Philadelphia
The extreme cost of fixing bridges and highways
March 24, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, ” As aging interstate bridges - such as the I-95 span in Port Richmond - crumble, the immediate focus may be on concrete and steel, but the long-term issue is all about money.”
Source: The extreme cost of fixing bridges and highways
Nothing sweet about I-95 closure
March 20, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Frank Taormina was determined. The King of Prussia man had an order waiting at Szypula Bakery on Richmond Street for Easter blessing breads, cheese babkas, and the fried sweet cookies called chrusciki.”
Source: Nothing sweet about I-95 closure
Pillar repair on I-95 snarls traffic in Pa.
March 18, 2008
USA Today reports, “A two-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia was shut down early Tuesday, backing up commuter traffic for miles, as workers began emergency repairs on a crack in a concrete support pillar beneath the major northeast corridor.”
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