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2 months

This is how the Mayor’s office chose to treat the voices of 6,000 constituents. Despite having an appointment, we had to beg our way upstairs in City Hall and were met with silent, expressionless staffers in the hallway. We left the petitions on a table.

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PAINT & PLASTIC IS NOT PROTECTION

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🎉 HUGE WIN for road safety — Council President Johnson announced that he will be introducing a bill tomorrow that bans standing, stopping and parking in bike lanes CITYWIDE. Thank you @CouncilmemberKJ for meeting with us today to prioritize safer streets.

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3 months

Spruce & Pine, when?

John Boyle

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Low wall barriers AKA Toronto Barriers are now my favorite protection device for protected bike lanes. It's not just about parking incursions, it's also about preventing out-of-control drivers from invading bike lanes and the adjacent sidewalks.

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Nobody should be able to drive 57 MPH on Spruce St. No matter how drunk, No matter how reckless, No matter how stupid you are.

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Fairmount Park is the largest landscaped urban park in the world — but its roads serve as a massive highway ramp and shortcut for cars. Fairmount Park needs comprehensive traffic calming. It’s a park.

NBC10 Philadelphia

@NBCPhiladelphia

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A woman either using a wheelchair or pushing one is dead after being struck in a hit-and-run crash along the edge of Fairmount Park overnight. @KatyZachry reports.

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More than half of Center City is now covered by a historic district. The historical commission now wields incredible power over the provision of housing in our city’s most dense, transit-rich section. This is in the context of a severe housing shortage and climate crisis.

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@5thSq

2 months

Improving frequency is the way to improve ridership -- getting more folks to ditch their cars when traveling around Philly. Weekend service every 30 minutes to PHL is huge! Plus hourly service on most other lines.

NBC10 Philadelphia

@NBCPhiladelphia

2 months

SEPTA will add 99 weekend trains and 24 weekday trains to the regional rail schedule starting Sunday, Sept. 8. See all the schedule changes here:

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The City just announced plans to upgrade Spruce & Pine bike lanes with real physical protection 🎉 ATTEND the Open House: Thursday, October 17, 7 PM Jefferson University Bluemle Bldg 233 S. 10th St WE NEED TO SHOW UP FOR SAFETY!

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3 months

This behavior is no different than the folks who smoke on the subway. A complete disregard for others.

Dena Driscoll

@bikemamadelphia

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These women are just chatting in the bike lane putting Philadelphians at risk. A protected barrier would stop this.

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3 years

Amtrak's 2022-2026 funding more than doubled, and the state just allotted $15M for rail capacity improvements between Philly and Reading. This is our shot to bring passenger service back to Reading, Pottstown, Quakertown and the Lehigh Valley, and we have a 4 year window.

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Obligatory Open Streets West Walnut Pics 👏 Make it Permanent

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2 months

It’s amazing how many of our city’s hospital workers commute by bicycle, scooter, and public transit. We need our city to make this option safe and easy — and hospital leadership to have their backs.

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2 months

🙌 “I think the hypothesis is that people walking down the street benefits retailers more than people driving down the street,” said Prema Katari Gupta, president and CEO of Center City District.

Rittenhouse Square’s car-free pilot coming in September is a test for retailers

Several streets near Rittenhouse Square in Center City will temporarily close to vehicle traffic every Sunday in September during a pilot program.

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2 months

Philadelphia City Council just introduced legislation to change parking regulations on bike lane citywide to “no stopping” Why are we so excited about this? Let’s discuss… 🧵 1/12

Philadelphia looks to ban drivers from stopping cars in bike lanes following high-profile deaths

The legislation also increases the penalties for stopping or parking in a bike lane.

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@5thSq

2 months

Once again, plastic flexposts are not real protection

CBS Philadelphia

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2 months

This is @JoeHoldenCBS3 with some breaking news in Havertown. A car drove through the front of Katz Pharmacy at Eagle and Darby Roads in Havertown. Police chief says injuries are minor. Investigation continues into how it happened.

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1 month

Imagine living in one of the most dense, walkable neighborhoods in our city and citing local coffee shops for killing your 'quality of life'

Jake Blumgart

@jblumgart

1 month

in which neighbors, empowered by a quirk of Philly zoning law, rally to try and defeat a cafe for Fitler Square

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3 months

Still fighting for this 6 years later

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7 years

. @PhillyMayor 's transportation team is hosting TWO public meetings about safety changes to Spruce and Pine on 4/4 and 4/5. RSVP and demand Kenney install protected bike lanes THIS YEAR!

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💔 Heartbroken

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WE ❤️ CARS (as parking protection)

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2 months

Ballfields and South Philly’s only public Ice Rink — How much do our kids have to sacrifice for more highway off-ramps into their neighborhood?

Future of the Rizzo Rink, a Pennsport staple, threatened by I-95 reconstruction project

Due to PennDot's lack of clarity, club leaders treat every season like it's their last.

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1 month

These car meetups happen because the vast majority of our public space is the exclusive domain of cars. Physical improvements like road diets, traffic calming, bollards, and heavy planters can deter such dangerous activity.

Neil Fischer

@NeilFischerTV

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Philadelphia police tell me two police vehicles were damaged outside of city hall early this morning as hundreds gathered for illegal car meetups. @NBCPhiladelphia

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3 months

“Unlike gun violence or opioid overdoses, solving traffic crashes in cities is not a complex social problem. Mayor Parker has the tools she needs to make it happen.”

Three people were hit by cars in Philly on Wednesday. Two died. It doesn't have to be this way. |...

Unlike gun violence or opioid overdoses, solving traffic crashes in cities is not a complex social problem. Mayor Parker has the tools she needs to make it happen.

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@5thSq

28 days

A horrific crash leaves another young Philadelphian dead. The design of our streets gives drivers every signal and incentive to speed with few consequences. 1/

NBC10 Philadelphia

@NBCPhiladelphia

28 days

#BREAKING : A 14-year-old girl was struck and killed by a car while crossing a street with her mother in West Philly Thursday night.

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We analyzed the written comments and found a majority of survey respondents oppose the plan in all of the project areas. Penn's Landing: 63% Opposed Walt Whitman: 61% Opposed Broad Street: 54% Opposed ...🧵

Megan Keefe Shannon

@MeganKShannon_

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here is a blog post about penndot’s survey about its I-95 highway widening project

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2 months

While we were gathering in front of City Hall demanding safer streets — another fatal crash happened.

CBS Philadelphia

@CBSPhiladelphia

2 months

#BREAKING : Kelly Drive in Philadelphia is shut down in both directions Thursday evening after a fatal crash, police tell CBS News Philadelphia.

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This is a HUGE moment for legalizing parking-protected bike lanes in PA. This is the furthest this bill has ever advanced! Nearly a decade of hard work and advocacy across multiple sessions has led to this. LETS DO THIS!

Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

@bcgp

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THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER TAKEN ACTION ON THIS BILL!! HB 1283 has passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee with no amendments!!!! On to the Senate Floor @RepNeilson @RepMJDaley @SenLangerholc

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Philly once had a 'Cars Cripple Children' billboard outside City Hall tallying deaths and injuries (h/t @OLDIMAGESOFPHIL ) #VisionZeroPHL

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3 months

Yesterday, traffic violence across our city left two neighbors dead and a third critically injured. We are heartbroken and furious. Make no mistake, these deaths, these critical injuries, are fully preventable.

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@5thSq

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The ‘Get Out the Bike Lane’ bill just passed Council’s Streets and Services Committee today! The dangerous practice of parking in bike lanes across our city needs to end. Thank you to Chair Young, and @CouncilmemberKJ @CouncilmemberJG for introducing the bill. 1/

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@5thSq

2 months

🎉 HUGE WIN for road safety — Council President Johnson announced that he will be introducing a bill tomorrow that bans standing, stopping and parking in bike lanes CITYWIDE. Thank you @CouncilmemberKJ for meeting with us today to prioritize safer streets.

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3 months

The real results are out for PennDOT’s highway widening project on I-95 in South Philly. When asked to choose an option, an overwhelming number of survey takers chose “none”

Megan Keefe Shannon

@MeganKShannon_

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here is a blog post about penndot’s survey about its I-95 highway widening project

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Open Streets West Walnut by @ccdphila was a roaring success! 79% of retailers saw increased sales during the open streets days — according to a CCD survey. These businesses saw sales jump 68% on average with some seeing nearly TRIPLE the sales.

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

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

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3 years

It’s happening again: Council needs to hear from you about Washington Avenue! The Mayor’s office is getting cold feet and Council members are hearing from a few loud opponents who want NO changes. Show your support for the Mayor’s plan and spread the word!

Petition: We Support a Safer Washington Avenue

A 3-lane Washington Avenue will be safer for pedestrians

actionnetwork.org

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2 months

Guessing we’re gonna need more than a few 25 MPH signs and a fence made of white string if we wanna fix this.

Bob Kelly

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Divers going into Schuylkill River to search for car that went into water off Kelly Drive around 4am. SkyFOX shows the oil slick which seems to be location.

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Barbara’s parents speaking out: "The streets need to be safe and the barricades need to be up," said Mary. "Our daughter wasn’t the only tragic loss. There’s been so many and how many is enough, at what point is enough," said John Dietrick.

FOX 29

@FOX29philly

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Less than a week after 30-year-old Barbara Ann Friedes, a doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia died in a multi-vehicle crash while riding her bike, calls for action are growing louder in Philadelphia among the cyclist community.

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3 months

These deaths can be easily prevented with better road design We need more than thoughts and prayers We need physical protection

The Philadelphia Inquirer

@PhillyInquirer

3 months

Parker avoids committing to protected Spruce-Pine bike lane after traffic deaths, Vision Zero cuts

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1 month

. @SenatorSaval has been our strongest ally on urbanist issues since his election to State Senate. His leadership and record on transit, housing, and roadway safety is unmatched among his colleagues. 1/

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3 months

As it turns out, you CAN get to heaven on the Frankford El

ISEPTAPHILLY

@SEPTAPHILLY

3 months

SEPTA awarded a contract to Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. for the purchase of modern railcars to replace our aging Market-Frankford Line [L] fleet: . #ISEPTAPHILLY #waytogo

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In testimony to PA Senate today, SEPTA GM Richards says without state funding, SEPTA will have to cut service at least 20% and increase fares at least 30% beginning in JANUARY … triggering a “death spiral” that would be difficult to reverse. @transit4philly @TransitPa

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2 months

Thinking about her

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The true survey results showed clear opposition to the expansion of I-95. The fact that PennDOT needed to be compelled to release this info shows the agency’s determination to proceed despite public input. [1/2]

South Philly residents say PennDot misled them about plans to remove ballfields

Residents and officials say PennDot skewed a survey to downplay residents’ frustrations about an I-95 reconstruction project.

www.inquirer.com

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3 months

We CAN have nice things!

Kevin Riordan

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Liking the new PATCO headhouse at 7th & Race

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1 month

It should not be this difficult to reclaim public space away from street parking. Where is the art commission hearing and Byzantine approval and licensing process for on-street parking? 1/

Philly Mag

@phillymag

1 month

Bob & Barbara's learns the hard way that you can't fight City Hall after putting up a $35,000 streetery, which the city approved.

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3 months

This is what every corner in Philly needs to look like, we deserve it. Who even are we, if we let Pittsburgh outdo us?

the once and future yinzer

@angrypsulib

3 months

It’s great that this neighborhood street in Squirrel Hill gets a high-quality traffic calming solution. So when will every neighborhood in the city experience this quality of life?

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2 months

Another college is offering SEPTA Key Advantage, paying a bulk-rate for SEPTA rides for its students! A win-win! This program was a huge advocacy win for us and we are thrilled to see a growing list of institutions signing on. Every Philly-area college needs to join!!

Bryn Mawr College

@BrynMawrCollege

2 months

Beginning in September, full-time Bryn Mawr students can participate in SEPTA's Key Advantage UPass Program and receive free @SEPTAPHILLY Key Cards. Bryn Mawr is the second higher-ed institution to participate in this program. Learn more #BrynMawrCollege

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2 months

Yet another incident on Kelly Drive. This time a car plunges into the Schuylkill near the Girard Ave bridge.

NBC10 Philadelphia

@NBCPhiladelphia

2 months

Crews have spent hours searching for a driver after a car was seen going into Philly's Schuylkill River Friday morning. @Siobhan_McGirl has #breaking details from the scene.

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“Philadelphia DESERVES safer streets for everyone, and we already know how to make that happen, but we need the city of Philadelphia to take action now. “To restore vision zero funding, and to implement concrete protected bike lanes now.” says @KaraNextWeek

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A few vocal residents are against protected bike lanes because they say one travel lane on Spruce or Pine will make it impossible for them to load stuff from their cars Here is a map of one-way, one-travel-lane streets in Philly They’re literally everywhere

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4 years

Great to see this robust protection on Grays Ferry Bridge! Thank you @PennDOTNews and to all of you who helped advocate for safety on this project.

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3 months

Kudos to @phlbikeaction for making one of the most-traveled bicycle corridors in our city so much safer. This shows that consistency and grassroots activism can have real results.

Tenth Presbyterian Church gives up bike lane parking permits

The church parking permits allowed them to park on Spruce and Pine Streets bike lanes

www.inquirer.com

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@5thSq

2 months

Great work @phlbikeaction in ending religious exemption to parking on ALL of Spruce and Pine! This is a huge win for bicycle safety!

Philly Bike Action!

@phlbikeaction

2 months

🎉 Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel (BZBI) has obtained a permit that does not include the Spruce bike lane. Sanctioned bike lane parking on Spruce & Pine is now over! Next step: Concrete protection for the Spruce & Pine bike lanes. Join us at City Hall on September 5!

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2 years

It's time to build the Roosevelt Blvd Subway. It would serve: ☑️ 1 out of 3 people in Philly ☑️ our city’s most diverse neighborhoods ☑️ bus riders who are now forced to sit in congestion and delays Sign our petition with @BlvdSubway 👇

It’s Time to Build the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway

Sign the petition: It’s Time to Build the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. We urge SEPTA, PennDOT, DVRPC, the City of Philadelphia, and elected officials to come together and integrate the Roosevelt...

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3 months

Transit funding isn’t just a Philly issue. So many communities across Pennsylvania are reliant on SEPTA contracts for manufacturing jobs. We can’t afford to let transit fall off the cliff.

WHYY News

@WHYYNews

3 months

SEPTA’s CEO Leslie Richards says fare hikes and service reductions are on the horizon due to the $100 million state budget shortfall. The current effects of the shortfall have enacted a hiring freeze and mandatory overtime for workers.

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"We should be allowed to grieve and miss our daughter without trying to make streets safer because that should be common sense and it should already be in place," Laura Fredricks said.

CBS Philadelphia

@CBSPhiladelphia

3 months

CBS News investigates deadly bike lanes in Philadelphia, featuring stories of tragic losses and calls for safer streets. @LizCrawfordNews reports.

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2 months

"Most of SEPTA’s board never uses the system or averages less than one trip per month" Thank you @dailypenn for your coverage

SEPTA claims its employees are its ‘eyes and ears.’ But its leaders rarely use the system.

Six members of SEPTA’s board have taken no trips on the system since the beginning of 2024, four of whom have taken no trips since the beginning of 2023.

www.thedp.com

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3 months

This is a preventable crash not an “accident” The speed cameras for Broad street can’t come soon enough, but it needs to be paired with a roadway redesign if we are serious about achieving vision zero.

Woman hit by car, killed after leaving convenience store in Logan

A 59-year-old woman was struck and killed while crossing the street in Philadelphia's Logan section.

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Absolutely nuts that the Philadelphia School District’s incentive to switch from buses is entirely car-focused. “The idea that the School District of Philadelphia would spend tens of millions to intensify the city’s traffic violence epidemic is baffling to many of its residents”

asia, pronounced a-sha

@legalizewalking

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I will write about this nonsense approach every year until we stop spending >$30 million on subsidizing driving to school

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4 years

Public spaces must be safe for everyone, period. It is beyond unacceptable for violent groups of vigilantes to threaten and assault Philadelphians in our public spaces, as happened in Marconi Plaza in the past two days.

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3 months

This guy isn’t the first and won’t be the last drunk driver in Philly. We need REAL protection from reckless idiots piloting 2-ton vehicles through our neighborhoods.

Ellie Rushing

@EllieRushing

3 months

Update from @NathanielPosts : during Vahey’s arraignment this afternoon, prosecutors said Vahey had a prior DUI conviction. In 2009, he was arrested with a 0.20 BAC while driving the wrong way down Pine near 10th. Record was expunged after completing alcohol treatment program.

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We’re working on it!

Wyatt Gordon

@yitgordon

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After a few days in Philadelphia my top takeaway from the stories of locals and my own experience is that this is a city with great bones and even more potential, but a lack of funding and political will still makes car-free living harder than it should be here.

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We take so much of our extensive transit infrastructure for granted. SEPTA just needs the funding to operate it to its full potential.

Reece "Think Positive" Martin🚇

@RM_Transit

3 months

Philly doesn't get nearly enough credit for having an extensive transit system with all kinds of different transit modes and fascinating history. Learn more about this gem of a transit city in today's video!

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3 months

Philly next, please

liz garcia

@lizgarciany

3 months

NYC public school students can now use their OMNY cards 24/7, all year round, and up to 4 times a day! @NYCMayor @MTA 🚊🚊🚊

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Infrastructure improvements are cheaper, and longer lasting, than police overtime

Philly police to crack down on aggressive driving on two busy corridors

Starting Monday, police will increase patrols on stretches of Island Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia and Aramingo Avenue in North Philadelphia.

www.inquirer.com

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3 months

"There is no sense in any of it. There is no justification, there is no logic," said John Dietrick, Friedes' father. "It was so simple to prevent.”

NBC10 Philadelphia

@NBCPhiladelphia

3 months

The parents of Barbara Friedes, a CHOP doctor who was killed while riding her bike in Center City, say her death could have been prevented. They are joining advocates and Philly cyclists in calling for change. Full story from @siobhan_mcgirl HERE:

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Chinatown represents some of Philadelphia's best urbanism. We stand behind the effort to keep Chinatown vibrant and affordable. Take a look at our full statement 👇

Statement on 76ers Arena Proposal

5th Square stands in full solidarity with those working to ensure that Chinatown remains a vibrant, affordable, and accessible center of the Chinese community in Philadelphia.

www.5thsq.org

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3 months

Thank you @CouncilmemberJG !

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier

@CouncilmemberJG

3 months

🧵 Today I joined community members from across our city at a vigil honoring Dr. Barbara Friedes & other victims of traffic violence. Traffic deaths are preventable & we have to do much better as a city at using infrastructure to protect cyclists & every person using our roads.

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This is the 3rd vehicle in less than a month plunging into the Schuylkill. Physical protection can save people driving too.

Dive crews called after report of Jeep in Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park

This is the third time in less than a month that a vehicle has plunged into the river.

6abc.com

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3 months

Now is the time to demand safer streets from our elected officials We need protected bike lanes on Spruce and Pine Streets with permanent hardened barriers and an end to the dangerous practice of using these lanes for vehicle parking and loading.

ACTION: Demand Safer Bike Lanes

We are shocked and horrified by the images and stories of Dr. Barbara Friedes, who was killed while biking on the 1800 block of Spruce Street. Murdered by a reckless motorist and by a city government...

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10 days

It’s going to be a cold winter with thousands of riders stranded across our region and thousands more stuck in unforgiving traffic congestion.

Stephen Scare-uso

@StephenJ_Caruso

10 days

News: Transit funding appears dead in Harrisburg for now due to tangled policy negotiations, a lack of consensus among Senate Republicans on gambling, and the Shapiro admin not offering up concrete details to broker a compromise.

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4 years

Look at this hardworking ❄️ cutie ❄️clearing the bike lane on Market! Thanks @PhilaStreets !

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4 years

Congratulations to @PatriciaMadej from @PhillyInquirer for winning our 2020 Urbanist Media Champion Award. She provided detailed policy reporting on the issues that mattered for transit, safe streets, and other transportation funding issues in PA & Philadelphia

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Our city needs to seriously consider a land value tax that guards against such land speculation. Philly’s property tax regime gives speculators the upper hand — taxing empty lots and vacant buildings at a much lower rate than occupied ones.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

@PhillyInquirer

2 months

How speculators fueled a nightmare for Kensington residents — and could soon cash in

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Imagine each trolley representing 50 cars stuck on century-old infrastructure. Trolley modernization cannot come soon enough.

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This thread of before & after photos show that closing Walnut Street to cars really opens it for people.

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💯 from the Inky on what the City needs to do to put people before parking: 🚫 Nix the parking tax cut 🧹 Commit to street sweeping 🚌 More bus lanes 🚲 More protected bike lanes 🍽️ Keep streeteries, not parking spaces

For Philly, it’s time to put people before parking spaces | Editorial

Philadelphia has often let parking get in the way of progress.

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Opponents want to toss the surveys because they got outvoted. @phillyotis bizarrely extending the survey deadline til January 3rd. How many times are they going to move the goalposts to accommodate 45 opponents? Irresponsible bad government on display here

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✅ SUPPORTER SURVEYS: 750 ❌ OPPONENT SURVEYS: 45 Organizing gets the goods @PhillyMayor it’s time to move forward with these much-needed safety improvements. Please don’t delay this project any further!

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PennDOT unveiled plans to redo Vine St from Broad to 8th Sts Good: • Road Diet • New Bike Lane (eastbound only) Bad • No westbound bike lane • Still so many lanes at Broad St • Bike lane is only flexposts & paint • Scary mixing lanes 🧵 1/9

PennDOT plans to make Chinatown’s Vine Street more pedestrian- and bike-friendly

PennDOT is planning big changes in the traffic flow on local Vine Street through Chinatown to make the stretch more pedestrian- and bike-friendly.

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This impending fare hike is the tip of the iceberg as SEPTA reaches the precipice of a dangerous fiscal cliff and death-spiraling ridership losses. We need Harrisburg to reach a deal on transportation funding TODAY or transit agencies statewide will see similar fates.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Some SEPTA passengers will see fare hikes soon amid authority’s financial crisis

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Sign our petition to Tell PennDOT: Don’t Widen I-95 in Center City & South Philly. This project threatens the well-being of our neighborhoods by worsening air quality, increasing noise pollution, and harming our access to the waterfront. [2/2]

PennDOT: Don’t Widen I-95

We oppose PennDOT’s proposed widening and ramp expansions of I-95 in Center City and South Philly.

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Heartbreaking piece by Dr. Friedes’ colleagues “We call on the Mayor and City Council to honor her life, and the lives of our patients and families […] by investing in safe streets for Philadelphians. “We all deserve to survive our journeys home.”

Philadelphia’s streets are death traps for cyclists. City government must act after last week’s...

For too long, Philadelphia has neglected to protect its citizens from avoidable traffic-related injuries and death.

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PennDOT is about to spend billions on only one of these roadways due to “safety” concerns. We shouldn’t be sacrificing our public waterfront space for wider highway shoulders.

Civic Grit

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@EdFuller_PSU Here's one attempt at comparison: The I-95 stretch from Ben Franklin to Walt Whitman recorded 8 fatal crashes over 10 years with ~140k daily vehicles. A similar length stretch of North Broad recorded 27 fatal crashes with ~40k daily vehicles. Approx. ~11.8x more per vehicle.

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Powerful words from a Spruce St resident: “It is the city’s responsibility to keep its streets safe. And the city has failed at that task dramatically, as demonstrated by the number of pedestrian and cyclist collisions in recent years”

Churches are stepping up to protect cyclists in bike lanes. When will the city follow suit? |...

Two Center City churches have recently discontinued bike lane parking during services. Here are three other steps we can take to keep our fellow Philadelphians safe.

www.inquirer.com

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🚶🏼‍♀️🚲Grays Ferry Bridge Update🚲🚶🏽 Remember our petition last year calling for protected bike lanes on both sides of Grays Ferry Bridge? We just got news that @PennDOTNews move forward with these protections!

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This Friday @ 9am, the Philadelphia Historical Commission has the Washington Square West Historic District on the agenda. If approved, it will restrict housing on an enormous swath of Center City -- in our most amenity & transit-rich neighborhood. 1/

No Historic District in Washington Square West!

We urge Councilmember Mark Squilla, the Philadelphia Historical Commission (PHC), and local leaders to reject the proposed historic district in Washington Square West. This historic district will...

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We are grateful for Mayor Parker publicly responding to our petition asking for safer bike lanes throughout Philadelphia. We hope this office and City Council will have the political courage to stand up for roadway safety as plans become more concrete.

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Cannot stress enough the importance of SHOWING UP THIS THURSDAY at 7 PM Jefferson University Bluemle Bldg 233 S. 10th St Support upgrading Spruce & Pine bike lanes with physical protection. We need safety for the thousands who bike & walk these streets daily. Plan to attend

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Great news! @PhillyMayor Jim Kenney listened to your calls and emails and has VETOED the Society Hill zoning overlay that his @PHLPlanDevelop Commission and advocates criticized as “exclusionary”

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Putting more homes right where transit is is important for both our environment and for making transit accessible to more people. But City Council is actively hostile to growing our city sustainably.

Philly Council limits development on growing Girard Avenue

Philly Council President Darrell Clarke sponsored the bill, citing quality-of-life concerns from residents of the Yorktown and West Poplar neighborhoods.

whyy.org

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Transit is not an extension of the police. @SEPTA exists to serve riders, not cops.

The Black and Brown Coalition of PHL

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OTG: Septa bus full of swat spotted at 54th and Spruce #OTGWestPhilly #Phillyrust

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When 100% of public space has ceded to motor vehicles, you can fear getting run over by a car 100% of the time when you are outside your house.

Woman struck by police vehicle on beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, witnesses say

A woman is hospitalized after she was struck by a police vehicle that was driving on the beach in Wildwood, according to witnesses.

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“Cuts and fare increases would lead to fewer people on SEPTA buses, trolleys, and trains — further eroding fare revenue and trapping the system in a doom spiral. “This would be a disaster for Greater Philadelphia.”

Properly funding SEPTA is essential to Philadelphia’s economic future | Editorial

Cuts and fare increases would lead to fewer people on SEPTA buses, trolleys, and trains — further eroding fare revenue and trapping the system in a doom spiral.

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This is what Senate Republican leadership is citing as reasons for withholding transit funding.

PAcatholic

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PA Senate Transportation Committee holds the latest in a series of hearings to look at transportation needs across PA, particularly with mass transit. Republican Wayne Langerholc says more must be done than just increasing spending. Democrat Marty Flynn says more money is needed.

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$130 million can pay for: Either 🅿️💸 A tax cut for private parking companies OR 🚌👍 Transit fares for low-income Philadelphians Which do you think would be better for our city? Find out how you can act 👇

Tell City Council: No Tax Cut for Parking Execs

Tell Council to support transit passes for low-income residents, not giveaways to parking executives

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Huge win for safety on Washington Ave! We texted hundreds of people nearby and generated hundreds of survey responses from near neighbors calling for the 3-lane option. The best deal for pedestrians, transit riders, and people on bikes

WHYY News

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NEW: Washington Avenue is going to be reduced from five lanes of vehicular traffic down to three next year, with the goal of reducing traffic accidents and fatalities.

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The city can prevent horrifying scenes like this with real physical protection everywhere.

Dramatic video shows moment SUV smashes into 7-Eleven store in Northeast Philadelphia; bystander hit

Crews spent the entire day boarding up the front of the store after police say the driver of a Jeep Cherokee lost consciousness during a medical emergency.

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The entire team at @PhillyVotes deserves our thanks for their work carrying out the election. They should know that the whole city denounces the threats and bigotry they've received for doing their job.

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Hi @SEPTA_SOCIAL , were the police officers (👇) transported by SEPTA bus drivers all wearing masks, as required by SEPTA’s mandatory mask policy? Your riders have a right to know.

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