Transportation
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The 69th Street Carhouse: Where Mechanics Toil to Keep Your Subway Commute Safe
People ride the El every day like clockwork with no thought about who keeps the train rolling. In fact, the Market-Frankford Line provides over 160,000 daily rides to passengers. Hidden away inside the 69th Street Carhouse there’s a team of mechanics like 31-year veteran Ritchie Byers who makes sure your daily commute runs as smooth…
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Airport’s Propane-Driven Bus Fleet Will Remove 730,000 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide From Atmosphere
Colonial Airport Parking has switched its shuttle buses from gas to propane to reduce carbon emissions and help the environment, writes Kevin Tustin for Delaware County News Network. For that effort, the Tinicum business was lauded with the Environmental Excellence Award by the Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation (EP-ACT) for converting its fleet of…
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June Saw 330 Flight Cancellations in Philly for American Airlines
Numerous problems at American Airlines caused flight cancellations to nearly double in June, writes Ellie Rushing for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The airline, which operates 70 percent of its flights at Philadelphia’s airport, had 3.43 percent of its flights cancelled that month, the highest cancellation percentage of any major airline. There were more than 330 cancellations…
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Washington Post: Newtown Square Sales Manager Shares Strange Airline Passenger Experience
Todd Brown, a sales manager from Newtown Square, was on a flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul when a man across the aisle calmly removed his shoes and socks and began clipping his toenails, writes Christopher Elliott for the Washington Post. “After finishing his toenails and fingernails, he then got a bottle of clear nail…
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Free Books Help Make SEPTA Daily Commutes a Little Easier
SEPTA riders have another option besides staring at their phones during their daily commute—free books to read, reports Mike Denardo for KYW News Radio. Barbara Nolan knew that London and New York offered free books to their transit riders. It got her thinking, and she approached SEPTA. “It’s an excellent way to pass the time…
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Community Transit’s New Electric Vehicle Is Eco-Friendly, Saves Money and Offers a Quiet Ride
Community Transit of Delaware County has added an electric car to their daily passenger service, according to the Daily Times. The zero emissions 2013 Tesla Model S runs on batteries and is recharged by plugging into a standard 110V outlet. “Community Transit vehicles travel thousands of miles on the road per year and we are…
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Redesigned Airport Website Lets You Check Parking Availability, Flight Status and More
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) announced it has launched a redesigned website, integrating new features, consolidating microsites and landing pages, and creating a dynamic, modern look. Visitors can use PHL.org to check their flight status, view parking garage availability, check security information, and browse the airport’s more than 200 shopping and dining vendors. Additionally, more information…
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In Havertown, Mixed Reaction to News Police May Soon Use Radar to Enforce Speeding
The Pennsylvania Senate approved a bill June 25 to allow local police officers to use radar to enforce speeding, reports 6abc.com The Senate voted 49 to 1, to approve the legislation. The bill now goes to the state House, where it was knocked down last year. Haverford police said when they enforce speeding now it…
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Bud and Marilyn’s at the Philadelphia Airport Makes Food Network’s Top Airport Restaurant List
The next time you find yourself in a holding pattern at the Philadelphia Airport, you might want to head over to Bud and Marilyn’s. The restaurant made the Food Network’s list of the best airport restaurants in the United States, according to Samantha Lande for Food Network. Bud and Marilyn’s is located between Terminal B…
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Boeing’s Focus on Safety, Not Sales, Netted Results at Paris Air Show
Boeing Co. arrived at the world’s largest aerospace extravaganza, the Paris Air Show, battling the biggest crisis in its history. It departs having secured a crucial vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX jetliner and the prospect of further orders, writes Robert Wall and Andrew Tangel for the Wall Street Journal. Boeing’s efforts to…
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Delco Officials Worry About Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Medical Transit Program
Angela Lisa is legally blind, living in a Folcroft row house, and has to travel to a slew of doctors, writes Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She uses Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Transportation Program. Part of a coordinated shared-ride system that one proponent called a “national model” for efficiency, it became a lifeline for Lisa…
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Mariner East 2 Gives Shipping Industry Along Delaware River ‘a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm’
A pair of recent developments has the shipping industry along the Delaware River poised to prosper: the deepening of the river’s main shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet and the completion of Mariner East 2. “The Mariner East system and the additional ship calls it will bring, the advent of a deeper channel and…
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Despite Recent Challenges, Boeing’s Historic Role as a Leader in the Aerospace Industry Remains Unchanged
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the day in 1934 when Bill Boeing resigned from the aviation enterprise he had founded only 18 years earlier, writes Loren Thompson for forbes.com. It was a blow to the company, but it wouldn’t be the last. During the Nixon Administration demand for jetliners collapsed. So today’s crisis…
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For Flexible Flyers, Startup Has Great Philly Deals
A new startup company called Moonfish finds cheap deals on flights leaving out of Philadelphia International Airport, writes David Murrell for phillymag.com. George Zeng, a Wharton MBA grad and former engineer at Facebook, started Moonfish when he noticed major fluctuations in flight prices. He designed a search engine that finds the best deals by tracking…
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PennDOT Project to ‘Add Capacity’ to Conchester Highway
PennDOT is widening around seven miles of a busy highway in Delaware County by increasing U.S. Route 322 from two to four lanes, writes Lori Tobias for the Construction Equipment Guide. The road being upgraded (Conchester Highway from Route 1, Baltimore Pike, to just east of Route 452, Market Street) is in Concord, Bethel, and…
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Springfield Man Who Lost Daughter to a Distracted Driver on a Mission to Change How People Drive
Springfield resident and attorney Joel Feldman, whose daughter was hit and killed by a distracted driver, is trying to change how people drive with hour-long presentations on the dangers of distracted driving, writes Ximena Conde for WHYY. Feldman does not use scare tactics in his presentations, believing they won’t sway people who often text or…
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Why Philadelphia Airport Is Seeing Its Largest Number of Passengers in a Decade
With nearly 31.7 million passengers last year, the Philadelphia International Airport is seeing its largest numbers in over a decade, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This seven percent increase, year over year, marks the highest total of passengers since 2007, when its record was 32.2 million. A strong performance by the airport…
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Media Native Helps World’s Largest Airline Stay Ahead of the Competition
Media native Lenore Diamond, the Managing Director of Airport Affairs at American Airlines, is helping the world’s largest airline stay ahead, writes Korri Kezar for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Diamond manages relationships at airports in Miami and Charlotte and hubs in Europe, Canada, and Asia. As part of her job, she ensures that every American…
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