Transportation
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New Crum Creek Viaduct Saves SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Line
The worn-out, 121-year-old Crum Creek Viaduct that threatened to shut down SEPTA’s Media/Elwyn Line now has a whole new life to live. SEPTA last month finished its $89.9 million project to build a 100-year steel and concrete replacement of the Crum Creek Viaduct, thanks to 2013’s “decade of investment” through the Transportation Funding Act. “The…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike, America’s First Limited Access, Divided Superhighway, Turns 76
The number 76 is special to those of us who live in the Delaware Valley. The digits call to mind the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Philadelphia’s past as our nation’s capital. Seventy-six is also how old the Pennsylvania Turnpike turned this month. This birthday of the first limited access, divided superhighway in…
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Credit-Card Payment Now an Option on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Drivers across the state can now pay with their credit cards at toll booths for travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, writes Jason Laughlin for the Philadelphia Inquirer. However, according to Carl DeFebo, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the use of plastic is far from encouraged, with cash and E-ZPass remaining the preferred methods of…
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New App Lets You Extend Parking Time in Radnor
Panicked dashes back to your parked car to extend time on the meter might become a thing of the past in Radnor thanks to the mobile application Whoosh!, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. Radnor’s Board of Commissioners has approved an agreement with Parkeon to provide people with the option to download the…
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PennDOT, SEPTA Partner to Reduce Congestion on Schuylkill Expressway
PennDOT and SEPTA are joining forces for what many people in the northwest suburbs believe is long overdue: a $125 million project to reduce traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway, writes Claire Sasko for Philadelphia Magazine. The two transportation agencies will address multiple means of travel – the expressway, SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line, and the…
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SEPTA Assigns Media/Elwyn Line Extra Buses During Peak Hours
Starting on Sept. 6, SEPTA will be running supplemental buses during the morning and evening rush hours on several lines, including Media/Elwyn, to help alleviate problems caused by the current railcar shortage, according to a staff report from Plan Philly. The express buses will run from the most affected stations, while SEPTA hurries to replace…
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As Deepening Continues, Delaware River Sees Increase in Vessel Activity
The Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay has announced the tristate port vessel arrival statistics for the first six months of 2016, and the numbers look good, writes Michelle Howard for MarineLink.com. According to records, 1,234 ships arrived at Delaware River port facilities compared to 1,127 arrivals for the same six-month period last…
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West Chester Pike Coalition Forms to Improve Major Corridor Connecting Delaware and Chester Counties
The Delaware County Planning Department and Chester County Planning Commission steered the first West Chester Pike Coalition meeting last month at the Newtown Township Municipal Building. West Chester Pike (Pennsylvania Route 3) runs through 10 distinct communities in the two counties. Representatives from Marple Township, Newtown Township, and Haverford Township in Delaware County; East Goshen…
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We Don’t All Start Our Work Days at the Same Time, Despite What Rush Hour Might Indicate
FlowingData – a website that explores how statisticians use analysis, visualization, and exploration to understand data and ourselves – crunched the numbers representative of when Americans begin their morning commute to work. And despite what the gridlock most of us experience during morning rush hour would indicate, not everyone leaves for work at the same…
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Boeing, Iran Air Sign Sales Agreement That Could Boost Ridley Park Factory
Boeing recently signed an agreement with Iran Air, signaling the latter’s intent to spend $25 billion on Boeing planes, writes Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi for The Associated Press. The agreement represents possibly the largest business deal between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S. since the 1979 Embassy takeover in Teheran. And it could…
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Despite Dwindling Defense Funding and Rise of Drones, Delco’s Helicopter Heritage Flies On
Delaware County’s rich helicopter heritage continues to fly high despite dwindling defense funding, the rise of drones and robots, and former helicopter factories turned into stores, offices, and service shops. At almost 5,000 personnel, Boeing’s operation in Ridley Park is Philly’s biggest industrial employer, and the helicopters it makes are still elite choices for the U.S. military.…
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Delaware River Port Braces for Big Business from Dredging
The six-year, $392 million Delaware River dredging project that’s now just 11 miles from the finish line is literally carving out a path for bigger ships and bigger business along Delaware County’s shorefront. Already 85 percent complete, the dredging work is now targeting the bottom of the river from Chester toward Wilmington, and because of…
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Airport’s $30 Million Project a Boost for Tinicum
A $30 million project that will reinvent the Philadelphia Airport will undoubtedly give a boost to Tinicum Township, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eight new dining destinations are in the works, as well as 1,000 iPads and 15 tech-driven gate lounges – a transformation that will offer those passing through an authentic…
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SEPTA to Shut Down Media/Elwyn Rail Line Beyond Swarthmore This Summer
Passengers on the Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Line will have to endure the inconvenience of a three-month shutdown this summer, as SEPTA repairs the 121-year-old Crum Creek Viaduct, writes Sandy Smith of Philadelphia Magazine. According to Smith, construction of the new bridge, which will sit in the same spot as the span it’s replacing, has been…
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Deepening of Delaware River Shipping Channel Sure to Benefit Delco
After the issue of deepening the Delaware River shipping channel was debated for almost three decades, and finally agreed upon a few years ago, the project is now nearing completion. Almost 85 percent of the 103-mile navigation channel has already been deepened from 40 feet to 45 feet, writes Linda Loyd of the Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Springfield’s Keystone Quality Transport Feels Financial Squeeze
The business of moving patients by ambulance is reeling, and Springfield’s Keystone Quality Transport, the largest privately owned, locally operated ambulance company in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is feeling the pinch. According to a recent report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the industry is suffering because of poor pay from hospitals and private health insurers, a…
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