The Hub 6/10/16: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

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“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.

Philadelphia Magazine: Philly’s first two-way protected bike lane will be protected by parked cars – Protected bike lanes are known to reduce the number of crashes for all road users, boost the number of bike trips, reduce the number of cyclists on sidewalks, and bring economic benefits to the community.

Philadelphia Magazine: Fatal hit and runs up 55% this year – While the mandatory minimum sentence for fleeing the scene of a fatal accident was raised from one to three years, fatal and nonfatal hit runs are disturbingly on the rise in Philadelphia.

PlanPhilly: U.S. DOT to cities: new highway projects can mend old scars – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx’s Every Place Counts Design Challenge offers cities with inner city highways free two-day planning charrettes run by DOT planners. Philadelphia’s application focuses on creating better connections between Chinatown, which is split by the Vine Street Expressway.

Philly.com: SEPTA’s new fare card gets rolled out – On Monday, June 13, 10,000 SEPTA riders will be able to go tokenless. SEPTA Key will be available on a first come, first served basis at 6 stops on the Market Frankford Line and 6 stops on the Broad Street Line.