The Hub 4/19/2024: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News
“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.
The Inquirer: Five dangerous Philly roads will get cameras to catch speeders. People are clamoring for them. – Last December, Pennsylvania’s legislation authorized the city of Philadelphia to install speed enforcement cameras on five dangerous traffic corridors in addition to the ones already on Roosevelt Boulevard. The Boulevard has seen a decrease in traffic crashes since speed cameras were installed, and therefore lawmakers passed a measure making those cameras on the Boulevard permanent. For the additional five roadways, at-large Councilmember Isaiah Thomas is conducting an advisory survey to get residents’ opinions on the speed cameras and suggestions for where they should be placed.
PhillyVoice: Philly police to crack down on North Broad Street traffic violations – Over the next month, Philadelphia police will conduct an aggressive campaign to deter traffic violations on the eight-mile stretch of North Broad Street. This roadway has seen increased dangerous driving, double parking, and other parking violations such as blocking intersections and crosswalks. There will be an increase in police presence on the corridor to crack down on these traffic violations.
The Inquirer: SEPTA wants to spend $2.6 billion to add police and upgrade cars but needs Harrisburg to step up with funding by June 30 – SEPTA is consolidating its annual budget to include operating expenses and capital projects. The agency plans to spend $2.6 billion to add more police officers, upgrade cars on the Market-Frankford line, and increase service on Regional Rail. The agency still faces service cuts and fare increase issues as the Federal pandemic relief money dries up. Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed increasing the share of sales tax revenue to help get SEPTA closer to solving its funding problem. If this is not passed by June 30, the agency will cut service starting in the fall.
Other Stories
The Inquirer: Outside this Philly church Sunday, activists partied to stop cars from parking in bike lanes
The Inquirer: SEPTA cancels $185 million Chinese contract for double-decker Regional Rail cars
BillyPenn: South Street’s Triangle Plaza project inches forward with a $1.6 million grant
StreetsBlog USA: What to Say When Someone Claims ‘No One Bikes or Walks in Bad Weather’
