The Hub 10/4/2024: 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.
Feet First Philly launched the 5th round of its Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant Program. Applications are due on October 10th at 11:59 PM. Grants range from $500 to $2000, with the opportunity to support at least one larger project of up to $5000. Learn more about this opportunity here. Apply TODAY and improve a public space in your neighborhood!
September 30 through October 6, 2024, is a Week Without Driving. We encourage everyone to commute without driving. Explore sustainable commute options such as biking, walking, and public transit. Join this nationwide challenge to understand the barriers nondrivers face while commuting through our communities. Sign up for Week Without Driving PA.
Metro Philadelphia: SEPTA to install 100 full-length gates to combat fare evasion – SEPTA’s pilot program at 69th Street Transportation Center to combat fare evasion was successful. The transit agency will expand this program by installing 100 full-length gates at Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line Stations. These full-length gates were designed and equipped with 3D imaging technology to detect fare evaders. These gates will be installed at Somerset, Huntingdon, Cecil B. Moore, Allegheny, 52nd Street, 11th Street, 13th Street, Frankford Transportation Center, and City Hall Stations. Installation is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The Inquirer: Transportation funding is needed ASAP, transit agencies, unions, and business leaders tell Pa. legislators – Transit agencies across Pennsylvania need funding to keep public transit systems from cutting services and increasing fares. SEPTA, for example, started the year with a $240 million operating budget deficit. Different transit agencies, unions, and business leaders unite and call for PA legislators to take action and fund public transportation.
Streetsblog USA: Report Shows — Again — Why Cities Must Build Safe Bike Lanes – A recent study released by the League of American Bicyclists and Lime, found that cyclists will bike more if there is safer biking infrastructure. The study found that where there was new bike infrastructure there was an increase in ridership in comparison to where there was no bike infrastructure. There was also a greater increase in ridership where there were protected bike lanes. Our roads need more protected bike lanes to keep cyclists safe.
Other Stories
Bloomberg: A Map That Visualizes Walkable Neighborhoods Across the US
The Inquirer: PennDot could keep I-95 from bigfooting Philadelphia by supporting transit
BillyPenn: Philly invites private companies to install curbside EV chargers
The Inquirer: The Pa. Turnpike has helped keep public transit afloat for years. Now what?
Streets MN: Network Now Provides Post-Pandemic Vision for Twin Cities Transit
