The Hub 9/13/19: 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.
PlanPhilly: This West Philly bridge got a makeover for its 99th birthday – The Woodland Avenue bridge between 47th and 49th street was replaced over the past year. The bridge goes over Regional Rail tracks and carries the route 36 and 11 trolleys. This update was sorely needed, as the daily traffic has increased 20 times since its construction in 1920.
The Inquirer: Philly blesses worshipers with free parking, eliciting cyclists’ Old Testament wrath – In Center City Philadelphia, 74 places of worship enjoy relaxed parking regulations for their worshipers, including, at times, the carte blanche to block bike lanes. Local cyclists speak out in the article d about this dangerous practice that forces them to move in and out of traffic, risking life and limb.
Curbed Philly: City launches Chestnut Street loading zone project to cut down on congestion – New loading zones are coming to Chestnut street between 6th and 21st streets in an effort to reduce travel times on the busy center city corridor. With an increase in deliveries and ride hailing, congestion in the city is at an all time high. The pilot includes 80 new 100 foot, 20 minute loading zones and will also extend the 2 hour enforces parking from 6am until 2am along the corridor.
Smart Cities Dive: Transportation for America digging into a valuable, but wasted, asset – Management of curbside space is a hot button issue in cities across America. Advocacy group Transportation for America will choose 3 cities in which to run curb space management pilots. Everything from ride-hailing to dockless micro mobility devices require the use of curb space, and with so many people vying for this space, we will need solutions.
City Lab: America’s Transportation History is Full of Mistakes. Let’s Not Make Another One. – Development in cities and towns across the US has been car centric since the end of WW 2.,There are many new modes of transportation gaining popularity. With this increasingly multimodal landscape, planners, regulators, and transportation companies from across the sector will need to work together.
Image Source: Plan Philly
