The Hub 9/2/16
“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.
Plan Philly: Broad coalition forms Vision Zero Alliance to push Kenney on street safety – The pressure is on for Mayor Jim Kenney to live up to his campaign promise to adopt a Vision Zero goal for Philadelphia. While the members of the coalition, which includes the Clean Air Council, all work toward different missions, they have a common goal: completely eliminate crash deaths in Philadelphia.
Mobility Lab: Drive less, earn a bike: Employers thinking big with TDM programs – By incentivizing non-drive-alone commutes, employers are attracting new employees and improving the work-life balance.
CityLab: A plan for a bike trail across the U.S.-Mexico border – “Everybody is trying to separate us… But we keep coming together.” Bike trails > Walls.
The Washington Post: Biden announces upgrades for Amtrak’s Northeast corridor – Amtrak is receiving $2.45 billion in federal loans from the Department of Transportation — the largest loan in the department’s history — to help pay for new trains and other upgrades.
Philly.com: At 30th Street Station, the last echoes of a disappearing sound – Philadelphia wistfully bids adieu to Amtrak’s traditional flip-board display – one of the last of its kind along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.
Philadelphia Magazine: SEPTA shows off beam work as first Silverliner Vs roll again – As summer winds down, SEPTA expects to restore normal weekday service on Regional Rail the week of either October 3, or October 10.
