The Hub 4/26/2024: 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.
PhillyVoice: Community groups kick off ‘walk audits’ to improve pedestrian pathways – A ‘walk audit’ is a tool that advocates and community groups can use to understand the walkability of a street. This Spring AARP, Clean Air Council, the Livable Community Coalition, and other advocates and community groups are conducting walk audits in three Council districts. The first was conducted in District 5 on North Broad Street. These audits aim to provide recommendations to city council and the Mayor’s administration to improve walkability in these areas.
The Morning Call: Allentown to make multi-million dollar investments in safer pedestrian, biking infrastructure – Allentown recently launched their “Safe Streets for All” program which is a multi-million dollar investment for traffic safety improvements city-wide. Allentown aims to achieve Vision Zero by 2030. The city’s comprehensive action plan will outline investments the City will take to reach its Vision Zero goal. They are currently collecting residents’ input on where better biking and pedestrian infrastructure are needed.
The Inquirer: SEPTA flips the switch on its website to highlight new ‘Metro’ branding – SEPTA’s new branding is currently on its website. The transit agency aims to install new wayfinding signs and symbols before 2026 when Philadelphia hosts the World Cup. The new wayfinding signs and symbols are currently at the Drexel Station at 30th Street and will eventually be seen at all the other stations. Changes will have transit lines denoted by capital letters on a color badge.
Other Stories
The Inquirer: Philadelphia’s roving Greyhound bus station could move by Labor Day, says neighborhood group
Billy Penn: New map offers transit-based guide to Philly green spaces
The Inquirer: Comcast’s Sports Complex plan for South Philly would make our city less livable
