The Hub 6/14/2024: 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: Restored 1947 trolleys will return to Girard Avenue’s Route 15 next week. SEPTA says it’s not a rumor this time. – SEPTA confirmed that eight PCC II historic green-and-cream ‘40s trolleys will return to Girard Avenue’s Route 15 on Sunday (6/16). Trolleys will finally be able to complete the full route from the Westmoreland loop on Richmond Street in the east to Girard Avenue and 63rd Street in the west. During the absence of the trolleys, buses were used to cover the route.
Triblive: Adaptive bikes available for rent in Pittsburgh – In 2022, Bike Share Pittsburgh rebranded their Pittsburgh’s Healthy Ride as ‘POGOH’, and they recently launched a new Adaptive POGOH program which allows users to rent seven unique types of cycles. This program is free to users, and the types of bikes include tandem, cargo, recumbent, and tricycles. This program increases access to cycling for people with different abilities and ages.
The Inquirer: Toll booths are no more, as Pennsylvania Turnpike looks to replace them with overhead readers – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recently approved plans to do away with toll booths and install overhead structures with sensors called gantries that will electronically charge tolls to vehicles. The demolition of toll booths in Pennsylvania will begin in 2026 and hopes to finish by late 2028. This change aims to reduce congestion on the turnpike.
Other Stories
The CityFix: Mexico Made Safe Mobility a Human Right — Here’s How Its Streets Can Become Safer
The Conversation: Bad weather, hills and the dark deter cyclists, particularly women. So what can we do about it?
NextCity: What If Non-Drivers Helped Plan Our Transportation Systems?
NPR: More cities are banning right turns on red in response to rising pedestrian deaths
StreetsBlog USA: Why Traffic Engineers Learn Almost Nothing About Traffic Safety In School
