The Hub 7/15/2022: 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: A Historic West Philly Street Is Being Torn Up As SEPTA Upgrades Trolley Tracks – South 40th Street has historic stone paving called Belgian blocks. But SEPTA’s construction crew is in the process of removing the old tracks in this area which also removes these rocks. The Philadelphia Street Railway Historical Society is working to save these rocks but only a small portion remains between Locust and Spruce Street. Safety is one of the main reasons for this upgrade.
The Inquirer: More Philly Workers Could Soon Commute On SEPTA For Free – SEPTA is expanding their Key Advantage program to any business with 500 or more employees, due to strong demand for the institutional pass program. The application portal is open and the new round of monthly passes will begin on September 1st. These passes can be used on all of SEPTA services.
Insider NJ: Hoboken To Reduce Speed Limit To 20MPH Citywide – To eliminate traffic deaths and injuries by 2030, the city of Hoboken unanimously passed an ordinance to reduce citywide speed limit from 25MPH to 20MPH. Lower speed limits save lives and make streets safer for everyone.
WHYY: Washington Avenue Repaving To Begin With Hybrid Solution – After 67 meetings and 12,000 contacts with residents, the Washington Avenue repaving will begin next month. A road diet will be installed between 4th and 12th streets by reducing the road from five lanes to three lanes, along with traffic calming measures and protected bike lanes. Councilmember Johnson blocked plans for the traffic diet on the west side of Broad Street, thus it will remain a five lane street prone to speeding and dangerous driving.
PhillyVoice: Rider Input Sought For SEPTA’s Trolley Modernization Project – Through the Trolley Modernization plan SEPTA is seeking riders input through a public survey. The survey is open until July 24th on SEPTA’s website but there are also pop-up events to collect feedback. Questions include how the new stations and trolley cars should look and whether trolleys should have their own lane.
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