Philadelphia
Basics
Closing trails during pandemic, without opening streets, is misguided and inequitable
It's time to close whole regions of the city off to cars — so walkers can spread out.
March 26, 2020
Philadelphia Mayor Makes Big Bike and Transit Promises. Advocates Have Doubts.
The City of Brotherly Love is one of America's most autocentric cities — so can Jim Kenney fix it?
January 15, 2020
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
You asked for a deep dive on transit ridership numbers — you got it!
October 15, 2019
Philly’s Most Dangerous Roads are in Poor Areas
About half of the city's most-dangerous streets are in low-income and/or neighborhoods of color, a new analysis finds.
December 14, 2018
American Cities Are Drowning in Car Storage
Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty.
July 12, 2018
Will Philadelphia Reverse Its Progress on Parking Requirements?
Lower parking requirements have encouraged construction of housing instead of car storage, but the reforms still face political resistance.
May 17, 2018
Parking Madness: Philadelphia vs. Long Beach
Philadelphia's triple-stadium parking crater takes on a parking-riddled campus in Long Beach, California.
April 3, 2018
With Bipartisan Support, TIGER Continues to Fund Walking and Biking Projects
So far, the new batch of TIGER grant winners look like solid choices to improve conditions for walking and biking.
March 9, 2018
Philly Rolls Out Bike Lanes at a Snail’s Pace, and Mayor Jim Kenney May Slow Down Progress Even More
Two years into Kenney's tenure, it already seems unlikely that he'll achieve his promise to improve the bike network.
March 6, 2018
Philadelphia’s Boulevard of Death
If we're going to reduce traffic deaths, we need to start with roads like Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia.
February 12, 2018
