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Commuters waiting at bus stop along JFK Blvd at 15th Street in front of the Municipal Services Building in Center City Philadelphia on Monday, August 14, 2023. SEPTA vehicle operators are being given safety training starting today that could create a delay for riders.

Transportation

Philly commutes are getting slightly quicker, but they’re among the longest in the U.S.

The average commute to work in Philadelphia was 31.1 minutes one-way in 2023, significantly better than New York, but above the national average.

Ariana Perez-Castellsan hour ago

While most EVs can have a similar look and shape, the Subaru Solterra looks just like the Toyota bZ4X, because they are virtually identical.

Opinion

2024 Subaru Solterra is just a Toyota by another name, for better or worse

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

A leisurely Sunday chat in the middle of the street: Michael d’Amico and Leah Parentela (rear) who live in the neighborhood, are joined by Karen Tracy of Center City and her granddaughters Thia (left), 9, and Kahlan, 7, visiting from the suburbs. The 1700 block of Walnut Street was car-free on four September Sundays.

Philadelphia

Car-free Sundays on Walnut Street boosted foot traffic, sales for restaurants and retailers, survey says

Thomas Fitzgerald

Spirit Halloween will open 10 spinoff Christmas stores, including one in Pennsylvania and four in New Jersey.

Business

Spirit Halloween to open Christmas spinoff stores in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey suburbs

Hira Qureshi

Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Haason Reddick during a game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in October 2023.

News

Haason Reddick owes a business partner over $1.6 million from the sale of the former Eagles’ senior home-care company, lawsuit says

Abraham Gutman

Economy

Opinion

PennDot could keep I-95 from bigfooting Philadelphia by supporting transit

Given the urgency of fighting climate change, PennDot needs to stop widening its highways to accommodate traffic and instead get more people to ride transit.

Inga Saffron

Jay Arzu, a doctoral candidate in urban planning at the University of Pennsylania, believes PennDot should focus on improving transit instead of widening I-95. He has single-handedly resurrected a proposal to build a Roosevelt Boulevard subway, which would give motorists an alternative to the highway.

Opinion

PennDot could keep I-95 from bigfooting Philadelphia by supporting transit

Given the urgency of fighting climate change, PennDot needs to stop widening its highways to accommodate traffic and instead get more people to ride transit.

Inga Saffron

Business