WHYY Public Radio - Tue April 09, 2024
Steady Pipeline of New Projects On Tap for Philadelphia's Delaware River Waterfront
In the past decade, private developers invested about $1 billion into Philadelphia's Delaware River waterfront — mostly for mixed-use and residential developments, according to an economic impact report commissioned by the nonprofit Delaware River Waterfront Corp....
Amtrak - Mon January 22, 2024
Amtrak Kicks Off Construction at Gray 30th Street Station in Philadelphia
A new era of passenger rail has officially launched in Philadelphia. Amtrak officials gathered Jan. 19 with federal, state and local representatives along with other community leaders to celebrate the construction kickoff for major renovations at William H....
WHYY Public Radio & CE - Thu October 12, 2023
Construction Progressing On Revival of Philly's Franklin Square PATCO Station
The construction to reopen a long-shuttered train station in Philadelphia's Center City has progressed well since its start in the summer of 2021. When completed next spring, the area's Port Authority Transit Corp., PATCO, will operate the Franklin Square Station....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 10, 2023
Northeast Philadelphia Airport Gets Rebuilt Taxiway
Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) lies 24 mi. from its big brother, Philadelphia International Airport, south of the city. Passengers and cargo travel out of Philadelphia International, while PNE, a general aviation airport, serves clients for flight instruction and airline maintenance....
Independence National Historical Park - Wed July 19, 2023
Philadelphia Historic First Bank Building Gets $22.2M From Feds for Rehab Project
Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park (INHP) has received $22.2 million in federal funding to help rehabilitate the landmark First Bank of the United States building, one of the first federal buildings constructed by the U.S....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 28, 2023
VIDEO: I-95 Reopens to Philly Phanfare
When a tanker truck explosion collapsed part of an I-95 bridge June 11 in Philadelphia, PennDOT sprang into action with an aggressive plan for the crucial roadway. In just two weeks, Penn DOT and contractors C....
CEG - Mon June 12, 2023
UPDATE: I-95 in Philly Reopens
UPDATE: Interstate 95 reopened Friday, June 23, fewer than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia, a quicker-than-expected rebuild to get traffic flowing again on a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast's main north-south highway....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 09, 2023
J.D. Eckman Leads U.S. 1 Project Near Philly
Philadelphia, America's sixth largest city, bristles with four-lane highways and busy thoroughfares carrying citizens, tourists and interstate travelers to their destinations. These busy roads connect the city and visitors to historic locations downtown and fans to sporting venues....
NBC Sports Philadelphia & 76ers PR - Mon August 01, 2022
Philadelphia 76ers Plan to Build New NBA Arena in City Center by 2031-32 Season
In under a decade, the Philadelphia 76ers plan to place elsewhere. No, the Sixers are not moving out of Philly, the city it has called home since 1964; rather, it wants to move into a new arena in Center City....
Philadelphia Inquirer - Wed June 29, 2022
Developers to Invest $20B at Philadelphia's Navy Yard to Add New Urban Area
The developers behind the revitalization of 109 acres at the Philadelphia Navy Yard unveiled a new plan June 28 to bring $6 billion in investment to the site over the next two decades, with the hope of creating a new neighborhood in the city....
