Streets

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Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic

The Roots to get section of East Passyunk named in their honor – shocking the band's leader

The Roots Street Name

Sansom Street in Center City to reopen Friday, nearly a year after water main break

Sansom Street Water Main

Philly plans $200 million in road repaving for 2019

Philly launches mechanical street cleaning pilot in six neighborhoods

West philly Rowhomes Rowhouses

Philly considers protected bike lanes from Northern Liberties to Old City

Stock_Carroll - Bike Lanes University City

Protesters to attend the 'W. Wilson Goode Sr. Way' naming ceremony

Wilson Goode N. 59th Street

Water Main Break

Water main break opens sizable sinkhole on Dickinson Street

South Philly Water Main Break

State grant to bring $4.67 million in upgrades to South Philly's Oregon Avenue

Oregon Avenue 11th Street

What the heck happened to this Center City trash can?

Carroll - Burned Trash Can

Pennsylvania crews plan marathon to attack pothole epidemic

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Streets Department

It's officially paving season in Philadelphia

potholes philadelphia streets

New truck safety enhancements could mean fewer pedestrian, cyclist deaths

trash compactor safety enhancements

Humongous sinkhole stuns neighbors on Fishtown side street

Carroll - Massive Sinkhole in Fishtown

Typo in New Jersey street sign is incomprehensibly bad

Road

Temple student wants Philly to rename Taney Street after Mo'ne Davis

Mo'ne Davis

City controller: Streets Department misses 83 miles of street paving, adding to 'pothole epidemic'

Philly street getting speed cushions for traffic safety study

North 5th Street

Petition calls for permanent enforcement of South Broad parking ban

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Group asks PennDOT: Make Frankford Avenue safer for walking

Frankford Avenue Sign

Report: Man gets socked after asking for punch outside Philly nightclub

bounce punch walnut street

Should Philly consider 'muralizing' some of its bike lanes?

051516_Bikelanes

Philly cracking down on illegal clothing donation bins

Clothing Donation Bins

Old City construction worker rescued from sinkhole after street collapses

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Philly opens new major roadway for first time in decades

Delaware Avenue Extension

Survey says: Mayor seeks input on Open Streets event

Open Streets survey

Philly trying to get rid of abandoned bikes

PennDOT to spend $13.4 million to resurface 22 miles of Philly streets

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Most popular street names in Pa.

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