Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pennsylvania

SBS: Québec City vs. Lower Merion Township

By Streetsblog | Apr 8, 2021 | No Comments

We're down to the final four in our quest to find the sorriest bus stop around — and this time, we've got an international incident on our hands.

SORRIEST BUS STOPS: Narberth vs. Pittsburgh

By Streetsblog | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments

Today, we're pitting our two surviving contenders from PA against each other, and calling on every transit agency in the Quaker State (and yours) to be a better friend to its riders.

SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Trenton vs. Narberth

By Streetsblog | Mar 19, 2021 | No Comments

We have two of the sorriest bus stops we've ever seen for you today. Polls are open!

Transit ridership improved in the second quarter of the year thanks to passengers returning to the New York and DC subway systems. Image: Thomas Hawk

Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)

By Aaron Short | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

You asked for a deep dive on transit ridership numbers — you got it!

Pennsylvania seeks to widen I-83 in York County, but funds for the costly project would be better spent on operational improvements such as crash prevention. Image: PennDOT

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Boondoggle: Keystone State’s 1-83 Expansion

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 27, 2019 | 6 Comments

Pennsylvania is moving forward with a plan to spend $300 million in order to widen I-83 in York County to eight lanes from four. But project documents fail to show how the project will solve any problems or bring clear benefits to the region.

This stretch of State Street in Harrisburg is the most dangerous in the country. Photo: Google Maps

A Fix for the Most Dangerous Street in America

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 26, 2018 | 41 Comments

Harrisburg's State Street is insanely dangerous. The city has a good plan to fix it. Will the state stand in the way?

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