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Daily movement and regular strength training support healthy aging. kali9.iStock via Getty Images Plus

January 6, 2026

Philly’s walkable streets and public parks offer older residents chances to stay active – but public transit and accessibility pose challenges

Laura Baehr, Drexel University

Movement is key to healthy aging, and Philadelphia offers pros and cons for seniors getting around the city.

A SEPTA train moves along the Market-Frankford Line in West Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

October 3, 2025

Commuters have bemoaned Philly’s public transit for decades − in 1967, a librarian got the city to listen

Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University

Commuters have complained about SEPTA’s poor conditions and unstable funding for nearly a century.

More than 150 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority buses across Philadelphia are equipped with cameras that detect vehicles blocking bus lanes. Han Zheng via Wikimedia Commons

August 6, 2025

Philadelphia is using AI‑driven cameras to keep bus lanes clear – transparency can help build trust in the system

Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University

An information systems expert explains why fairness and transparency are key to introducing new AI-driven enforcement technologies to the public.

The 49 bus connects the Strawberry Mansion, Grays Ferry and University City neighborhoods. Courtesy of SEPTA

June 12, 2025

How a new bus line in Philadelphia is defying post‑pandemic transit trends

Julene Paul, University of Texas at Arlington and Josh Davidson, Oberlin College and Conservatory

The success of SEPTA’s new Route 49 suggests public transit agencies can increase ridership by catering to current users instead of chasing car owners.

More than half of Philadelphia commuters drive to work, while 21% take public transportation, 8% walk and 2% bike, according to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Jumping Rocks/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

December 2, 2024

Dozens of cyclists and pedestrians are killed each year in Philly − an injury epidemiologist explains how to better protect bike lanes, slow drivers down and reduce collisions

D. Alex Quistberg, Drexel University

Philadelphia implemented new policies this year to better protect pedestrians and cyclists, but the city has a long way to go to reach its Vision Zero commitment of zero traffic deaths by 2030.

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