Inside the Benjamin Franklin Bridge’s secret spaces [video]

Inside the Benjamin Franklin Bridge’s secret spaces [video]

Take a look at the lost transit stops, mosaic rooms, and forgotten spaces within the Benjamin Franklin Bridge with this Courier-Post video.

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Rally for the Ramp at Delaware River Port Authority 2/1 – UPDATED

Rally for the Ramp at Delaware River Port Authority 2/1 – UPDATED

Could the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge get a ramp yet? Join the Bicycle Coalition’s “Rally for the Ramp” to make the case to the Delaware River Port Authority on Wednesday morning. UPDATE: DRPA approved $350,000 to design the ramp.

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Callowhill NID no-go, Port Authority spends millions beyond its mission but not on bridge ramp, grants to study Washington Avenue streetscape and TOD along El

Callowhill NID no-go, Port Authority spends millions beyond its mission but not on bridge ramp, grants to study Washington Avenue streetscape and TOD along El
  • Callowhill NID is DOA
  • Delaware River Port Authority votes to spend $20m on non-transportation projects;
  • Bicycle Coalition rides to DRPA meeting, with 900 petition signatures supporting an accessibility ramp on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge
  • Planning Commission to study Washington Avenue’s streetscape and development at three East Kensington El stops
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    Ben Franklin Bridge ramp funding cut, city ice rinks reopen, distributing $30m in sheriff sale proceeds, Overbrook Farms Historic District vote postponed

    Ben Franklin Bridge ramp funding cut, city ice rinks reopen, distributing $30m in sheriff sale proceeds, Overbrook Farms Historic District vote postponed
  • Bicycle Coalition wants Ben Franklin Bridge bike/pedestrian ramp funding restored
  • Renovation at city ice rinks once slated to close
  • State trying to distribute millions from old sheriff sale proceeds
  • Overbrook Farms Historic District vote postponed due to resident concerns
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