Shutting down. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the plan to turn whole neighborhood and major highways into traffic free zones. Mayor Michael Nutter put it this way. Be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. Private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. And heres why everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. Residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave you cannot come back. Septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. This all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6 00 p. M. The Northern Boundary starts at Delaware Avenue along Spring Garden up ridge to girard. South street is cut off line on the south end. Then at 10 00 p. M. That night restrictions take effect in portions of University City and west philadelphia. That is from powellton avenue to the north between 32nd and
Center city philadelphia is a busy place, with lots of traffic but for two full days and parts of the two others in late september, that is going to change. Pope francis is coming to town, and major arteries, are shutting down. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is the plan to turn whole neighborhood and major highways into traffic free zones. Mayor Michael Nutter put it this way. Be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. Private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. And heres why, everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. Residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave, you cannot come back. Septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. This all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6 00 p. M. The Northern Boundary starts at Delaware Avenue along Spring Garden up ridge to girard. S
Singing and dancing turned into chaos and carnage possibly 100 People Killed saturday morning. More than 400 others injured. A result of two suicide bombings. Following the blast people ran for their lives. Some were seen holding demonstration flags. One man seeing putting up signs for surrender. About 14,000 people were in the area. Many of them are dead and others severely injured as passerbys tried to help them. The casualties according to turkish officials consisted primarily of people gathered outside the train station in the capital city. Calling for an end to the renewed conflict between the palestine working government and the turkish government. The blast was so powerful they should buildings located distances away. The devastating death toll is the attacks come just before National Elections scheduled for november 1. So far no group has claimed responsibility. Turkish Prime Minister says there are strong indications that either kurdish rebels or Islamic State militants are be