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
South, though, this is actually going to be shooting right across to the east coast and passing off to our south. Philadelphia will get a little bit of rain tonight and tomorrow morning. Areas to the south, delaware and jersey will get more rain out of this. Ill show you a couple of model runs and, of course, we have to look ahead to the weekend. Reporter all right, dave we have to update this problem on 42. Northbound traffic at creek road. Its hard to see behind the sign. This accident is blocking the left lane and the right lane, so youve got two lanes blocked one on either side thats why traffic is backed up trying to squeeze in between. Here you can see one of the penndot vehicles off to the left police off to the right and fire crews on the scene. We might have a tow truck, as well. In the meantime, 42 northbound is backed up. It is an extra five minute ride if youre traveling northbound from the ac expressway to the walt whitman bridge. You might want to take the black horse pik
Found the killers of my son and i think this is senseless because i lost my childs life and i want to thank my community and everybody that has shown me love because i didnt know that my son was loved by as many people as he he was. My sister kept him in plenty of activities. It wasnt a hoodlum kid. He didnt deserve to get gunned down the way he did. Reporter sharrie, tonight police say both 17yearold suspects will be tried as adults while tonight they remain in police custody. The Philadelphia School district says its working to address concerns about recent violence at George Washington high school in somerton. Action news obtained this video of a large brawl yesterday during the first lunch period. Students say there are fights nearly every day and some dont feel safe there. This afternoon the district said its planning a parent meeting for next week to answer questions and review a plan of action. David henry will have the full story tonight on action news at 5 00. A 16yearold stud
Its busy night of news and we begin with breaking news at 11 00 oclock tonight. Four people have been hurt in including three children when they were hit by a truck. This happened in woodbury heights, Gloucester County just a short time ago. Chopper three is over the scene. We know the three children were taken to Cooper University hospital. The fourth victim was taken to inspira medical center. Tonight all of their conditions are not known. And more breaking news now. Chopper thee over north 21st and will he veer street in the ogontz section of philadelphia. That is where two Police Officers on routine patrol were hit by a cheverly Chevrolet Impala that ran a stop sign. That car and driver stayed on scene. They were taken to the hospital but are expected to be treated and release. Investigators are looking for two people who live in this home on Point Pleasant pike in plumstead county that was heavily damaged by fire. A lot of smoke billowing from that home. It took firefighters two h