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🌉 Wissahickon Bridges Get Federal Funding

The city is getting $14 million from a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program to do renovations on the Valley Green Road Bridge in Wissahickon Valley Park and the Bells Mill Bridge near Morris Arboretum, which will help protect them from future floods. [WHYY]

🏢 Recovery Center Planned in Fairmount

The city will reportedly expand services at an existing homeless shelter site on Girard Avenue. The mayor’s office hasn’t offered further details, but sources told the Inquirer that the facility could open as soon as Wednesday, would hold dozens of people, and would provide services including treatment for skin damage caused by xylazine (AKA “tranq”). [Inquirer 🔒]

💰 New Fine for Parked Cars with Tinted Windows

Mayor Cherelle Parker signed an ordinance this week that will create a $100 fine for parked vehicles with “sun screening devices” — i.e., tinted windows that don’t comply with Pennsylvania state law. [NBC10]

🏃 Broad Street Run Closures and Transportation

Philly’s iconic 10-mile race returns Sunday morning. If you’re going to be traveling through the city at that time, here’s what to know about road closures. [Broad Street Run]

• And, here’s what to know about getting to the race on public transit. [SEPTA]
• Related: My team and I chatted about some prime spots to watch the race on our May guide to Philly. [City Cast Philly 🎧]

Ready for a little Friday fun? Let’s test how much you’ve been paying attention to recent local headlines with our first-ever Hey Philly news quiz.

How it works: The quiz has five multiple choice questions. You can treat it as open-book — or rather, open-newsletter-and-podcast. The answers to all these questions are related to items that have either been shared in the Hey Philly newsletter this week, or discussed on the City Cast Philly podcast.

Here’s the first question, for a taste of what you’re about to get yourself into:

🚌 SEPTA recently phased out its last all-diesel bus. By when is the agency aiming to have a zero-emission bus fleet?

• 2025
• 2030
• 2035
• 2040

⭐ One more note: You can see if your answers are correct by clicking “View Score” right after you submit. I’ll shout out everyone who gets a perfect 5/5 score in a future newsletter!

School Board Power Struggle, New Bus Station Plan & Wawa vs. Sheetz

It’s the Friday News Roundup! Today’s topics on the City Cast Philly podcast include: why one Philly Board of Education nomination is still in limbo and the plan to move the Greyhound bus station for the third time in a year. Plus, what’s better: Wawa or Sheetz?