Your Daily Guide

🚲 Staying Safe on Philly Streets

In the same week that a driver was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison for killing a CHOP doctor last year, yet another car crashed on Spruce Street in Center City. The dangers on Philly’s roads are angering commuters of all types who want to get around town safely. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

🥩 Do We Have To Eat Chicken Cheesesteaks Instead?

This city has so many great cheesesteak spots to choose from, but the iconic Philly sandwich could get costly. The average price of a pound of ground beef was $6.12 in June, up 12% from last year. [🎧 City Cast Philly, AP]

💧 How To Find Philly’s Public Amenities on the Go

Originally launched to help Philadelphians find drinking fountains, PHLASK has expanded to help you find the nearest bathroom, food pantry, or foraging spot. [Green Philly]

• Related: New to foraging? Here’s a guide to identifying useful plants and where to find them in Philly. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

🇺🇸 Philly Exhibits Under Scrutiny Amid Trump’s National Park Overhaul

Independence National Historic Park has flagged several displays that the Trump administration has deemed “corrosive ideology,” like references to slavery at the “President’s House” (where nine people were in fact enslaved by George Washington). [Axios]

💰 Feeling Antsy About SEPTA Cuts? Our State Legislature Isn’t

Last week’s reassurances that state budget negotiations were progressing have now faded, leaving services in the commonwealth in a funding limbo. While the school district figures out what to do with neither state funds nor SEPTA lines to get kids to schools, our legislators don’t even appear to be at work in Harrisburg to approve a budget that’s now 25 days late. [🎧 City Cast Philly, 🔒 The Inquirer]