The city is celebrating the 2025 Eagles Super Bowl Championship this Friday, Feb. 14 with a parade, which will kick off from Lincoln Financial Field at 11 a.m. More information on the parade route and road closures can be found here, but here’s some info on the road closures in the University City area. The following streets and roads will be closed on Friday from approximately 10:30 a.m. until approximately 6 p.m.:

• Spring Garden Street exit of the Schuylkill
• Vine Street off ramps closed in Center City
• Broad Street exit of I-95
• 30th St Market to Arch
• 29th St Market to JFK
• 76W Schuylkill ramp
• 76E 30th St ramp
• 76W 30th St ramp
• Spring Garden Bridge at 31st Street
• JFK Blvd 20th to Schuylkill Ave

SEPTA will have special service throughout the day. Since many buses will be detoured SEPTA is encouraging riders to use Market-Frankford Line (L) and Broad Street Line (B). Service on these lines will run every 6-to-8 minutes starting at approximately 5 a.m. throughout the day. There will also be free rides on both lines throughout the day to make boarding trains easier.

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2024 Philadelphia Marathon Course Map

The 2024 Philadelphia Marathon events will take place this weekend. The City has announced road closures ahead of the races, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 (half marathon) and Sunday, Nov. 24 (the main event). Streets will be closed in many parts of the City during Friday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 24. The closures will be implemented on a rolling basis. Traffic delays can be expected, and motorists are advised to use alternate routes and allow for extra driving time.

The streets and roads impacted by closures in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 23 include:

• 31st and Spring Garden
• Eastbound I-76 @ Spring Garden Street (top of the ramp)
• Westbound I-76 @ Girard Avenue (Exit #342)
• Walnut Street, from 12th Street to 34th Street
• 33rd Street, from Walnut Street to Spring Garden Street
• 34th Street, from Walnut Street to Girard Avenue
• Spring Garden Street, from 32nd Street to 34th Street
• Girard Avenue, 33rd Street to 38th Street

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The annual Philadelphia Marathon returns this weekend, with events taking place from Friday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Two main events, a half-marathon and marathon will be held on Saturday and Sunday respectively. As always, the marathon events that draw thousands of visitors and participants, will shut down many roads in the city. Here is a summary of what roads and streets in West Philly will be closed to accommodate runners. Also, check out information below on cheer zones. Race maps are available here.

Both races kick off at Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 7 a.m.

Cheering zones for Saturday’s Half-Marathon:

• 33rd and Walnut Street
• 33rd and Market Street
• 34th and Girard Avenue (Philadelphia Zoo)

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Apple Studios has been filming scenes for the upcoming season of their television show, Catamount (a limited-run crime drama) in the Spruce Hill neighborhood since February. Filming is mostly taking place in the area of 44th/45th and Spruce and on 46th Street between Pine and Spruce, but more areas may be affected as well.

As the scenes involve the production crew working with equipment on the street, there are intermittent road closures and parking restrictions in the areas of filming. Residents are asked to move their vehicles prior to the crew’s arrival. Any vehicles not moved will be relocated to another street in the neighborhood by the Philadelphia Police Department.

Here are the dates and times of the no parking zones for the neighborhood from Sunday, March 19 through Friday, March 24. Continue Reading

The Philadelphia Marathon, an annual event drawing thousands of guests to the City of Brotherly Love, is returning this weekend, with races happening on Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 19-20).

The Half Marathon will be held on Saturday from 7:00-11:30 a.m. The main Marathon event will take place Sunday, beginning at 7 a.m. Both races begin and end at 22nd St. and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

As always during both races, many roads along the course will be closed to accommodate the runners. Also, “No Parking” signs will be posted in the Parkway area and along the race course.

Street closures will be in effect for the Philadelphia Half Marathon and the Rothman Orthopaedics 8K on Saturday, from 2 a.m. until 3 p.m. Continue Reading

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The annual Philadelphia Marathon will return this Sunday, Nov. 21 after last year’s hiatus with COVID-19 safety measures in place. The Half-Marathon will be held on Saturday, Nov. 20. Both events kick off at 7 a.m. at 22nd St. and Benjamin Franklin Parkway and will bring road closures in many parts of the city, including in some West Philly areas.

Street and road closures will begin on Saturday and Sunday as early as 2 a.m. and will continue for the duration of the Half-Marathon and Marathon. All streets except Eakins Oval are expected to be reopened no later than 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Continue Reading