Parker's Plan to Address Homelessness, New Bus Network & Krasner's PSA Fail Episode for Mar 13, 2026

It’s the Friday News Roundup. Host Trenae Nuri and senior producer Abby Fritz talk about Mayor Cherelle Parker's nearly $7B budget, including her ambitious plan to address homelessness. Plus, SEPTA’s planning to roll out a new bus network, and we take a look at District Attorney Larry Krasner's latest social video warning the city to stay safe when the weather gets warmer. Once you're done listening to this episode, go check out ⁠Your City Could Be Better⁠, City Cast's newest podcast, where CEO David Plotz chats with different hosts and producers from the 13 City Cast teams. So far, they’ve touched on anti-ICE protests, homelessness, and creative plans to revitalize downtowns. Listen every Friday on the Your City Could Be Better Feed or on this feed on Sundays. 

Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: 

• https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/cherelle-parker-city-budget-proposal-uber-amazon-fees-20260311.html 

• https://6abc.com/post/septas-market-frankford-line-service-impacted-blown-transformer-center-city/18703720/ \

• https://wwww.septa.org/news/proposed-implementation-schedule-new-bus-network/

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