Editing Philadelphia (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
{{Main|Transportation in Philadelphia}}
{{See also|30th Street Station|List of SEPTA Metro stations|Philadelphia International Airport}}
[[File:30th Street Station Philadelphia July 2016 002 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Philadelphia's [[30th Street Station]] serves both [[SEPTA]] regional and [[Amtrak]] national trains and is Amtrak's third-busiest train station in the nation.]]
[[File:Thirty St Station.jpg|thumb|The [[Art Deco]]-style [[concourse|grand concourse]] at 30th Street Station, one of the nation's busiest passenger train stations, built between 1927 and 1933]]
[[File:MarketFrankfordLineTrain.jpg|thumb|A [[Market–Frankford Line]] train departing [[52nd Street station (Market–Frankford Line)|52nd Street station]]]]
Philadelphia is served by [[SEPTA]], which operates buses, trains, [[rapid transit]] (as both subways and [[Elevated railway|elevated trains]]), [[Tram|trolleys]], and [[Trolleybus|trackless trolleys]] (electric buses) throughout Philadelphia, the four Pennsylvania suburban counties of [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]], and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], in addition to service to [[Mercer County, New Jersey]] ([[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]) and [[New Castle County, Delaware]] ([[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and [[Newark, Delaware]]).<ref>[http://www.septa.org/maps/system/index.html "Clickable Regional Rail & Rail Transit Map"]. ''septa.org''. [[SEPTA]]. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> The city's subway system consists of two routes: the subway section of the [[Market–Frankford Line]] running east–west under [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Street]] which opened in 1905 to the west and 1908 to the east of City Hall,<ref>{{cite book |last=Cox |first=Harold E. |year=1967 |editor-last1=May |editor-first1=Jack |title=The Road from Upper Darby. The Story of the Market Street Subway-Elevated. |location=New York, NY |publisher=Electric Railroaders' Association |oclc=54770701 |page=16 }}</ref> and the [[Broad Street Line]] running north–south beneath [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|Broad Street]] which opened in stages from 1928 to 1938.<ref>[http://septa.org/construction/projects/dilworth/history.html "Renovations to City Hall and 15th Street Stations {{!}} History"]. ''septa.org''. SEPTA. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

Beginning in the 1980s, large sections of the [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] service to the far suburbs of Philadelphia were discontinued due to a lack of funding for equipment and infrastructure maintenance.<ref name=mitchell>{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Mitchell |title=SEPTA Budget for Fiscal 1993: Continued Rail Retrenchment |work=The Delaware Valley Association of Railroad Passengers |date=April 1992 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 1992 |title=The Delaware Valley Rail Passenger |url=http://dvarp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/dvrp9206.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507113917/http://dvarp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/dvrp9206.txt |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |website=dvarp.org |publisher=[[Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.abandonedrails.com/Newtown_Branch |title=Abandoned Rails: The Newtown Branch |website=www.abandonedrails.com |access-date=May 1, 2016 }}</ref>

Philadelphia's [[30th Street Station]] is a major railroad station on Amtrak's [[Northeast Corridor]] with 4.4&nbsp;million passengers in 2017 making it the [[List of busiest Amtrak stations|third-busiest]] station in the country after [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York City's Pennsylvania Station]] and [[Washington Union Station|Washington's Union Station]].<ref name="PA17">{{cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/PENNSYLVANIA17.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania FY2017 Fact Sheet |website=amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak/National Railroad Passenger Corporation |date=November 2017 |access-date=January 28, 2018 }}</ref> 30th Street Station offers access to Amtrak,<ref>[https://www.amtrak.com/stations/phl "Amtrak: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 30th Street Station"]. ''amtrak.com''. Amtrak/National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> SEPTA,<ref>[http://www.septa.org/connect/ "Connecting Transit Services"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131043719/http://septa.org/connect/ |date=January 31, 2018 }}. ''septa.org''. SEPTA. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> and [[NJ Transit]] lines.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=1 "NJ Transit: Philadelphia 30th Street"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126071032/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=1 |date=January 26, 2018 }}. ''njtransit.com''. NJ Transit. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> Over 12&nbsp;million SEPTA and NJ Transit rail commuters use the station each year, and more than 100,000 people on an average weekday.<ref name="PA17"/>

The [[PATCO Speedline]] provides rapid transit service to [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Collingswood, New Jersey|Collingswood]], [[Westmont, New Jersey|Westmont]], [[Haddonfield, New Jersey|Haddonfield]], [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Woodcrest (Cherry Hill)]], [[Voorhees, New Jersey|Ashland (Voorhees)]], and [[Lindenwold, New Jersey|Lindenwold]], New Jersey, from stations on [[Locust Street]] between 16th and 15th, 13th and 12th, and 10th and 9th streets, on Market Street at 8th Street, and at 7th and Race at [[Franklin Square (Philadelphia)|Franklin Square]].<ref>[http://www.ridepatco.org/stations/routemap.html "PATCO Maps & Stations"]. ''ridepatco.org''. Port Authority Transit Corporation. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

====Airports====
{{See also|Philadelphia International Airport}}
[[File:Philadelphia International Airport.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of [[Philadelphia International Airport]], the busiest airport in [[Pennsylvania]] and 21st-busiest in the nation with over 13.6 million passengers in 2023]]
Philadelphia is served by two airports. [[Philadelphia International Airport]] (PHL), the larger of the two, is {{cvt|7|mi|km}} south-southwest of [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]] on the boundary with [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], and provides scheduled domestic and international air service.<ref name=PHL>[http://www.phl.org/Pages/AboutPHL/AboutPHLDefault.aspx "Philadelphia International Airport: About Us"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195256/http://www.phl.org/Pages/AboutPHL/AboutPHLDefault.aspx |date=January 29, 2018 }}. ''phl.org''. Philadelphia International Airport. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> As of 2023, Philadelphia International Airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|21st-busiest airport in the nation]] with over 13.6 million passengers. It is also among the world's busiest airports [[World's busiest airports by traffic movements|measured by traffic movements]], including takeoffs and landings.<ref name="ACI">{{cite web |url=http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/Aircraft-Movements/12-months |title=Aircraft Movements: Landing and take-off of an aircraft |website=aci.aero |publisher=Airports Council International |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164544/http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Monthly-Traffic-Data/Aircraft-Movements/12-months |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over 30&nbsp;million passengers pass through the airport annually on 25 airlines, including all major domestic carriers. The airport has nearly 500 daily departures to over 120 destinations worldwide.<ref name=PHL/> [[SEPTA]]'s [[Airport Line (SEPTA)|Airport Line]] provides direct service between Center City railroad stations and Philadelphia International Airport.<ref>[http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/w/AIR_0.html "SEPTA Airport Line Regional Rail Schedule"]. ''septa.org''. SEPTA. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

Philadelphia's second major airport, [[Northeast Philadelphia Airport]] (PNE), is a [[general aviation]] [[relief airport]] in [[Northeast Philadelphia]], which provides general and corporate aviation.<ref>[http://www.phl.org/Pages/Business/PNE/PNE_default.aspx "Northeast Philadelphia Airport"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195257/http://www.phl.org/Pages/Business/PNE/PNE_default.aspx |date=January 29, 2018 }}. ''phl.org''. Philadelphia International Airport. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

====Roads====
[[File:BenjaminFranklinBridgeAtNight2.jpg|thumb|The {{convert|9650|ft|m|adj=on|sp=us}} long [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] spans the [[Delaware River]], connecting Philadelphia and [[South Jersey]]]]
[[File:2022-10-09 13 33 59 View east along Interstate 76 and U.S. Route 30 (Schuylkill Expressway) from the overpass for Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|The Schuylkill Expressway ([[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]]) eastbound at [[Interstate 676|I-676]] and [[U.S. Route 30|US 30]], also known as the Vine Street Expressway, in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]]]]

[[William Penn]] planned Philadelphia with [[Numbered street#Philadelphia|numbered streets]] traversing north and south, and streets named for trees, including [[Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)|Chestnut]], [[Walnut Street (Philadelphia)|Walnut]], and Mulberry (since renamed [[Arch Street (Philadelphia)|Arch]] Streets, traversing east and west. The two main streets were named [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|Broad Street]], the north–south [[Arterial road|artery]], later designated [[Pennsylvania Route 611]], and High Street, the east–west artery, which was later renamed [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Street]], converging at Centre Square which later became the site of [[Philadelphia City Hall|City Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/penn/pnplan.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970430105836/http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PENN/pnplan.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 30, 1997 |title=William Penn Plans the City |website=virginia.edu |publisher=The University of Virginia |access-date=January 29, 2018 }}</ref>

[[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 95]], also known as the Delaware Expressway, traverses the southern and eastern edges of the city along the [[Delaware River]] as the main north–south [[controlled-access highway]], and connects Philadelphia with [[Newark, New Jersey]] and New York City to the north and [[Baltimore]] and Washington, D.C. to the south. The city is served by [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|Interstate 76]], also known as the Schuylkill Expressway, which runs along the [[Schuylkill River]], intersecting the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] at [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]] and providing access to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and points west. [[Interstate 676]], also known as Vine Street Expressway, links I-95 and I-76 through Center City, running below street level between the eastbound and westbound lanes of [[Vine Street (Philadelphia)|Vine Street]]. Entrance and exit ramps for the [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] are near the eastern end of the expressway just west of the I-95 interchange.<ref name=osm>[https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.009376&mlon=-75.133346&zoom=12#map=11/40.0297/-75.1527 "OpenStreetMap"]. ''openstreetmap.org''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

[[Roosevelt Boulevard (Philadelphia)|Roosevelt Boulevard and Expressway]], also known as [[U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania|U.S. 1]], connects [[Northeast Philadelphia]] with Center City via I-76 through [[Fairmount Park]]. Woodhaven Road, also known as [[Pennsylvania Route 63|Route 63]], and Cottman Avenue, also known as [[Pennsylvania Route 73|Route 73]], serve the neighborhoods of Northeast Philadelphia, running between I-95 and the Roosevelt Boulevard. Fort Washington Expressway, also known as [[Pennsylvania Route 309|Route 309]], extends north from the city's northern border, serving [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] and [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]] Counties. [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]], also known as [[Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike|Lancaster Avenue]], extends west from [[West Philadelphia]] to [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]].<ref name=osm/>

[[Interstate 476]], locally called the Blue Route,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.476blueroute.com/history.htm |title=History of the Blue Route |access-date=January 30, 2018 |work=I-476 Improvement Project |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219184651/http://www.476blueroute.com/history.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> traverses [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], bypassing the city to the west and serving the city's western suburbs, providing a direct route to [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], the [[Pocono Mountains|Poconos]], and points north. [[Interstate 276]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]'s [[Pennsylvania Turnpike#Delaware River extension|Delaware River extension]], is a bypass and commuter route north of the city, which links to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] and New York City.<ref name=osm/>

[[Delaware River Port Authority]] operates four bridges in the Philadelphia area, each of which cross the Delaware River to [[South Jersey]]: [[Walt Whitman Bridge]] (I-76), the [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] (I-676 and U.S. 30), [[Betsy Ross Bridge]] ([[New Jersey Route 90]]), and [[Commodore Barry Bridge]] ([[U.S. Route 322|U.S. 322]] in Delaware County, south of the city.<ref>[http://www.drpa.org/ "Delaware River Port Authority: Our Bridges"]. ''drpa.org''. Delaware River Port Authority. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> The [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]] maintains two additional bridges that cross the Delaware River. [[Tacony–Palmyra Bridge]] connects [[Pennsylvania Route 73|PA Route 73]] in the [[Tacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Tacony]] section of Northeast Philadelphia with [[New Jersey Route 73]] in [[Palmyra, New Jersey|Palmyra]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]. [[Burlington–Bristol Bridge]] connects [[New Jersey Route 413|NJ Route 413]]/[[U.S. Route 130]] in [[Burlington, New Jersey]] with [[Pennsylvania Route 413|PA Route 413]]/[[U.S. Route 13 in Pennsylvania|U.S. 13]] in [[Bristol Township, Pennsylvania|Bristol Township]], north of Philadelphia.<ref>[http://www.bcbridges.org/ "Burlington County Bridge Commission: About Our Bridges"]. ''bcbridges.org''. Burlington County Bridge Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

====Bus service====
{{Further|Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal}}
The [[Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal|Greyhound terminal]] is at 1001 Filbert Street (at 10th Street) in Center City, southeast of the [[Pennsylvania Convention Center]] and south of [[Chinatown, Philadelphia|Chinatown]].<ref>[http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/pennsylvania/philadelphia/bus-station-171127 "Philadelphia Bus Station"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130145523/http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/pennsylvania/philadelphia/bus-station-171127 |date=January 30, 2018 }}. ''greyhound.com''. Greyhound. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> Several other bus operators provide service at the Greyhound terminal including [[Trailways Transportation System|Fullington Trailways]],<ref>[https://www.trailways.com/destinations/philadelphia-pa/ "Trailways: Visit Philadelphia, PA"]. ''trailways.com''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> [[Martz Group|Martz Trailways]],<ref>[https://martztrailways.com/locations/ "Martz Group: Locations (enter Philadelphia, PA)"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130212733/https://martztrailways.com/locations/ |date=January 30, 2018 }}. ''martztrailways.com''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]],<ref>[https://peterpanbus.com/locations/pennsylvania/philadelphia/ "Peter Pan: Philadelphia, PA Station"]. ''peterpanbus.com''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> and [[NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit buses]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PhillyWhereToGoTo "NJ Transit: South Jersey to Philly (Market Street, Greyhound Bus Terminal and on weekdays at 30th Street Station)"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018154458/http://www.njtransit.com/var/var_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PhillyWhereToGoTo |date=October 18, 2016 }}. ''njtransit.com''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref>

Other intercity bus services include [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]] with stops at [[30th Street Station]] and the visitor center for [[Independence Hall]],<ref>[https://us.megabus.com/stops "Megabus Stops: Philadelphia, PA"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209062505/https://us.megabus.com/stops |date=December 9, 2019 }}. ''megabus.com''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> [[BoltBus]] (operated by Greyhound) at 30th Street Station,<ref>[https://www.boltbus.com/default.aspx "BoltBus Buy Tickets"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816195601/https://www.boltbus.com/default.aspx |date=August 16, 2009 }}. ''boltbus.com''. Retrieved January 29, 2018.</ref> [[OurBus]] at various stops in the city.

====Rail====
{{Further|History of rail transport in Philadelphia}}
[[File:Suburban Station Facade.jpg|thumb|[[Suburban Station]] with [[Art Deco|art deco]] architecture at 16th Street and JFK Boulevard]]
Since the early days of [[rail transportation in the United States]], Philadelphia has served as a hub for several major rail companies, particularly the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and the [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]]. The Pennsylvania Railroad first operated [[Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)|Broad Street Station]], then [[30th Street Station]] and [[Suburban Station]], and the Reading Railroad operated [[Reading Terminal]], now part of the [[Pennsylvania Convention Center]]. The two companies also operated competing commuter rail systems in the area. The two systems now operate as a single system under the control of [[SEPTA]], the regional transit authority. Additionally, the [[PATCO Speedline]] subway system and [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Atlantic City Line]] operate successor services to [[South Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/r0090.pdf |title=Atlantic City with service to ... |access-date=November 26, 2007 |archive-date=November 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126230014/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/r0090.pdf |url-status=dead}}&nbsp;{{small|(218&nbsp;KB) }}</ref>

In 1911, Philadelphia had nearly 4,000 electric [[tram|trolleys]] running on 86 lines.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080802010025/http://www.septa.org/inside/history/trolley.html "Trolley Lines"]. ''septa.org''. SEPTA. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref> In 2005, SEPTA reintroduced trolley service to the [[SEPTA Route 15|Girard Avenue Line]], Route 15.<ref>"Philadelphia's PCCs Return to Service." ''Railway Age.''  Vol. 205, No. 10, p. 30. October 1, 2005.</ref> SEPTA operates six subway-surface trolleys that run on street-level tracks in [[West Philadelphia]] and subway tunnels in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]], along with two surface trolleys in adjacent suburbs.<ref>[http://www.septa.org/schedules/trolley/index.html "Trolley Schedules"]. ''septa.org''. SEPTA. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref>

Philadelphia is a regional hub of the [[State-owned enterprise|federally-owned]] [[Amtrak]] system, with 30th Street Station being a primary stop on the Washington-Boston [[Northeast Corridor]] and the [[Keystone Corridor]] to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and [[Pittsburgh]]. 30th Street also serves as a major station for services via the Pennsylvania Railroad's former [[Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)|Pennsylvania Main Line]] to Chicago. {{As of|2018}}, 30th Street is Amtrak's third-busiest station in the country, after New York City and Washington.<ref name=PhiladelphiaAmtrak/>

===Utilities===
====Water purity and availability====
{{Further|Philadelphia Water Department}}
[[File:Fairmount Water Works LOC 314409cu.jpg|thumb|[[Fairmount Water Works]], Philadelphia's second municipal waterworks, in December 1984]]
In 1815, Philadelphia began sourcing its water via the [[Fairmount Water Works]] on the [[Schuylkill River]], the nation's first major urban water supply system. In 1909, the Water Works was decommissioned as the city transitioned to modern [[Sand filter|sand filtration]] methods.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fairmountworks.com/our-story/ |title=Fairmount Water Works: Our Story |publisher=Fairmount Water Works |access-date=April 24, 2015 }}</ref> [[Philadelphia Water Department]] (PWD) provides [[drinking water]], [[wastewater]] collection, and [[stormwater]] services for Philadelphia, as well as surrounding counties. PWD draws about 57 percent of its drinking water from the [[Delaware River]] and the balance from the Schuylkill River.<ref name="PWD">{{cite web |url=http://www.phila.gov/water/aboutus/Pages/AboutPhiladelphiaWater.aspx |title=About Philadelphia Water |publisher=City of Philadelphia |access-date=April 24, 2015 }}</ref> The city has two filtration plants on the Schuylkill River and one on the Delaware River. The three plants can treat up to 546&nbsp;million gallons of water per day, while the total storage capacity of the combined plant and distribution system exceeds one billion gallons. The wastewater system consists of three water pollution control plants, 21 pumping stations, and about {{convert|3657|mi|km}} of sewers.<ref name="PWD"/>

====Electricity====
{{Further|PECO Energy Company}}
[[Exelon]] subsidiary [[PECO Energy Company]], founded as the Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia in 1881 and renamed Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) in 1902, provides electricity to about 1.6&nbsp;million customers and more than 500,000 natural gas customers in the southeastern Pennsylvania area including the city of Philadelphia and most of its suburbs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.peco.com/AboutUs/Pages/CompanyInformation.aspx |title=PECO: Company Information |publisher=PECO Energy Company |access-date=January 29, 2017 }}</ref> PECO is the largest electric and natural gas utility in the state with 472 power substations and nearly {{convert|23000|mi|km}} of electric transmission and distribution lines and {{convert|12000|mi|km}} of natural gas transmission, distribution, and service lines.<ref>[https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PECO_Investing_in_our_Community_Booklet.pdf "PECO_Investing_in_our_Community_Booklet"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204845/https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PECO_Investing_in_our_Community_Booklet.pdf |date=January 30, 2018 }}. page 2. ''peco.com''. PECO Energy Company. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref>

====Natural gas====
{{Further|Philadelphia Gas Works}}
[[Philadelphia Gas Works]] (PGW), overseen by the [[Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission]], is the nation's largest municipally-owned natural gas utility. PGW serves over 500,000 homes and businesses in the Philadelphia area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgworks.com/residential/about-us/about-pgw |title=PGW: About Us |publisher=Philadelphia Gas Works |access-date=April 24, 2015 |archive-date=April 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418135502/http://www.pgworks.com/residential/about-us/about-pgw |url-status=dead }}</ref> Founded in 1836, the company came under city ownership in 1987 and has been providing the majority of gas distributed within city limits. In 2014, the [[Philadelphia City Council|City Council]] refused to conduct hearings on a $1.86&nbsp;billion sale of PGW, part of a two-year effort that was proposed by the mayor. The refusal led to the prospective buyer terminating its offer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.philly.com/2014-10-28/news/55525996_1_concentric-energy-advisors-city-council-uil-holdings-corp |title=$1.86B sale of Philadelphia Gas Works is dead |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |author=Maykuth, Andrew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512113604/http://articles.philly.com/2014-10-28/news/55525996_1_concentric-energy-advisors-city-council-uil-holdings-corp |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hepp |first1=Chris |title=PGW deal latest casualty in Philly's Nutter-and-Clarke soap opera |url=http://articles.philly.com/2014-12-08/news/56806983_1_uil-philadelphia-gas-works-community-meeting |access-date=May 25, 2015 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516023824/http://articles.philly.com/2014-12-08/news/56806983_1_uil-philadelphia-gas-works-community-meeting |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Telecommunications====
{{See also|Area codes 215, 267, and 445}}
Southeastern Pennsylvania was assigned the [[area code 215|215]] [[area code]] in 1947 when the [[North American Numbering Plan]] of the [[Bell System]] went into effect. The geographic area covered by the code was split nearly in half in 1994 when [[Area codes 610, 484, and 835|area code 610]] was created, with the city and its northern suburbs retaining 215. [[area code overlay|Overlay area code]] 267 was added to the 215 service area in 1997, and 484 was added to the 610 area in 1999. A plan in 2001 to introduce a third overlay code to both service areas, [[area code 445]] to 215 and [[Area codes 610, 484, and 835|area code 835]] to 610, was delayed and later rescinded.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/PL_332_v1.pdf |title=PA 445 Implementation for 215/267 NPA Rescinded – 445 NPA Code Reclaimed |access-date=January 31, 2007 |archive-date=February 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211153116/http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/PL_332_v1.pdf |url-status=dead}}&nbsp;{{small|(64.5&nbsp;KB) }}</ref> Area code 445 was implemented as an overlay for area codes 215 and 267 starting on February 3, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://6abc.com/home/445-philadelphia-suburbs-getting-new-area-code/3011823/ |title=445: Philadelphia, suburbs getting new area code (Pennsylvania) |date=January 31, 2018}}&nbsp;{{small|(1.1&nbsp;[[Mebibyte|MiB]]) }}</ref>