By Bonnie L. Cook, The Philadelphia Inquirer Aug. 12--On a clear day, Christopher Leswing can stand on a rock jutting from the Schuylkill in Gladwyne and see all the way downstream to Manayunk. What the Lower Merion Township planner would really like, though, is to hike there.

By Jeremy Rogoff and Mari A. Schaefer, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jun. 10--It took 15 years to plan, 21 more years and $736 million to build, and after all that the Blue Route has become just another blaring horn in the Suburban Gridlock Blues.

By Peter Mucha, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 4--Drivers trying to use Matsonford Road to connect to the westbound Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) or the northbound Blue Route (I-476) will be detoured this weekend. A PennDOT pavement-replacing project will begin at 9 p.m.