Tree removal and a campaign donation shine light on Cobbs Creek Foundation’s $1 lease agreement

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.