‘It’s a part of my life’: West Philly residents protest sale of University City Townhomes

The legislation is designed to make it easier for developers to build homes in certain sections of the city.

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.

For the last five years, the shallow rent program has helped keep vulnerable residents housed amid an affordable housing crisis.