July 9: Ford hedging for car-lite future | World Heritage City | Cosby mural going away
Governor Tom Wolf and legislative Republicans are still worlds apart on the state budget.
It’s looking like another year without a long-term federal transportation funding bill.
The Isle apartments on the Manayunk waterfront are happening.
Mural Arts is removing the Cosby mural at Indiana Ave.
Repairing Philly’s vacant houses coincides with a drop in crime, study finds.
Philly on track to become the first and only World Heritage City in the US.
An ode to the East Falls bridge at Philly Love Notes.
The ACLU is getting involved in a shale gas zoning countersuit in western PA they say is pure SLAPP.
How Ford is preparing for a car-lite future.
Chicago is giving $5 annual bike share memberships to low-income people.
Here’s Princess Mary of Denmark riding a cargo bike.
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