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The owner of the former Spring Garden train station, once a stop on the Reading Railroad,  filed for permits to demolish the historic structure. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s Spring Garden railroad station to be torn down despite efforts to save it

A successor to the Reading Railroad Company filed permits to demolish the historic train station months after a group filed a conservatorship petition to save it.

6 years ago

Police tape marks off a crime scene near Olney Transportation Center
Courts & Law

Philly DA candidates debate over how to handle gun violence epidemic, cash bail

During a forum hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association, three candidates debated how they would deal with the city’s historic gun violence crisis.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks to the press
Health

Gov. Carney hints at looming loosening of unspecified COVID-19 restrictions in Delaware

The governor said restrictions might be eased in the coming days but is also concerned about a recent uptick in cases and hospitalizations.

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Schumer vows vote on background checks after latest shooting

“This Senate will be different,” said Schumer, D-N.Y. “The Senate is going to debate and address the epidemic of gun violence in this country.”

6 years ago

A view of Clementon Amusement Park from up above
Arts & Entertainment

Clementon Park and Splash World hits the auction block

Clementon Park and Splash World — a New Jersey amusement and water park that operated for over 100 years — is going on the auction block Tuesday.

6 years ago

A solar field in Franklin County
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf administration to buy half of state government’s electricity from solar

The projects spread across six counties will add 191 megawatts of solar energy in the state, nearly double how much is produced statewide now.

6 years ago

A person enters the voting booth to cast their ballot
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Ballot questions should be clear, but two written by the Wolf administration don’t pass the test

Two proposals that will be before voters this May have drawn the ire of Republican leaders in the state House and Senate.

6 years ago

Tables are set up inside the FEMA-run coronavirus vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia
Health

Philly is canceling thousands of improperly made vaccine appointments at Convention Center

The problem arose after a QR code intended for people at the Convention Center to make their second-dose appointments was shared widely.

6 years ago

A swan swims in Barnegat Bay in Toms River, N.J.
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

‘Bottom-up’ plan underway to catalogue N.J.’s vulnerable coastal communities

The Department of Environmental Protection is increasingly focusing on the roughly 1,800 miles of tidal marshes, estuaries and back bays of New Jersey’s coastal zone.

6 years ago

Pizza menus litter a South Philadelphia block. (WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Study: No, you aren’t imagining it — pizza menus are Philly’s sidewalk carpet

A study conducted using the Litterati app found 1,000 pieces of advertising litter on the ground. Pizza sellers were the main driver of stray menus documented by researchers.

6 years ago

A health worker assists a resident at Passaic County’s vaccination site
Health
NJ Spotlight

After early stumbles, N.J. hotline delivers more vaccination appointments for seniors

The percentage of New Jerseyans over age 75 — the group most at risk for death from COVID-19 — who have received at least one shot nearly doubled since late February.

6 years ago

The contaminated Bishop Tube former industrial site in Malvern
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Contaminated Chester County site still mired in legal fights over redevelopment plan

An environmental group sued the township in mid-March, saying that its conditional approval of the project endangers public health and violates its own rules.

6 years ago

This rendering shows a newly built condo development in the Graduate Hospital section of Philadelphia. (The Stafford Group/  Gnome Architecture)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

To thrive, Philly needs more housing — not more rules limiting builders

Pro-housing development activists call on the mayor to veto a bill they argue will hamper efforts to address the city’s growing affordability challenge.

6 years ago

Homes on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

More aid is on the way for Philly renters. Here’s what you need to know to apply

The next phase of Philadelphia’s rental assistance program is set to launch by the end of March. Here are the facts you need to apply for help with rent.

6 years ago

I-95 in Wilmington.
Urban Planning

Wilmington lawmakers appeal to feds for I-95 cap to reunite the city

Could having a Delawarean in the White House help create a long-hoped for rooftop park over I-95 through Wilmington? Some city lawmakers hope so.

6 years ago

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