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Delineator posts protect a cyclist at Pine and 9th streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

The unintended harm of giving civic groups veto power over bike lanes

State Sen. John Sabatina’s amendment to Bill 565 would give RCOs veto power over bike lanes in Philadelphia and make them more vulnerable to lawsuits.

6 years ago

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Things To Do
Community
October 15 - 21, 2020

Black restaurant week, fall foliage by train, celebrating Latin heritage in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

This week restaurants are the focus along with fall scenery.

6 years ago

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In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in before testifying during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)
Courts & Law

Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes

The postal service agreed to reverse all changes, which included reduced retail hours, and removal of collection boxes and mail sorting machines.

6 years ago

a 2020 census envelope
Politics & Policy

Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns

By sticking to the Dec. 31 deadline, the Trump administration would end up controlling the numbers used for the apportionment, no matter who wins next month’s election.

6 years ago

File photo: Sanitation workers in Northeast Philadelphia on March 30, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Streets Commissioner: City can’t afford hazard pay for sanitation workers

Philadelphia sanitation workers have joined their peers in cities across the U.S. in the call for hazard pay.

6 years ago

A homeless protest encampment occupies Von Colln Field on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Aug. 20, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Parkway encampment set to break down tents by the end of the week

Most of the camp’s now approximately 80 occupants will move into city shelters or shared housing until the agreed-upon permanent housing is available.

6 years ago

Processed mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Accidental email told Montco voters their ballots were in the mail when they weren’t

County and state officials say an accidental email told voters ballots were on their way weeks too early.

6 years ago

An aerial view of Society Hill.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Kenney vetoes Society Hill height limit

The legislation, which passed unanimously earlier this month, would have limited development in the area to just 65 feet, or about six stories.

6 years ago

downtown Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Majority of City Council supports giving laid-off tourism workers first dibs on jobs

Under the banner of “Black Workers Matter,” councilmembers announced a slate of proposed changes to help hospitality workers regain jobs lost to COVID.

6 years ago

Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 19 during the March for Life. (Susan Walsh/AP)
Health

Tough questioning at hearing on Pa. ban of Medicaid funding for abortion

Lawyers argued whether the law violates of the state constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment or reflects just one sex-specific issue Medicaid does not cover.

6 years ago

Video shows Amy Cooper threatening to call the police on Christian Cooper
Courts & Law

White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 call

Amy Cooper drew condemnation and was fired from her job after frantically calling 911 to claim she was being threatened by “an African American man," Christian Cooper.

6 years ago

Pa. State Representative Donna Bullock (right), Mosaic Development Partner Leslie Smallwood-Lewis (second from right), PHA CEO Kelvin Jeremiah (center), executive director of the Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association Darnetta Arce (second from left) and Pa. State Senator Sharif Street (left) ceremoniously broke ground on the new Sharswood Ridge development in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Housing Authority breaks ground on $52 million Sharswood Ridge development

After months of delay caused by a protest encampment and years of anticipation, PHA broke ground on retail and housing set to create hundreds of jobs.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Barron Trump right, stands with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

First lady: Son Barron had coronavirus, but no symptoms

The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month.

6 years ago

People crowd the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Weather

Earth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year

Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the hottest year on record.

6 years ago

An early election ballot completion area at the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Courts & Law

Will my ballot get counted? How the Supreme Court decision impacts voting in Pa.

A pair of GOP court challenges have had Pa. voters wondering whether their mail ballots will be counted. Here’s what you need to know.

6 years ago

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