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 A cyclist heads west on Spruce Street toward Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Bikes, cars, pedestrians, Segways … it’s time to properly start sharing the road

This is not — I repeat, NOT — another opinion about how bikes and cars get along (or don’t) in Philly. There is one solution to a s ...

12 years ago

New Jersey to reduce initial impact of student test scores on teachers

In a much-anticipated decision, Gov. Chris Christie yesterday compromised on New Jersey’s use of new national school standards and ...

12 years ago

 Lightning striking near the Seaside Heights boardwalk on June 24, 2013. (Photo: JSHN contributor Jillian Speranza)
Down the Shore

More thunderstorms, heavy rain later Tuesday

More rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to impact the Jersey Shore during the afternoon and evening hours Tuesday, forec ...

12 years ago

National Interest

Nixon and Harding, up close and personal

  To borrow a phrase from Gwyneth Paltrow, let’s “consciously uncouple” ourselves from the Tuesday news cyc ...

12 years ago

Presidential board sides with SEPTA on key factor in union contract dispute

The emergency board convened by President Obama after last month’s SEPTA regional rail strike is siding against the unions on a key ...

12 years ago

 (Shirley Min/WHYY)

Fentanyl-laced heroin blamed for four more Delaware deaths

Four more overdose deaths have been linked to fentanyl-laced heroin, bringing the total number of deaths related to the laced heroin this ...

12 years ago

 The Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company's opening night crowd at the Free Library. (Alaina Mabaso/for NewsWorks)

Outdoor Shakespeare performances come to East Falls, Chestnut Hill

When Paul Parente brainstormed ideas for his traveling outdoor production of “Twelfth Night,” coming soon to East Falls and C ...

12 years ago

 Michael Witherspoon walks home past abandoned rowhomes and empty lots in north Philadelphia. The 2010 census estimated that Pennsylvania has nearly 400,000 vacant properties, about 20,000 of which are in Pittsburgh and 40,000 in Philadelphia.  (AP File Photo/Dan Loh)
Keystone Crossroads

What is a land bank?

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
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Fleeting Fantasy: The Oval returns, replacing asphalt with art and parking with place

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
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Social Impact Bonds and the future of nonprofit finance

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

July 15: State bill legalizes Philly Ride-Share | Obama board backs SEPTA management | NJ Transit won’t speed up Atlantic City line | John Fry in Politico | Tim Wis speaks

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

I-95 archaeology exhibit in Kensington Thursday

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Act 89 limits Pennsylvania’s exposure to the transportation funding cliff – for now

12 years ago

Down the Shore

Stormy evening ahead for entire Jersey Shore

Following torrential downpours in portions of Monmouth County Monday afternoon, a line of storms will impact the remainder of the Jersey ...

12 years ago

Charters dodge Pa. changes to special education funding

A recently approved tweak to special education funding won’t apply to charter schools in Pennsylvania after all. State lawmakers sh ...

12 years ago

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