Urban Planning
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NJ Transit unveils new multi-level, high-tech rail cars
After NJ Transit’s delay-plagued “summer of hell,” the agency unveils new multi-level rail cars to boost customer satisfaction.
4 days ago
SEPTA workers vote to authorize strike, union contract set to expire Nov. 7
The vote does not mean workers plan to immediately walk off the job but gives union leaders the authority to call a strike if contract negotiations do not progress.
7 days ago
Listen 1:12Pa., N.J., Del. receive millions of federal dollars for water quality upgrades
The states will use the funding to remove toxic chemicals, remove lead pipes and upgrade sewer and stormwater infrastructure.
1 week ago
Listen 1:08Tensions flare as legislative process for Sixers’ arena proposal gets underway
Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.
1 week ago
Philadelphia City Council passes ‘Get Out the Bike Lane’ bill
If the mayor signs it into law, violators would be fined $125 in Center City and University City, and $75 in other neighborhoods.
1 week ago
No more apartment tower in Sixers arena plans, but another could rise not far away
Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.
2 weeks ago
Wilmington asks for residents’ help identifying lead pipes
Last week, Wilmington released an inventory of lead pipes across the city. But the city has yet to determine the content of about 25% of its service lines.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:16Squilla pushing for a special services district to surround Sixers arena
The request comes as City Council prepares to consider the approvals the team needs to build the $1.55 billion facility.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:58The company has agreed to create a nonprofit to distribute at least $100,000 a year for community initiatives.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:20Philadelphia City Council approves extension of tax breaks for former PES refinery site
The Keystone Opportunity Zone extension, which still needs to be approved by the Board of Education, would stretch through 2043.
2 weeks ago
Council on track to pass bill barring Philly landlords from ‘price-fixing’ rents
The measure gives the city the ability to sue violators on behalf of tenants.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:16Philadelphia releases lead pipe inventory: Much of the city left undetermined
The Philadelphia Water Department shared a public inventory of the city’s lead pipes. The material of service lines connecting hundreds of thousands of properties is unknown.
3 weeks ago
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