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Urban Planning

A train moves along the Market-Frankford Line. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Transportation

SEPTA to increase train frequency on Market-Frankford Line

The increase in service on Philadelphia’s busiest transit line comes as a response to changing rider habits, SEPTA officials said.

6 years ago

A 2018 file photo shows garbage piled in front of an apartment complex in Lower Germantown.
The Why
Philadelphia

Philly wins battle against slumlord, but it cost the city millions

After years of fighting, Philadelphia recently won a legal battle with one of its most infamous slumlords. But it cost the city millions, and the tab is still running.

Air Date: February 4, 2020

Listen 14:12
The West Park apartment towers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Housing
Real Estate

For sale: 2 of Philadelphia Housing Authority’s last towers

The new owner will be free to redevelop the buildings and surrounding land as they choose, with no restrictions barring market-rate housing.

6 years ago

This rendering shows the double-deck passenger coach being built for use on SEPTA's Regional Rail system by CRRC Corporation Limited. (CRRC)
PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Transportation

How do riders want SEPTA to spend its money? On ADA-compliant trolleys and trains past Elwyn, to name a few

The transportation authority invited the public to give input on a list of projects, to gauge what ought to be prioritized.

6 years ago

Houses on 5th Street built by Streamline had cracks in the foundation and sewer backups. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Real Estate

‘Rotting from the inside:’ Fast-growing Philly developer accused of defective building

Streamline homebuyers allege “fraudulent, cost-cutting measures” that compromise the livability of new construction. City, state officials are investigating complaints.

6 years ago

Leslie Richards (SEPTA)
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA’s new general manager, Leslie Richards

She joins us to talk about her plans to bring the transit authority up to date and create an equitable transportation system.

Air Date: January 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
SEPTA's General Manager Leslie Richards stands in the control room at SEPTA headquarters. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

SEPTA’S new GM Leslie Richards will consider 2020 fare increases with eye to ‘equity’

The high-profile decision on fare increases will be one of the first major moves made under Richards’ leadership.

6 years ago

Listen 4:49
LED lighting in the background vs high-pressure sodium lighting in the foreground on Spruce Street.
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment

Philly just took a step toward getting LED streetlights citywide

Local officials are seeking contractors to help replace the city’s 105,000 street lights with more energy-efficient LEDs.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering of an apartment complex planned for Point Breeze Avenue. (Ori Feibush)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Housing
Neighborhoods

Feibush to build apartments on Point Breeze Ave. lot where ill-fated beer garden once stood

John Longacre’s ill-fated 2015 beer garden attracted anti-gentrification protesters to the lot. Now Ori Feibush plans to build an apartment complex.

6 years ago

Bagged construction material dumped in front of a
PlanPhilly
Environment
Neighborhoods
Eyes on the Street

4 ways Philly can fight illegal dumping

I see garbage every day in Elmwood where I live. There are things we can do to help.

6 years ago

A SEPTA Market-Frankford line train prepares to leave the station. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line is getting simpler

SEPTA is discontinuing skip-stop service on the MFL line as of Feb. 23 so riders won’t have to worry about boarding a train that doesn’t make their stop.

6 years ago

The site at 702 Sansom Street
PlanPhilly
Business
Economic Development

Too late to save Philly’s historic Jewelers’ Row? Neighborhood property owners think so

A proposal to make Jewelers’ Row a historic district is reigniting a battle over the future of the changing Center City neighborhood.

6 years ago

The Route 15 trolley is seen on Girard Avenue
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA taking Girard Ave. trolley off the rails; 78 percent of fleet can’t pass inspection

The iconic trolley cars that have crisscrossed most Girard Avenue for nearly 15 years are going away for upwards of 18 months.

6 years ago

The Trump Plaza Hotel Casino is illuminated at night, just two weeks before closing on Sept. 16, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
Architecture & Design
New Jersey

Atlantic City mayor: Tear down ‘eyesore’ of ex-Trump casino

Atlantic City's mayor wants to demolish the former Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino.

6 years ago

A water main break in Old City has shut down 3rd and Arch Streets and all of 3rd Street to Market Street. Confused motorists were forced to turn around on one-way streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads

Old City needs 2 months of repairs; the open streets experiment isn’t going well

It’s normal for busted water mains to stop the flow of water, but a main break in Old City is slowing the flow of cash small business owners.

6 years ago

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