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Urban Planning

The Market-Frankford line, with the Philly skyline in the background
PlanPhilly
Transportation

SEPTA is building a parking garage for 69th Street Station’s 35,000 daily riders

Construction on the $37 million three-story garage should begin by summer 2020 and last about 18 months.

6 years ago

solar panels
Down the Shore
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Shore town approves N.J.’s largest solar farm on Superfund site

A sprawling solar farm could soon become operational on an Ocean County Superfund site that's roughly the size of Hoboken. 

6 years ago

Traffic clogs I-676 in Philadelphia  during the SEPTA strike. (Katherine Blodgett via Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

As congestion worsens in Philly, car-related emissions spike

Philadelphia’s congestion problem is growing on the streets and in the air. 

6 years ago

Johny Brenda’s at Girad and Frankford Avenues in Fishtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Despite loud opposition, business improvement districts for Fishtown, South Philly advance

Business owners in Fishtown and South Philadelphia could soon be paying an assessment for new services.

6 years ago

A commuter listens to music while they wait for a SEPTA bus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

Too loud, too bad: SEPTA doesn’t enforce ban on playing music without headphones

SEPTA’s policy on loud music is that it is officially prohibited on transit. But SEPTA Police doesn’t actively enforce against the violation.

6 years ago

These garages on Lombard Street provide residential parking. (PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

‘I don’t have the support’: Blackwell defeated on bid to mandate more parking

Researchers have found that requiring more space for cars encourages less dense and more expensive housing development.

6 years ago

A makeshift memorial is shown near the location where a mother and three young sons were struck and killed while trying to cross a busy highway after dark, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Philadelphia. A fourth son was injured in the crash Tuesday night on Roosevelt Boulevard, a major artery that divides neighborhoods in north and northeast Philadelphia.  (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

2019 traffic deaths higher in North, Northeast Philly than the rest of the city

Fifty percent of all severe crashes occur on just 12% of Philadelphia streets. That means certain roads — and certain neighborhoods — are at higher risk for traffic danger.

6 years ago

This March 14, 2017, photo shows the flooded streets of a back bay neighborhood in Manahawkin N.J., after a moderate storm. Scientists and people living in back-bay areas behind barrier islands say flooding is increasing, even as the problem gets less attention and money than flooding along the ocean. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Poll: Two-thirds of N.J. residents view climate change as a crisis

A newly released poll has found that more than two in three New Jersey residents feel that climate change is at a crisis level.

6 years ago

A worker lays out coir matting, which is made of coconutfiber that will break down in 2-3 years, but protect hydro seed from water erosion. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Environment
Philadelphia

Eastwick: An environmental ‘sore’ that may be healing

More than 50 years ago, Philadelphia tried to remake the Eastwick neighborhood and failed. Now the city is trying to fix it. What will it take to correct past mistakes?

Air Date: October 14, 2019

Listen 12:27
The Frank Furness-designed 19th Street Baptist Church (Alex Lewis for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia

City denies demolition for Frank Furness’ Point Breeze church

The Philadelphia Historical Commission denied a permit for demolition of 19th Street Baptist Church on Friday, eight months after it was initially filed.

6 years ago

(Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Politics

Trump Administration officials promise more jobs at Philly Shipyard

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said two ship repair contracts will revitalize Philly Shipyard

6 years ago

Rashida Ali-Campbell on her lot on N 41st St. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Environment
Sustainability

Meet the woman turning a West Philly lot into an ‘Earthship’ made of tires and glass bottles

Rashida Ali-Campbell just won a three-year court battle over the control of the West Philly lot she wants to turn into an eco-home and oasis.

6 years ago

A large number of cyclists, runners, and pedestrians took the opportunity to ride, glide and walk over a car-free South Street during Philly Free Streets day on Saturday.
PlanPhilly
Streets & Roads
Transportation
Eyes on the Street

It’s time to test a car-free Chestnut Street

Across the world, cities are taking their streets back from cars. Philadelphia has an opportunity to test the pedestrian-first model on Chestnut Street.

6 years ago

A historic home in need of repair on Upland Way in Overbrook. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia

Philly considers a new preservation fund aimed at owners of historic homes

Philadelphia officials want to create a fund to help homeowners with limited incomes comply with costly historic preservation regulations.

6 years ago

The Painted Bride Art Center is draped in black mesh since it was discovered that the Isaiah Zagar mural that covers it is separating from its walls. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Why the iconic Painted Bride building will stand — for now

The Painted Bride wanted to sell its iconic building in Old City to a developer, but a judge ruled its mosaics were too "priceless" to destroy.

Air Date: October 8, 2019

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