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Urban Planning

Philadelphia recently repaved South 11th Street, creating new parking-protected bike lanes, as seen here. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Neighborhoods
Transportation

Debate over how to best make streets safer divides South Philly, one of the nation’s most biked neighborhoods

South Philadelphia has one of the nation’s highest rates of bike commuters. That fact alone can’t solve the neighborhood’s street design divide.

6 years ago

This section of Rt. 9 south of New Castle, Delaware frequently floods during heavy rains and high tides. U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware visited the area Monday to talk about a federal funding bill to improve resiliency for low lying roads. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Environment
Streets & Roads

New federal highway funding bill could help protect roads from sea level rise

A new transportation bill making its way through Congress calls for money for resiliency projects to alleviate flooding issues in states like Delaware.

6 years ago

People visit the stand of CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp) during an expo in Shanghai, China, 14 June 2018. (Imaginechina via AP Images)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Technology
Transportation

How a bill to ban Chinese train cars could hinder SEPTA’s multibillion-dollar upgrade plans

Legislation pending in Congress aims to bar U.S. public transit agencies from importing Chinese train cars due to security concerns.

6 years ago

Virginia S. Kerr creates rowhouses in 1:24 scale. (Virginia S. Kerr/litillby_v )
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Visual Arts

Meet the architect building tiny rowhouses with sushi mats and old watches

Virginia Kerr’s whole perfect gallery, with floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors and a beautiful front door, lives inside a cigar box.

6 years ago

This July 10, 2019 photo shows the refurbished Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Essington, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
History
Pennsylvania

Tiny suburban Philly township saves, transforms historic quarantine station

For Tinicum Township, renovating the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was part of a broader plan to draw visitors to the community.

6 years ago

A new bill would legalize accessory dwelling units in historic buildings, like the Benezet Street houses pictured. (Carol Franklin/Chestnut Hill Conservancy and Historical Society)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Changing Communities
Preservation

Philadelphia moves toward legalizing granny flats in historic buildings

A measure allowing these “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) on historically designated properties won approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission.

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation
PlanPhilly

You can finally check SEPTA Key balance, add fare on a smartphone

Riders can open the app and press the “Key” icon on the top right corner and log in to their Travel Wallet account from just about anywhere in the city.

6 years ago

The apartments inside 509 Vine Street are being converted into short-term rentals. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Tenants forced out of Old City apartments as building changes over to short-term rentals

An apartment building at 509 Vine St., known as the Boekel building, is turning into a new kind of hotel.

6 years ago

A Google Streetview image of 2601 Poplar St. (Google/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Real Estate
PlanPhilly

108 apartments coming to vacant Poplar St. lot and neighbors aren’t happy

The owner of a popular Fairmount cafe and artisanal market has gotten permits to build a 55-foot-tall apartment complex on a vacant Poplar Street lot.

6 years ago

Solar panels on Philadelphia rowhouses. (Adam Stein for Solar States)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Dreaming about going solar? Now, a city rebate can help

Signed into law Wednesday are programs designed to offer incentives to home and business owners and help the city advance its climate goals.

6 years ago

Riders cruise through Brooklyn on Revel mopeds. (Courtesy of Revel)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

NYC moped startup Revel is eyeing Philly. My test-ride proved how thrilling/scary that would be.

Revel offers registered vehicles through an app. It runs a $19 check of your driving record before unlocking anything. And no wheels if you’re under 21.

6 years ago

WILMAPCO’s Bill Swiatek points to a map from the group’s Transportation Justice Plan that shows the high cost of transportation and housing for those living in high poverty areas. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Transportation

Racial inequities found in Delaware’s regional transportation network

A Wilmington Area Planning Council report found black and Latino populations have been historically disadvantaged by the region’s transportation network.

6 years ago

Construction on the Crane, pictured, is nearly complete. (PCDC Rittenhouse Realty Advisors)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Chinatown CDC is marketing the ‘hood’s tallest tower as a $67 million lux address

The project was originally planned with an affordable housing component, but is now being pitched to investors as a luxury property.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering shows an apartment complex planned for 2157 E. Lehigh Ave. Some in the neighborhood want the wall running alongside the development on Lehigh to be torn down.(DesignBlendz/B.S.K.M./PlanPhilly.)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Changing Communities
Real Estate
PlanPhilly

Why Kensington wants to tear down a 25-foot-high Lehigh Ave. wall

Kensington residents want a developer to put $1 million towards removing a wall they say divides the neighborhood.

6 years ago

SEPTA regional rail train. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Transportation
PlanPhilly

Climate change is messing with your commute, SEPTA says after storms halt trains

Most scientists concur that climate change is causing more severe and more frequent storms –– and transit agencies like SEPTA are struggling to keep up.

6 years ago

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