
Urban Planning
SEPTA quietly decriminalizes jumping turnstiles, lowers fines
Fare evaders caught by SEPTA officers receive a $25 ticket, down from $300, and do not face criminal charges. The change reflects a trend in Philadelphia policing.
7 years ago
Why there’s no system to save Philly’s hidden graves under private construction sites
Archaeologists say the remains of at least 491 people were found on a construction site in Old City. Could there be more forgotten burial grounds waiting to be unearthed?
Air Date: April 3, 2019
Listen 14:45A fiber optics company hopes to bring high-tech manufacturing back to Trenton
Redevelopment of the historic John A. Roebling and Sons site would bring high-tech manufacturing back to Trenton, says Princetel CEO. Officials are considering the plan.
7 years ago
Is a crackdown on renegade drivers in Center City speeding up your commute?
Philadelphia agencies are going after drivers stopped in Center City bus lanes and they say that the result is faster trips through the city’s downtown core.
7 years ago
Broken pipe closes 5th Street in heart of Old City for 2 weeks
The Philadelphia Water Department has closed South 5th Street between Chestnut and Walnut in hopes of preventing a road collapse in the heart of the busy historic destination.
7 years ago
Philly Councilman Mark Squilla moves to block supervised injection site
Councilman Mark Squilla has introduced a bill that could prevent the nation’s first supervised injection site from opening at the proposed Kensington location.
7 years ago
Room to disagree: Why Philly can’t decide what to do with its illegal rooming houses
A deadly house fire at an illegal rooming house in North Philadelphia last March had city officials calling for reform. But one year later, nothing has changed.
Air Date: March 28, 2019
Listen 15:29Philadelphia seeks to heal old Eastwick wound with a ‘village in the city’
Philadelphia’s ‘road map’ for Eastwick development moves a process 60 years in the making forward.
7 years ago
Sharswood residents return home after $28 million tower upgrade
Philadelphia Housing Authority reopened Sharswood Tower on Wednesday. Residents returning home celebrated their zhuzhed up digs.
7 years ago
An end to sweetheart deals? Kenney orders competitive city land sales
The new sale policies call for the sale of most property to be publicly advertised for at least 30 days.
7 years ago
Why SEPTA’s annual open house drew fewer riders than your morning train
Riders missed an opportunity to be in the room with SEPTA officials at annual open house.
7 years ago
Redevelopment coming for large parcel of Norristown State Hospital grounds
The plan to relinquish 78 acres to Norristown Borough calls for keeping mental health services on the remaining 120 acres with the option of redevelopment.
7 years ago
‘Hip’ new SEPTA Key site is one of many fixes in the works
SEPTA may be solving its product design problems with a $2.9 million package of fixes to its e-commerce platform.
7 years ago
Kenney: Philly streets ‘suck’ but city making progress
The city plans to speed up construction of the greatly expanded network of protected bike lanes that Mayor Jim Kenney promised during his 2015 campaign.
7 years ago
At South by Southwest, talks of flying taxis in the not so distant future
When the flying taxi comes, most of us will be passengers. We might hail it on our smartphones and head to the rooftop, where a ride is waiting at the helipad.
7 years ago