
Urban Planning
At rejuvenated Logan Library, room for the noisy joy of teenage kicks
On November 10, the newly renovated and reopened library celebrated its centennial with a boisterous birthday bash featuring cake, balloon animals, dancing, music, and poetry
7 years ago
Kenney’s ‘Rebuild’ breaks ground on first playground
The $500,000 first phase of the project includes a new practice field beside Parkside-Evans Playground.
7 years ago
SEPTA’s 30th Street Station getting $37M remake with underground connection to Drexel Square
Federal officials announced a $15 million dollar federal grant, part of a joint effort known as Schuylkill Yards.
7 years ago
Provident Mutual building sale on hold, endangering planned West Philly health campus
Philly Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has halted the city’s long-awaited remake of the former Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. building at 4601 Market Street.
7 years ago
Demolition ‘crisis’ gets taskforce’s attention
After 18 months, the Historic Preservation Task Force released its final recommendations including ideas to incentivize preservation and encourage citizen engagement.
7 years ago
Valets among the fixes proposed for Italian Market parking nightmare
While parking is only one of a number of issues at play in the creation of the so-called South Philly Market Improvement District, the issue dominated the conversation.
7 years ago
Flipboard flip-flop: 30th Street Station’s split-flap schedule board could be spared
Amtrak's only remaining split-flap schedule board at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia is retiring in January — or is it? And why would we miss it?
Air Date: December 13, 2018
Listen 13:02Philly’s most dangerous roads clustered in black and brown neighborhoods
46 percent of Philly's most dangerous roads are in poor areas mostly populated by people of color, according to an analysis of city crash data done by the Bicycle Coalition.
7 years ago
Say goodbye to the 30th Street Station flip board
Guests: Inga Saffron, Mark Kuhn, Brendan Boyle Say goodbye to 30th Street Station’s iconic flip boar ...
7 years ago
Listen 32:00Say goodbye to the 30th Street Station flip board; Jared Kushner & the Saudis
Guests: Inga Saffron, Mark Kuhn, Brendan Boyle, Mark Mazzetti Say goodbye to 30 ...
Air Date: December 11, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Renters win new protections at City Hall with passage of 'good cause' bill
Most tenants get evicted because they cannot afford their rent, and non-payment is a “good cause” under the bill’s definition.
7 years ago
City Councilmen respond to land-flip scandal with an offer of reform
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Council President Darrell Clarke introduced a bill Thursday they say creates new safeguards against corrupt land dealing in City Hall.
7 years ago
Bringing new homes, old convenience back to Sharswood Blumberg
The new development is part of a massive, federally funded undertaking that began in earnest in 2016, when PHA imploded the high-rise towers.
7 years ago
Fishtown developer proposes fence; gives neighbors the ‘middle finger’
A 95-unit apartment building is coming to a blighted Fishtown lot near the Berks elevated train stop.
7 years ago
Sacred spaces reimagined with preservation, Philly communities in mind
Food was a common thread connecting all three projects.
7 years ago