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Urban Planning

View of the new development from Norris Street (Coscia Moos Architecture)
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Neighborhoods
Real Estate
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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

Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church in Cobbs Creek reimagined a parking lot as green space (Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church/Community Design Collaborative)
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Architecture & Design
Reinvention
Religion
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Sacred spaces reimagined with preservation, Philly communities in mind

Food was a common thread connecting all three projects.

7 years ago

A woman runs past a pile of litter next to a Big Belly trash can on South Broad Street. (Ariella Cohen/WHYY)
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Philly litter czar says new street sweeping program coming in 2019

Philadelphia is the only big city without regular street cleaning.

7 years ago

The interior of the DMZ train, a three-car tourist train. It is decorated with words such as
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International
Transportation

South Korea sends first train in plan to reconnect with North

South Korea is determined to push railway development forward, despite the lack of progress on the North Korean nuclear issue.

7 years ago

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Economic Development

Forget outsourcing, Philly ‘eds and meds’ connect with businesses inside the city

7 years ago

One of 10,000 city-owned  vacant properties (PlanPhilly)
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Philadelphia
Real Estate
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City selling vacant lots with eye to ‘social impact’

City agencies own a quarter of the 40,000 vacant parcels of land. On Friday 26 will be up for sale.

7 years ago

Developer Rahil Raza and Vivian VanStory consult with attorney Paul J. Toner during a Philadelphia zoning board meeting. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Business
Housing
Real Estate
PlanPhilly

What happens when your real estate gets remapped

Developers shift strategy after remapping and adapt their business models to develop more single-family homes for sale, instead of multi-family units for rent.

7 years ago

(Together for West Philadelphia)
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Business
Innovation
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia doesn’t need Amazon. The opportunities are already here and they’re homegrown.

Projects like the University City Science Center, Pennovation Center, and the future Schuylkill Yards represent billions of dollars in new investment.

7 years ago

(Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo, File)
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Transportation

Philly transit: Past, present, and future

Guests: Christof Spieler, Jim Saksa, Jason Laughlin Transportation expert ...

Air Date: November 29, 2018 10:00 am

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A rendering of single-family homes planned for 1100-1114 Wallace Street in West Poplar. (Courtesy of Frankel Enterprise)
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Changing Communities
Philadelphia
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Philly developer breaks ground on 26 affordable homes in gentrifying West Poplar

The energy-efficient, 1,300-square-foot homes are already being promoted for sale at $229,999 each.

7 years ago

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson visits the newly opened Vaux Big Picture High School in North Philadelphia, praising ''public-private partnerships.'' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Housing
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

HUD wants to sweeten the deal for landlords who accept housing vouchers

HUD Secretary Ben Carson wants to entice more landlords to accept housing vouchers and the agency’s first step in Philadelphia is talking to people like Michael Batley.

7 years ago

New Castle County will open a lottery to provide housing vouchers to low income residents in December. (New Castle County photo)
Delaware

Housing lottery to open in New Castle County

For the first time since 2015, low-income residents in New Castle County, Delaware will be able to enter a lottery system for affordable ...

7 years ago

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Inside Frank Furness’ hidden masterpiece

7 years ago

Vanessa Harris has lived at Bartram Village for 4 years. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Changing Communities
Housing
Philadelphia
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Community development 101 comes to Bartram Village

How do neighbors start organizing for changes in their community?

7 years ago

A new Federal Donuts recently opened on South Street at Sixth Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Business
Real Estate
Reinvention
PlanPhilly

Is South Street’s retail apocalypse coming to an end?

“We think we’ve hit the bottom, and that’s why we’re jumping in.”

7 years ago

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