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A retrospective: What passed muster with City Council, and what didn’t

With the council on its summer recess, here's a rundown of all the bills PlanPhilly covered during the spring session and where each currently stands.

8 years ago

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With new licensing scheme in place, Philly could have dockless bike share, e-scooters by next year

8 years ago

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Make no little pints: Bringing taste and memory into community storytelling with Watershed Ice

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Looking at Philadelphia from the prism of `The Divided City’

8 years ago

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Indego bike share to expand to Navy Yard and the stadiums

When Indego initially began, city planners hesitated to place docks so close to the stadiums, for fear that they would quickly fill up before games.

8 years ago

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At Penn summit, leading urban thinkers ponder a course correction

8 years ago

A large crane looms over the 1400 block of Chestnut Avenue.
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Construction tax’s fate uncertain as City Council wraps up for summer

The fate of a proposed 1 percent construction tax for Philadelphia remained up in the air Thursday, during the last City Council session before the summer recess.

8 years ago

The Route 15 trolley is seen on Girard Avenue
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Overhauling its bus network may be on SEPTA’s schedule soon

Though overall ridership has remained relatively flat, bus trips have fallen 33 million, or 17 percent, over the last five years.

8 years ago

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Cars and trucks parked in the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets force cyclists to take risky dodges into traffic.
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Vision Zero panel hears stark stories of traffic-safety horror

Tales of horror and tragedy, of loved ones lost or grievously wounded by automobiles, rolled out in waves before a handful of City Council members.

8 years ago

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The Gayborhood: A place-time continuum

8 years ago

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Race + Design: Weaving stories, empathy, and empirical observation to create inclusive spaces

8 years ago

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Design Advocacy Group’s views on the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Task Force

8 years ago

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First step in plan to redevelop Logan Triangle: A $25m basketball complex

8 years ago

Work continues at the Rail Park, Thursday June 7, 2018 in Philadelphia. The quarter-mile-long Rail Park is scheduled to open to visitors Thursday June 14, the first phase of a park that supporters hope will eventually span 3 miles through the center of Philadelphia via former Reading Railroad tunnels, rail cuts and elevated platforms. The end result would be about twice the length and width of New York's High Line.(AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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The past, present, and future of Philadelphia parks and architecture

Guests: Kevin Dow, Inga Saffron, David Brownlee A portion of the new Reading Viaduct Rail Park opens today – it ...

Air Date: June 14, 2018 10:00 am

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Big bits of unfinished business get little adjustments by City Council

8 years ago

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