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Transportation

December 18: A sophisticated network | Round and Mid-century playful | New PPA head

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Transportation

Philadelphia Parking Authority picks Bucks lawmaker as executive director

The Philadelphia Parking Authority named state Rep. Scott Petri as its new executive director on Friday.

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Transportation

December 15: Bike share, diversity, inclusion | Counter “stop-and-go” bill | LGBT minority suppliers

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Matt Rooke sits outside of his home in State College, Pennsylvania. A former resident at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park, Rooke said his experience of being displaced gave him insights of the affordable housing problem in the area. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)

Closure of mobile-home parks in fast-developing State College sparks conversation about gentrification, affordable housing

State College has boomed in recent years due to the presence of Penn State's main campus. But what does that mean for low-income residents?

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December 14: Abate and switch | Blatstein & Super Wawa | Voices on stop-and-go

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Public Spaces

Down this Street before: Can Rebuild stick to its promise of data-driven, apolitical decisions?

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Public Spaces

Design professionals discuss how to make room for all races in Philly public spaces

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“Stop-and-go” bill passes Council, but deeper tensions underlie debate

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December 13: Race & Public Space | Bass and Oh, partitions | PPA’s MeterUp

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Streets & Roads

Transportation

After cyclist’s death, Philadelphia to upgrade bike lanes on South, 27th Streets

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As it fills in final missing bits, Philly’s nearly-complete city plan exposes gap between neighborhood hopes and political realities

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December 12: Using the HQ2 model | Azavea’s Summer of Maps | Ghosts of Midtown II

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Preservation

Ridge Avenue demolition moratorium spurs demolition requests

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December 11: Small business workforce development | Strawberry Mansion, tangled title | Mayors for EV tax credit

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