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Public meeting on bike lanes
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Billy Penn

City’s proposed safety upgrades to Spruce-Pine corridors draws hundreds to review

Residents, cyclists and advocates weighed in about the proposed safety options.

12 months ago

Construction equipment at the site of the former PES Refinery
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council approves extension of tax breaks for former PES refinery site

The Keystone Opportunity Zone extension, which still needs to be approved by the Board of Education, would stretch through 2043.

12 months ago

Houses in West Philadelphia's Wynnefield neighborhood
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Housing
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Philadelphia

Council on track to pass bill barring Philly landlords from ‘price-fixing’ rents

The measure gives the city the ability to sue violators on behalf of tenants.

12 months ago

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lead pipe
Government Accountability
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philadelphia releases lead pipe inventory: Much of the city left undetermined

The Philadelphia Water Department shared a public inventory of the city’s lead pipes. The material of service lines connecting hundreds of thousands of properties is unknown.

12 months ago

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PATCO's Franklin Square Station
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
Transportation

Work to reopen PATCO’s Franklin Square Station is reaching the end of the line

The project started in 2020 and is expected to wrap up early next year.

12 months ago

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SEPTA bus
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Despite dire funding crisis, SEPTA’s working to attract more riders

Philly ranks 5th for non-car commuters, with more room for improvement.

12 months ago

crowded bike lane
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation
Billy Penn

Philly to begin bike lane safety meetings for Spruce and Pine corridor

The Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems revealed the short- and long-term infrastructure and policies it was considering.

12 months ago

Rev. Robin Hynicka
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Sports

Philly faith leaders criticize arena agreement with Sixers

Members of POWER Interfaith raised a number of concerns with the deal that would keep the Sixers in the city until 2061.

12 months ago

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far shot of a headboard on curb
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philly will now pick up your old fridge at the curb. But you may have to wait

City sanitation crews have already collected tons worth of household items too big to put in the regular trash.

12 months ago

Listen 1:17
Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Housing programs in Philly are rooted in regional incomes. Should that change?

For decades, AMI has shaped affordable housing programs in the city. Some advocates think the measure misses the mark and should be localized.

12 months ago

A SEPTA bus is seen traveling down a street in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

As legislators dither, SEPTA considers giant fare hike

Differences over a new gambling tax are holding up a funding fix.

1 year ago

The Cape May-Lewes Ferry cruises across the Delaware Bay between Cape May, New Jersey, and Lewes, Delaware.
Delaware
New Jersey
Transportation

History meets sustainability: Cape May-Lewes Ferry goes green with $80M eco-friendly vessel

Since 1964, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry has linked Delaware and New Jersey. With a $20 million grant, the ferry will soon go green with its first diesel-hybrid vessel.

1 year ago

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a sign for Wilmington Airport
Delaware
Transportation
Travel

Wilmington airport terminal to triple in size with $5.6M federal grant

The bipartisan infrastructure law will fund a $10 million expansion project at Wilmington Airport that officials say will enhance the travel experience.

1 year ago

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Surface parking lot
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Real Estate
Billy Penn

Is the plan for Market Street’s Disney Hole for real?

The city says a hotel and stores could finally fill East Market’s notorious gap.

1 year ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks behind a podium
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Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Sports

Mayor Parker outlines Sixers community benefits agreement, legislative process for $1.55B arena proposal

The agreement, which would keep the Sixers in Philly until at least 2061, was announced Wednesday during a hastily called news conference.

1 year ago

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