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Urban Planning

A rendering and map of the Chinatown Stitch project.
Architecture & Design
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The ‘Chinatown Stitch’ looks to rejoin a neighborhood divided by the Vine Street Expressway

Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.

2 years ago

Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood is seen at 10th and Cuthbert streets
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Government
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Rubber hits the road for Sixers’ arena proposal with marathon design review

The team announced its plans more than a year ago, but the official part of the process is just getting started.

2 years ago

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The exterior of Kenyon Lofts. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
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Income Inequality
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Adaptive reuse project breathes new life into historic Philly department store

The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.

2 years ago

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people waiting on the sidewalk for the bus.
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
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Billy Penn

Reviews are mixed for Philly’s intercity bus stop after first month

The relocated stop in Northern Liberties causes ‘chaos,’ one business owner says.

2 years ago

A pedestrian crosses at the westbound side of Roosevelt Boulevard on at the Banks Way crosswalk
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Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philadelphia poised to add automatic speed cameras to additional roadways

A bill moving through Harrisburg would expand the program to nearly a dozen more locations.

2 years ago

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Rendering of a building
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Housing
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Nearly a decade after closing, beloved Philly diner will be reborn with new development

The former owner of the Oak Lane Diner has plans to bring the business back after a fire closed it in 2015.

2 years ago

Amtrak station in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Pennsylvania receiving $143M+ for Keystone Corridor upgrades, Buttigieg says ‘it benefits the whole state’

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said fewer disruptions on the tracks will mean trains can “operate the way they’re supposed to.”

2 years ago

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A map shows recorded heat index in Philadelphia.
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

New heat map explores potential benefits of Philly Tree Plan with block-by-block detail

Philadelphia was one of 14 cities chosen for the NOAA mapping project.

2 years ago

The Philadelphia city skyline
Studio 2
Animals
Housing

Revitalizing Center City, a Pet Pig Rescue and more

Fifty percent of office space in Philadelphia is sitting empty. Can it be turned into housing and what would that mean for the city? And, would you be a good pig parent?

Air Date: November 29, 2023 12:00 am

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Highway at night
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Streets & Roads

2 new ramps connect New Jersey drivers on I-295 and Rt. 42

Construction began in March 2020 after decades of discussion.

2 years ago

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Pedestrian bridge closed off for construction
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads

I-95 cap project update: Lane closures expected as demolition work begins at Walnut Street bridge, rotunda

Demolition of the rotunda is scheduled to begin after the holiday weekend. Work will then focus on the section of the bridge spanning Columbus Boulevard.

2 years ago

The YWCA in Germantown.
PlanPhilly
Government
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

‘A negative influence on our community’: Developer looks to take control of Germantown Y

Another developer was selected to transform the historic property nearly a decade ago, but the company’s project is still at the starting line.

2 years ago

Rendering of inside the train station
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

30th Street Station’s $550 million redesign: New food hall, new escalators, new outdoor plaza

Amtrak confirmed the flippy board is returning, but it’ll be nonfunctional and silent.

2 years ago

Germantown High School building
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Preservation
Real Estate

A decade after it closed, Germantown High School is set to reopen next year as a mixed-use development

The neighborhood high school closed in 2013 along with nearly two dozen others.

2 years ago

The Parkade on 8th parking garage in Canter City.
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Sixers aim to minimize arena parking concerns with a new ‘smart routing’ partnership

Using plate-reading and associated software, ticket holders who drive in would be sent to to the lot closest to their route of arrival.

2 years ago

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