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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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9 Philly development projects you’ll hear a lot about in 2023

Parkland, apartments, office towers — it’s all happening in Philadelphia this year.

3 months ago

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Expect more lanes — and traffic — as U.S. 1 and I-95 reconstruction projects continue in 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is continuing construction on the major roads in Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties.

3 months ago

A view of the Chester Valley Trail.
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A new major trail is opening in Montgomery County this winter — with other trail projects in the pipeline

The newly extended 22-mile Chester Valley Trail will connect Chester and Montgomery counties to Philadelphia.

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File photo: The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia on June 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Cancer-causing benzene will not be monitored at former PES refinery site in 2023

“One way of showing … that you care about the community is to keep monitoring to see if we're safe,” a nearby resident said.

3 months ago

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Chinatown residents, supporters gather on Christmas to protest proposed 76ers arena

Dozens of Chinatown residents and supporters came out on Christmas to sing carols to protest against the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena.

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The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Coming 2023: Delaware County’s first zero waste report. Will it address incinerator use?

Delco will make the report public in the first quarter of '23. The big question is what it will say — if anything — about the county’s use of incineration in Chester.

3 months ago

This Feb. 18, 2022 photo shows the potholed runway at the former Bader Field airport site in Atlantic City N.J. On Tuesday, Dec. 21, the City Council had been set to choose a developer for the site, but canceled the vote after a state official asked them to remove the measure from its agenda. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey
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Atlantic City delays choice of developer for airport site

The delay opens the door, or at least buys more time for, a competing proposal by a Philadelphia developer looking to create a water-intensive development.

3 months ago

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Mummers Parade 2023: Philly road closures and parking restrictions

Here's what you need to know about parking restrictions and road closures ahead of the 2023 Mummers Parade.

3 months ago

New EV charging stations in Camden County can charge 2 cars at once, as seen at Camden County College’s William G. Rohrer Center off of Rt. 70 in Cherry Hill, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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New Jersey
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Camden County nearly doubles the capacity of its EV charging network

Camden County upgrades charging stations first installed in 2013, as more people consider electric vehicles. It also added 10 new stations.

3 months ago

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Proposed exemption for Cobbs Creek Golf Course delayed in City Council, amid pushback

The bill would exempt the course from rules meant to prevent erosion. A City Council vote could be delayed by weeks.

3 months ago

Council President Clarke speaks at a podium in City Hall.
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Philly City Council to consider tax break measure to add more affordable housing

The goal of the measure introduced by Council President Clarke is to preserve and build new affordable housing in parts of Philadelphia.

3 months ago

Hundreds pack Ocean Harbor Restaurant for a community meeting over the Sixers' areana proposal
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‘Hands off Chinatown!’ Hundreds question Sixers’ commitment to community engagement at raucous meeting on arena proposal

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3 months ago

City and elected officials break ground on eight new homes for middle income residents. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY News)
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New affordable housing units are coming to Grays Ferry and Point Breeze

At least 1,000 new homes will be built, under the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. The goal is to turn middle income renters into first-time homebuyers.

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A view of the Roundhouse, the former headquarters of the Philadelphia Police Department, on Dec. 8, 2022. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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‘Wide and varied’ opinions offered of future of Philly’s Roundhouse during months of public input

Many said they wanted to see the complicated history of the city’s former police headquarters recognized in the site’s next life.

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Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on August 8, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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Hazardous waste storage areas at former refinery site could close within a year

In another sign of transformation at the 1,000-acre site, the last hazardous waste storage areas are expected to formally close within a year.

3 months ago

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