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

Construction began in March 2020 after decades of discussion.

3 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.

3 years ago

The YWCA in Germantown.
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‘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.

3 years ago

Rendering of inside the train station
Infrastructure
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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.

3 years ago

Germantown High School building
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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.

3 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.

3 years ago

Cristina Tessaro, PHS associate director of activation, receives trees from a truck slated for fall planting in the Philadelphia region
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Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

How you can help make your Philly-area neighborhood greener this weekend

Volunteers are needed to help PHS Tree Tenders groups plant 1,800 trees in Philly and surrounding suburbs.

3 years ago

A person crosses a street
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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Transportation

An ‘epidemic’ of hit-and-runs: Advocates seek traffic safety solutions in the wake of Kelly Oubre incident

“Philadelphia needs Vision Zero more than ever," said one advocate.

3 years ago

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Thao Le posing for a photo outside
Business
New Jersey
Real Estate

Cinnaminson business owner trying to fight off township’s bid to take over properties

Cinnaminson Township is using eminent domain to aid a developer who wants to build a Chick-fil-A and a small shopping plaza.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia's skyline is visible above the Eastwick tree line.
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Philadelphia
Sustainability

A levee could be built in flood-prone Eastwick. Delaware County has concerns

The city of Philadelphia will not move forward with the project unless negative impacts on Delaware County are addressed, an official said.

3 years ago

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Wilmington skyline
Delaware
Government
Infrastructure

Wilmington to receive $3 million to upgrade sewer system

The funding will help the city upgrade 120-year-old pipes in an effort to prevent flooding.

3 years ago

Housing activist Milton Street and some 1,500 of his supporters during a 1979 rally they held at Whitman Park in South Philadelphia.
History
Housing
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

The Whitman Park story: How 20th century Philadelphia failed on public housing

Local authorities proposed building 2,500 units in mostly white neighborhoods. Racism kept it from happening.

3 years ago

Ribbon cutting on the bridge
Delaware
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads

$71 million Delaware Memorial Bridge resurfacing project finished, all lanes to reopen this month

After two years of disruptions, drivers will soon be able to travel over the newly resurfaced twin spans more smoothly.

3 years ago

University City Townhomes housing complex
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Housing
Philadelphia

End of an era: West Philly’s UC Townhomes slated for demolition

The news comes after a string of demonstrations, a federal lawsuit, and a protest encampment.

3 years ago

Passengers wait on a sidewalk for a bus
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

City announces relocation of unpopular 6th and Market curbside bus station

The city said the “volume and nature of complaints” left the temporary location “completely untenable.”

3 years ago

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