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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Urban Planning

People are seen wearing masks at a press event for a new schoolyard
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

After much delay, Cobbs Creek school to transform asphalt lot into green space

After four years of planning and fundraising, the Add B. Anderson school is getting a green space and play equipment to bring nature into the city.

3 months ago

A view down Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Streets & Roads

‘It’s called respect’: Washington Avenue drama plays out amid the tensions of a gentrifying neighborhood

It’s too soon to say how Washington Avenue will ultimately look, and what impact it will have on the neighborhoods surrounding it.

4 months ago

A rendering of the proposed Park at Penn's Landing.
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

7 parks and public spaces that will transform Philadelphia

From FDR Park to Graffiti Pier, and the Floating Water Workshop to Cobbs Creek Golf Course, an update on big projects in the works.

4 months ago

Two vacant homes were torn down to make way for new affordable housing. (WHYY/Zoe Read)
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Law
Real Estate

Legislation to halt demolitions in NW Philly could bring court challenge

Councilmember Cindy Bass wants to put a six-month moratorium on most building demolitions in her district. The move may be unprecedented.

4 months ago

The Baltimore skyline is seen at a distance as people enjoy a warm day, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Housing
Philadelphia
Preservation

Philly is losing historic buildings at an alarming rate. Can it learn from Baltimore?

Baltimore uses a local preservation tax credit to stabilize neighborhoods. Could the approach help Philadelphia?

4 months ago

The intersection at Washington Avenue
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Philadelphia
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City, facing criticism, says Washington Ave. pivot was a ‘matter of equity’

City officials sparked outrage when they reversed course on a planned “road diet” for one of the city’s most dangerous thoroughfares.

4 months ago

Kerry Hairston says better housing''would stop a lot of crime'' (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Economic Development
Housing

‘Hope is coming’ to Wilmington’s East Side with $30 million for new and renovated homes

The mayor says the neighborhood has been “neglected for decades and decades.” He says improvements will be noticeable within six months.

4 months ago

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An aerial view of Wayne Junction in Germantown
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Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Wayne Junction is quietly booming. Can it last?

Steps from the Wayne Junction Station, at the southern border of Germantown, sits a large empty lot surrounded by the neighborhood’s industrial past and unfolding future.

4 months ago

A rezoning of Ridge Avenue in Roxborough would block traditional urban infill development like that seen in this photograph of another section of Ridge Avenue. (Brian Hickey/WHYY, file)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

An obscure zoning bill threatens to outlaw new housing in growing Roxborough

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

4 months ago

A SEPTA worker walks through the 69th Street SEPTA repair shop
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA faces delays and workarounds as supply chain issues disrupt repair projects

The transit agency is getting creative with recycling and reusing parts from retired vehicles to deal with supply chain shortages.

4 months ago

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania

Covanta renews incinerator contract with Chester. City’s receiver says it missed out on $10M

An 2017 agreement means the cash-strapped city will get less per ton of trash brought in by a big customer — the county Solid Waste Authority.

4 months ago

After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philadelphia airport parking could be privatized within a year

After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company.

4 months ago

The former refinery is visible in the distance, with a bare, dirt field in the foreground.
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Real Estate

As Hilco tears down former PES refinery, questions remain about the site’s future

Owners of the former Philadelphia refinery are ahead of schedule demolishing the hulking facility. But there is no guarantee the tank farm won’t reopen.

4 months ago

This is the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed Friday morning Friday, Jan. 28, 2022
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads

What does poor rating for collapsed Pittsburgh bridge mean for others?

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Highway Administration are combing through rubble of the Forbes Avenue Bridge after its collapse.

4 months ago

A picture of beets overlays a photo of Market Street in the snow
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Billy Penn

Why no beets on the streets? Some places spray beet juice before snowstorms — but not Philadelphia

A decade ago, one City Council member did make a push for it (he’s now the mayor).

4 months ago

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