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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

Harrison Plaza high-rise in North Philadelphia. (Google maps)
Aging
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

A senior-specific PHA high-rise gives spectacular Philly views and a chance to age in place

Harrison Plaza Senior Towers includes special amenities for those living out their years in city-sponsored housing.

3 years ago

Rebuild Disston Rec Center
Government
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s Rebuild program is finally on track to finish all the renovations on its list — half as many as originally hoped

Will the massive public space initiative be a priority once Kenney is gone? Its future is unclear.

3 years ago

Apartments and homes in Center City, Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

New Philly housing report shows downtown is heading in a ‘very positive’ direction

People are continuing to migrate to greater Center City. There’s also a fresh supply of multi-family units, stable rents, and a healthy pipeline of new housing projects.

3 years ago

An Indego bike dock at Race Street Pier
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philly bike share program to expand in historically-marginalized communities

The city wants to nearly double the number of bike share stations and will concentrate on underserved areas in historically-marginalized communities.

3 years ago

SEPTA’s 13 trolley rolls down Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia’s Belmont neighborhood.
Philadelphia
Transportation

New SEPTA trolleys will soon replace an aging fleet

The new vehicles will replace 40-year-old trolleys which are at the end of their usable life.

3 years ago

Late winter in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

After years of work, Philly releases final plan to increase the city’s tree canopy

The city wants to eliminate disparities in tree coverage between neighborhoods.

3 years ago

Jodie Harris has been named the new president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. She will start her new role on June 1.
Philadelphia
Real Estate
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation names Jodie Harris president

She will be the 12th president and first African-American woman to serve in the role in the organization’s 65-year history.

3 years ago

SEPTA riders board a bus in Center City, Philadelphia, on April 19, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Government
Philadelphia
Transportation

Philly City Council can help SEPTA’s bus network better serve the city

Philadelphia City Council can be doing a lot more to support bus riders in the city, help speed up buses, and work toward transit equity.

3 years ago

New housing (right) and old in Mantua
PlanPhilly
Economy
Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Real Estate

New data show Philly’s housing market is still in a tough place

Mortgage rates are still elevated. Home prices are still considerably higher than they were pre-pandemic. And inventory is low.

3 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Philadelphia
Transportation

Super Bowl-sized sickout leaves SEPTA riders dealing with delays

Dozens of bus and rail routes are seeing driver shortages because of operators calling in sick on this post-Super Bowl Monday.

3 years ago

An Eagles banner hangs on a building in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Sports
Streets & Roads

Super Bowl Sunday in Philly: City announces road closures, parking restrictions

Here’s what you need to know ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, from road closures and parking restrictions to public transit and pole-greasing.

3 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge, visits Wilmington Delaware, announcing a milestone for Americans to remain housing. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Delaware
Housing
Income Inequality

HUD Secretary Fudge highlights plans to extend housing assistance for borrowers in Delaware visit

Mortgage forbearance and other tools to help fend off foreclosure are being extended beyond its initial COVID restriction to help all eligible FHA borrowers.

3 years ago

A black-and-white image of Germantown Town Hall
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Germantown Town Hall project has a potential developer, but no timeline for completion

Developer Anthony Fullard has access to the site, but hasn’t been selected to purchase the property from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.

3 years ago

Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Personal Finance
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Federal data show evidence of home appraisal bias in Philadelphia

Appraisals are more likely to be below contract sale prices in primarily Black neighborhoods than in primarily white neighborhoods in the city.

3 years ago

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A sock filled with wood chips along the creek at the Cobbs Creek Golf Course is said to help prevent erosion.
PlanPhilly
Government
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Real Estate

Zoning overlay for Cobbs Creek Golf Course passes despite community concerns

Opponents worry the bill could lead to more tree loss and flooding. “Please listen to us, man,” one activist pleaded.

3 years ago

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