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Urban Planning

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
PlanPhilly
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA wants to delay planned fare increases in hopes of luring riders back

The transit agency was set to increase fares at the start of the new year in January.

4 years ago

Octavia Howell, formerly of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, records residents' input on the Lower Northwest District Plan. (Matthew Grady/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia aims to bring Black and brown advisers into next city master plan

The Kenney administration hopes a new committee can help center Black and brown voices in the city’s next comprehensive planning process.

4 years ago

A bicyclist rides over a new bicycle counter embedded under the surface of Center City bike lane. (DVRPC)
PlanPhilly
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philadelphia is counting bicyclists with new tech embedded in the street

Philadelphia has installed permanent bicycle use counters along two heavily used Center City bike lanes.

4 years ago

Locked gates at FDR Park’s ballfields. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Parks and Rec is reopening some fields usually locked for winter so people have more outdoor options

Details are still unclear on the policy change, which was spurred by Twitter requests.

4 years ago

Homes across from Fairmount Park at 33rd and Clifford streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Preservation
Real Estate

City Council creates Strawberry Mansion conservation district — a first for an ‘underrepresented’ community

The new regulations limit building height and ban some exterior building materials as well as roof decks.

4 years ago

Homes in Francisville/Spring Garden
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

City Council extends eviction diversion program

The amendment, from Councilmember Helen Gym, extends the requirement through March 31, 2021.

4 years ago

City Council President Darrell Clarke announced the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Real Estate
Taxes

Philly passes first-ever development impact tax, delays abatement reductions for another year

The new revenue generated by the 1% tax on residential development is intended to send millions of dollars towards new affordable housing projects.

4 years ago

FDR Park’s iconic gazebo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

The pandemic helped make FDR Park better. Now it has to survive the aftermath

If you live in South Philly, it’s not your imagination: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is having a moment.

4 years ago

Rendering produced by RevitGods of the existing second-floor space of the former Philadelphia Inquirer Building. Now the Philadelphia Public Services Building. (Courtesy of RevitGods Inc.)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Philadelphia’s architecture industry needs to fix its diversity problems

RevitGods, Inc. CEO Uchenna Okere shares his personal experience in the architecture industry and how the field can bring in more women and people of color.

4 years ago

SEPTA General manager Leslie Richards speaks to a fellow SEPTA employee at Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Transportation

SEPTA boss: Service cuts and layoffs imminent unless COVID relief comes soon

SEPTA and other transit agencies are facing a massive funding shortfall that could imperil operations in 2021.

4 years ago

A close-up of Lance Haver
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Neighbors are winning concessions from developers — but not affordable housing

As Philadelphia sees a boom in multifamily construction, community groups are negotiating with developers. Affordable housing is an elusive target.

4 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Parking Authority writes a ticket for an expired meter in Center City.
PlanPhilly
K-12
Philadelphia
Transportation

City controller’s report says PPA needs to tighten finances to better fund Philly schools

Rebecca Rhynhart’s office released a performance audit of on-street parking expenses, to assess whether better management could increase its funding share.

4 years ago

An Indego user docks an electric bike.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation

Indego to expand, add e-bikes as more people turn to bicycles for transportation

The past year has seen more people turn to cycling as they seek physically distant modes of travel and recreation. Indego is seizing the trend to grow.

4 years ago

Amtrak chief executive Bill Flynn (left) and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., both hailed the completion of the project that added a third track along a 1 1/2-mile stretch from Wilmington to Newark. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Infrastructure
Transportation

Amtrak completes construction of third track between Wilmington and Newark

Rail passage through northern Delaware has long been hamstrung by a two-track bottleneck. The third track will improve train service and speed, officials said.

4 years ago

This drone footage shows construction on the Scudder Falls Bridge. (Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission)
Philadelphia
Transportation

Road work ahead: Scudder Falls Bridge construction to cause closures

New Jersey and Pennsylvania travelers can expect traffic disruptions near the Scudder Falls Bridge starting next week.

4 years ago

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