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Urban Planning

Pizza menus litter a South Philadelphia block. (WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sustainability

Study: No, you aren’t imagining it — pizza menus are Philly’s sidewalk carpet

A study conducted using the Litterati app found 1,000 pieces of advertising litter on the ground. Pizza sellers were the main driver of stray menus documented by researchers.

5 years ago

This rendering shows a newly built condo development in the Graduate Hospital section of Philadelphia. (The Stafford Group/  Gnome Architecture)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

To thrive, Philly needs more housing — not more rules limiting builders

Pro-housing development activists call on the mayor to veto a bill they argue will hamper efforts to address the city’s growing affordability challenge.

5 years ago

I-95 in Wilmington.
Delaware
Infrastructure
Public Spaces

Wilmington lawmakers appeal to feds for I-95 cap to reunite the city

Could having a Delawarean in the White House help create a long-hoped for rooftop park over I-95 through Wilmington? Some city lawmakers hope so.

5 years ago

A notice informs the public of the closure of the Somerset Street El stop
PlanPhilly
Addiction
Crime
Income Inequality
Infrastructure
Transportation

Kensington residents share concerns about Somerset Station closure with SEPTA

In a virtual meeting, Kensington residents, city officials, and SEPTA leaders spoke about the challenges faced at the station, which will close Sunday.

5 years ago

Point Breeze (Neal Santos, © National Trust for Historic Preservation)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Neighborhoods
Real Estate

Philly Council changes mixed-income housing bonus rules for Southwest Center City

The amendment to the zoning code would change the math on residential development in the booming rowhouse neighborhoods southwest of City Hall.

5 years ago

Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Philly sheriff sales to move online, sparking fears of real estate speculation

The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office will resume sales of distressed real estate next month and move all auctions online for the first time ever.

5 years ago

A Mural Arts Philadelphia billboard urging people to use reusable bags. (Steve Weinik/Mural Arts Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Sustainability
Eyes on the Street

Individuals alone didn’t create Philly’s litter problems and individuals alone can’t solve it

Litter is a racial justice issue created by systemic disinvestment. Philadelphia needs to take a systemic approach to solving it.

5 years ago

An's artist's rendering of a three-acre playground planned for FDR Park. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

FDR Park gets $4.5M funding boost for new Welcome Center and ‘destination’ playground

FDR Park is one of Philadelphia’s largest parks and has seen its popularity grow as the pandemic draws people to green spaces.

5 years ago

Vishaan Chakrabarti
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Economic Development
Philadelphia

The architect behind Schuylkill Yards’ big, red tower wants you to believe in Philly

PAU founder Vishaan Chakrabarti on how Philadelphia can rebound from the pandemic and emerge with a more equitable and ecological way of life.

5 years ago

Looking east toward City Hall from Eakins Oval.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads

Philly’s iconic Ben Franklin Parkway to get a major redesign

The city released a request for proposals seeking designers to guide a major redesign of a stretch of the Parkway between Logan Circle and the Philadelphia Art Museum.

5 years ago

In this file photo, an Amtrak Acela train blows snow as it passes through the Princeton Junction station in West Windsor, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Delaware
Transportation

Expanded train lines in 30 cities and towns? AmeriStarRail wants to privatize Amtrak service on Northeast Corridor

The plan from AmeriStarRail would privatize Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor, adding new stops and faster, more frequent trains.

5 years ago

Jewelers Row in the 700 block of Sansom Street as a demolition crew makes way for a new condo tower on Jan. 22, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Preservation
Real Estate

New demolition near Jewelers’ Row would take down buildings owned by Philly’s ‘King of Porn’

L&I issued permits clearing the way to demolish a jewelry shop and adjacent commercial building at 8th and Chestnut streets in the city’s historic diamond district.

5 years ago

Passengers wait to board the Market-Frankford line at City Hall
Radio Times

SEPTA and the future of public transit

In 2020, SEPTA ridership plummeted a staggering 90%. And they weren’t the only transit agency to experience drastic loss in riders and revenue.

Air Date: February 26, 2021

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An artist's rendering of the proposed King of Prussia rail line station at Mall Boulevard. (Courtesy of SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Pennsylvania
Transportation

SEPTA to use COVID relief funds to move ahead with King of Prussia rail line

The $2 billion rail line would connect KOP to University City and Center City, creating a trifecta of the largest employment hubs in the region.

5 years ago

Construction work approaches 4th Street in September 1965. On the lower right, St. Paul's Catholic Church narrowly avoided the path of the interstate. (Courtesy of Delaware Public Archives)
Delaware
History

As major I-95 construction starts in Wilmington, a look back at the road that split the city

Drivers in and around Wilmington will face plenty of backups, but that pales to the disruption the highway caused in city neighborhoods when it was first built.

5 years ago

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