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Urban Planning

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

SEPTA, union reach tentative deal on two-year contract, avoiding strike

To be finalized, the agreement must be ratified by TWU Local 234 members and approved by the SEPTA board.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Housing
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly Council passes bill to create new emergency repair program for neglected buildings

The bill lays the groundwork for a city program that would enlist municipal workers to fix privately owned buildings at risk of damaging their surroundings.

5 years ago

David Rose on the steps of the Black Writer’s Museum
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History
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Preservation

What Germantown can learn from Lauryn Hill

David Rose moved to Germantown in 2016 to take care of the Black Writers Museum. As he prepares to leave Philly, he reflects on the lessons he learned.

5 years ago

University City Townhomes
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Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Preservation

Philly Council advances bill to stop demolition of University City Townhomes

A contested bill designed to preserve an affordable rental housing complex in West Philadelphia moved one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday.

5 years ago

File photo: The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia on June 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
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The Bellwether District: Hilco’s new brand for the old PES refinery complex in South Philly

The 1,300-acre South Philadelphia property will become an economic engine for the city in years to come, says the company leading its makeover.

5 years ago

A Baltimore city trash bin
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Environment
Public Spaces

Sanitation solutions: How giving people trash bins made Baltimore cleaner

Baltimore’s green bin program shows there are relatively simple steps cities can take to tangibly improve the cleanliness of neighborhoods.

5 years ago

Trash dumped on the side of a street.
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Environment
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads

Sanitation Solutions: How hidden cameras became Philly’s fiercest weapon in the war on dumping

Philadelphia has 300 surveillance cameras and, increasingly, sees them as central to its strategy of holding individuals accountable for illegal dumping.

5 years ago

Matthew George changes the bag at his I Love Thy Hood can outside the Dollar General on Chelten Avenue.
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Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Sanitation Solutions: When the city let them down, Philly rose up — with orange trash cans

I Love Thy Hood's Matthew George stepped up to help attack Philadelphia’s dirty streets problem. He is learning the limits of what volunteers can do.

5 years ago

De'Wayne Drummond picks up a grill left behind after a crash at 34th Street and Mantua Avenue
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Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Transportation

After a spike in deadly car crashes, Kenney vows to ‘redouble’ traffic safety efforts

A new report from Mayor Kenney’s administration shows Philly has a long road ahead for efforts to improve traffic safety while making transit more sustainable and equitable.

5 years ago

Karen Mouzone, a resident of the University City Townhomes, said that she and other affordable housing residents should not be removed from their homes, at a protest at 39th and Market Streets on October 14, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Housing
Income Inequality
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

‘It’s a part of my life’: West Philly residents protest sale of University City Townhomes

The complex’s owner, Altman Management Company, recently told the government it would not renew a contract to provide affordable housing at the site.

5 years ago

Michael Forrest is the director and owner of Forrest-Walker Funeral home in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Gun Violence
Philadelphia

In service and in crisis: How masjids and funeral homes are navigating Philly’s gun violence emergency

One imam is running out of space to bury Muslims. Others worry about their mental health as funeral directors confront tragically unprecedented demand.

5 years ago

Listen 4:18
The Gloria Casarez mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz at 12th and Locust streets was painted over on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. (Photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts)
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LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Politics
Preservation

Philly Historical Commission official resigns, says Kenney meddled in vote over LGBTQ, African American landmark

The former Historical Commission member said the Kenney administration pressured him to vote against the protection of the former 12th Street Gym building on 12th Street.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at Booker’s restaurant in West Philadelphia
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Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

What streeteries can teach us about reclaiming public space for people

The pandemic forced cities to rewrite the rules of the road and engage residents in the process.

5 years ago

Artist's rendering of the new place space in FDR Park
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Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

Philly is getting ‘mega’ swings and climbable bird houses overlooking a lagoon at FDR Park

A lush three-acre play space with a waterfront view along with an expansive cafe are coming to South Philadelphia’s Frank Delano Roosevelt Park in 2023.

5 years ago

New medians shown at the intersection of N. Broad and Oxford streets. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
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Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Hours after a cyclist dies, City Hall unveils a safety fix, promises more

North Broad’s new medians aim to slow drivers and increase street safety. They came one day after a driver killed a cyclist on Roosevelt Boulevard.

5 years ago

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