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Urban Planning

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.

5 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.

5 years ago

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

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 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.

5 years ago

The SEPTA 23 bus appears to have increased ridership after the Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail Line closed earlier this year. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Transit Riders Union)
PlanPhilly
Public Health
Transportation
Eyes on the Street

Philly Transit Riders Union: COVID is surging. SEPTA needs to prevent crowding on buses

One Philadelphia bus line is experiencing crowding, according to its riders. The issue points to concerns about how to safely ride transit during a pandemic.

5 years ago

Dekalb and Main streets in Norristown, Pennsylvania. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Economic Development
Pennsylvania

’20 years behind’ in development, Norristown is looking for a change

A request for proposals seeks someone to acquire, construct, manage and market a mix of commercial and residential uses at Main and DeKalb streets.

5 years ago

Construction workers on the job at 19th and Reed streets in South Philadelphia in March 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Economic Development
Philadelphia
Real Estate
Taxes
Broke in Philly

Philadelphia moves toward creating a new construction tax and delaying abatement change

City Council is close to an agreement on a bill that would create a new tax on residential construction and push back a change to the city’s controversial development subsidy.

5 years ago

Philadelphia parking garage
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Taxes
Transportation
Eyes on the Street

Why Mayor Kenney must defend Philly’s parking tax

City Council passed a bill lowering the city’s parking tax. The move would roll back progress on meeting city goals and generating revenue at a time of financial crisis.

5 years ago

A Sept. 24 car crash on Benjamin Franklin Parkway killed one person.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

Is Philadelphia’s deadly car crash surge another public health crisis?

2020 has been a particularly deadly year on Philly roads. Holidays are a time when crash rates spike. Experts worry this year could be even worse.

5 years ago

Rowhouses in Bridesburg.
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Housing
Philadelphia

Philly Council committee votes to extend landlord-tenant mediation mandate

Some landlords oppose the measure. An attorney for the Homeowner’s Association of Philadelphia said mediation should be an option, not a requirement.

5 years ago

Airdrie Street in North Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

‘It’s a conversation’: Philly’s alternative to landlord-tenant court is preventing eviction

The latest figures show that tenants and landlords who go through Philadelphia’s Eviction Diversion program reach an agreement in more than 86% of cases.

5 years ago

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