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City Councilmember Helen Gym and Mayor Jim Kenney. Gym has challenged proposed cuts to city housing programs. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Housing
Philadelphia
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Making a ‘hard situation even worse’: Philadelphians ask mayor to rethink housing cuts

The city’s proposed spending plan leaves $45 million less for affordable housing programs. The cuts threaten four multifamily projects, among other programs.

6 years ago

People broke windows on historic buildings and wrote angry messages  in the aftermath of peaceful protests of police brutality. (Bradley Maule for PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Preservation
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Why do we save white monuments and let Black history rot?

People damaged historic buildings in the aftermath of protest. Let’s not mourn. Instead, think about the values and stories we tell with our architecture.

6 years ago

A protested eviction in Germantown, July 2012
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Public Health

Landlords resist new laws to freeze rents and ban evictions for COVID-impacted renters

Landlord groups oppose City Council’s proposals to protect renters affected by COVID-19 emergency from eviction, freeze their rents, and require mediation.

6 years ago

A garden bloom in front of a historic home in the Garden Court neighborhood. (Ryan M. Collerd for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Preservation
Eyes on the Street

I am a preservationist. This pandemic reminded me to see Philly’s ‘miracles’

Preservationist Paul Steinke rediscovers the wondrous yet fragile beauty of his West Philadelphia neighborhood, taking readers to 8 Garden Court sites.

6 years ago

Traffic jams the Garden State Parkway across the Great Egg Harbor Bay Inlet Bridge near Ocean City, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Infrastructure
New Jersey

N.J. Turnpike, Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway to increase tolls

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Turnpike Authority voted to increase tolls on the Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway.

6 years ago

(Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Public Health
Streets & Roads
Transportation
Billy Penn

Megabus restarts Philly service amid confusion over roadwork behind 30th Street Station

You can get tickets to D.C. now and NYC next week — and the bus will pick you up in the regular spot, officials say.

6 years ago

Open fire hydrant during heatwave in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Public Health

A deadly hot summer is coming. Philly doesn’t yet have a plan.

The communities hit hardest by the coronavirus are also the most at risk during the extreme heat expected to come this summer, epidemiologists say.

6 years ago

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains are seen parked in the vicinity of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Transportation
Travel

Rider advocates call on SEPTA to cut Regional Rail fares to ‘integrate’ system

At a public hearing on SEPTA’s fare restructuring plan, advocates asked the authority to respond to the coronavirus pandemic with deeper fare reductions.

6 years ago

Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Dig a little deeper: Schuylkill dredging set to begin for a safer rowing course

Silt hasn’t been cleared since 2000, making the area famous for regattas too shallow. With preparations now completed, dredge work is set to start June 1.

6 years ago

President Trump listens as Scott Turner, executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, speaks during a meeting with African American leaders in Michigan on Thursday. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
NPR
Economic Development
National

White House looks at ‘opportunity zone’ extension in wake of COVID-19

The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. Critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.

6 years ago

A pedestrian walks past graffiti that reads
Radio Times
Economy
Housing
Income Inequality

Evictions, strikes, and making rent during a pandemic

As the coronavirus continues to upend the job market, many people have started wondering how they will make their rent and mortgage payments on the first of the month.

Air Date: May 21, 2020

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Tom and Leah Fail at their home in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Philly software snafus could affect your property tax bill

An upgrade to Philadelphia’s property assessment system has created problems for homeowners who bought into the city’s 10-year tax abatement.

6 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Public Health
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Coronavirus is pulling us 6 feet apart. Philly’s magnetism will bring us together again.

An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Families play on a North Philadelphia Playstreet in a 2018 photo. (Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Kids
Neighborhoods
Broke in Philly

Philly is making it easier to turn your block into a place for play this summer

Every summer, Philly residents can apply for permits to turn their block into a playground for kids, no cars allowed. This year, the rules are changing.

6 years ago

A SEPTA train on the Market Frankford line approaches Center City
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation
Broke in Philly

SEPTA wants to drop transfer fee and offer $1 fare for kids starting July 1

SEPTA described the changes as part of an “effort to help customers during this challenging time and aid in the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.”

6 years ago

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