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Opinion & Essay

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

I’m a longtime Mt. Airy resident. Why does it feel like new development isn’t for me?

To me, the development happening now feels like it wasn’t conceived with the full gamut of Mount Airy residents in mind.

1 year ago

Alice Paul
Courts & Law

Fifty years of equal rights for women in Pennsylvania: A case for the federal Equal Rights Amendment

The success of the Pa. Equal Rights Amendment proves there should be a federal Equal Rights Amendment, writes Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Lauren P. McKenna.

1 year ago

A tire fire in Southwest Philadelphia sends plumes of smoke across the city.
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

If you don’t trust the air you breathe, keep reading

A new city advisory group needs the input of people who know what it's like to smell a tire fire outside or breathe in highway fumes day in and day out.

1 year ago

A pile of toxic debris in Camden
Community

Our national reckoning on race must include environmental justice

Until we recognize the changing climate as a clear and present danger, particularly to communities of color, we won’t pursue necessary systemic change, Samir Nichols writes.

1 year ago

Police tape blocks off the scene of a mass shooting in Philly
Community

Philadelphia’s gun violence problem is a moral, economic, racial, and human crisis

Kenyatta Johnson describes Philly’s gun violence problem as a five-alarm emergency devastating our communities, adding that we must do everything within our power to stop it.

1 year ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Closing Philly’s digital divide will take influencers — the offline, neighborhood kind

One in six Philadelphians remains unconnected even after years of public and private sector efforts. More effort is needed on the ground in the city’s neighborhoods.

1 year ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Politics & Policy

How Pennsylvania can lead the fight against structural racism in our elections

Salewa Ogunmefun, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Voice, advocates for more equitable elections through “Unity Maps.”

1 year ago

A bicyclist riders in a Center City bike lane, swerving to avoid a car parked improperly in the lane. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

101 people have died because of traffic violence in Philadelphia. It doesn’t have to be this way

Every delay in Vision Zero projects in Philly means more potential injury and death on our streets. With more funding and action, we can have safer streets.

1 year ago

Independence National Historic Park, also known as Independence Hall. (National Park Service)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why is the National Parks Service teaming up with PGW on a fossil fuel project in Philly?

The government’s ambitious rhetoric around climate is too often dangerously out of step with its own actions.

1 year ago

David Rose on the steps of the Black Writer’s Museum
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

1 year ago

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The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Blame SEPTA, not riders, for woman’s rape on a train

SEPTA was at fault for creating the conditions that would allow something so heinous to take place, WHYY columnist Solomon Jones writes.

1 year ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

These Italian Americans want Philly’s Chris Columbus statues taken down

Italian Americans have a crucial role in speaking out against the myth that we all support Columbus, or that his symbols and monuments honor us.

1 year ago

William Still
Community

William Still was born 200 years ago today. A commitment to Black lives defines his life

Historian Linn Washington remembers the prominent Philadelphia activist and businessman William Still, who challenged laws and customs that discriminated against Black people.

1 year ago

Outdoor dining at Booker’s restaurant in West Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

1 year ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

My dad is homeless. I don’t think Philly is doing enough to help him

My mom and my aunt occasionally see my dad under the Market-Frankford El in Kensington. I’m grateful I haven’t seen him that way.

1 year ago

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