
Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a native of the city and calls South Philadelphia home.
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Mayor Parker launches Philly initiative to create and preserve 30,000 housing units
The initiative will be informed by industry experts, with the Philadelphia Housing Authority playing a large role.
5 months ago
Listen 1:07‘A slap in the face’: Philly metro named among the country’s ‘least affordable’ for renters
The city is still more affordable than other big cities. But it’s become increasingly more expensive for the average resident.
5 months ago
Listen 1:02The Philadelphia 76ers are no longer building an arena in Center City. But reviving the area is still on the table.
5 months ago
Listen 6:30Legislative package seeks to increase affordable housing development in Philly
The bills are part of a broader effort to expand and protect affordable housing in the city amid an ongoing crisis.
5 months ago
The agency began reshaping the neglected community a decade ago. Now, $750 million later, Sharswood is becoming a neighborhood of choice.
6 months ago
Listen 4:37‘A greater nation’: Street renaming commemorates MLK speech in West Philly
Martin Luther King Jr. came to the city in August 1965 as part of a protest campaign targeting big cities up North. His visit included a stop in Mantua.
6 months ago
A billion-dollar saga: How the Sixers arena proposal went from a done deal to a stunning reversal
The Sixers successfully pushed to build a new arena in Center City. Now the controversial project is in the rearview after an about-face no one saw coming.
6 months ago
The sudden turn of events comes after Philly City Council recently approved a controversial plan to build an arena in Center City near Chinatown.
6 months ago
Listen 4:13Sources: Sixers abandon plan to build new Center City arena, will remain in South Philly
The decision is rooted in a deal struck with Comcast Spectacor, which hopes to transform the South Philly sports complex over the next decade.
6 months ago
The district protects apartment buildings in Mount Airy and Germantown constructed during WWI and WWII.
6 months ago
After protesters removed from chambers, Philly Council votes 12-5 to approve Sixers’ arena proposal
The controversial development is now on track to open in Center City in 2031.
7 months ago
Listen 1:07‘A win-win’: SEPTA set to lease 5 train stations in Northwest Philly to private developer
SEPTA selected Ken Weinstein’s bid to renovate the stations as the authority faces a massive operating deficit.
7 months ago
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