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Philly street cleaning pilot will ‘blow trash into street’ to bypass parking issues
The city has revealed details about a planned street cleaning pilot project the same week as a WHYY/PlanPhilly investigation into Philly's lackluster litter collection work.
6 years ago
PPA makes millions ticketing drivers for blocking street sweepers that rarely show
PPA tickets cars parked in street sweeping zones, despite the fact Philly’s Streets Department doesn’t show up to clean those streets most of the time.
6 years ago
Listen 2:24Philadelphia halts most public land sales, pending reforms
The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority has put the brakes on a large portion of public land sales.
6 years ago
SEPTA facing $63M capital budget shortfall over motorists' lawsuit
SEPTA is bracing for a possible $63 million shortfall in 2019, pending the outcome of a contentious lawsuit filed in federal court by two motorists’ groups.
6 years ago
Smoking ban at Philly drug treatment centers riles social workers
Social workers are warning that a new ban on smoking at Philadelphia drug treatment centers could be deal breaker for those seeking help.
6 years ago
Philadelphia demolitions hit record high in 2018
Private developers filed for more than 500 new demolition permits in 2018, bolstered by a strong real estate market and weak historic protections.
6 years ago
‘Spring Arts’ remake dogged by tenant complaints, code violations
Tenants are complaining of mistreatment at the hands of the biggest landowner in a burgeoning warehouse district northeast of Center City Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Critics of youth solitary confinement want Pennsylvania to limit its use
Congress has enshrined in law an Obama-era executive order banning youth solitary confinement in federal prisons. The reform was one of many included in the First Step Act.
6 years ago
Philly DA Krasner wants to personally try cases in 2019
During an appearance on WHYY’s Radio Times, Krasner says he now wants to see what the other side of the courtroom feels like.
6 years ago
SEPTA’s 30th Street Station getting $37M remake with underground connection to Drexel Square
Federal officials announced a $15 million dollar federal grant, part of a joint effort known as Schuylkill Yards.
6 years ago
Amtrak may spare 30th Street Station’s beloved flipping board
The beloved split-flap sign at 30th Street Station, in Philadelphia, may have earned an 11th hour reprieve.
6 years ago
Kenney crackdown on flipping city lots falls short, critics say
Is it possible to reform Philadelphia’s corruption-prone system of selling public land without removing City’s Council’s informal power over sales?
6 years ago