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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Commuters exit and board the route 4 bus
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

All the SEPTA bus route changes happening in Philly this weekend

The transit authority is rolling out phase one of its “New Bus Network” from Aug. 23, with several routes getting altered.

4 minutes ago

A 'for sale' sign stands in front of a house
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Homebuying in the Philly area is more expensive than last year. Here’s why

The news is particularly challenging for first-time homebuyers daunted by overvalued sale prices and high mortgage rates.

5 days ago

Listen 1:08
aerial view of residential blocks in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker vows to help preserve hundreds of subsidized rentals in the West Philly area

The announcement comes more than a year after the owner of Neighborhood Restorations told the city he planned to sell his portfolio of affordable units.

6 days ago

Listen 1:34
Philadelphiia Housing Authority headquarters occupies a triangle of land at Ridge Avenue and 20th Street adjacent to the Sharswood neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why Philly’s public housing costs an average of $315,000 per unit

PHA’s $6.3 billion plan would remake its aging housing portfolio. Its per-unit estimate, which rivals the value of many Philadelphia homes, doesn’t tell the full story.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:59
A sign posted by North10 on the bridge at 9th and West Ontario streets
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A North Philly nonprofit is taking a new approach to curb illegal dumping: ‘Here’s free money. Don’t dump here’

North10 is helping contractors and households pay to dispose of waste legally, diverting thousands of pounds of trash from illegal dumpsites.

2 weeks ago

Listen 0:59
a sign at the Bentley Manor apartment complex
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

West Oak Lane renters could receive cash refunds under new class-action settlement

Tenants at Bentley Manor sued Odin Properties last year, alleging the landlord illegally collected rent while the building was deemed unsafe.

3 weeks ago

Listen 0:58
Aerial photo of the Philly skyline looking down the Parkway toward City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

A corporate landlord in Philly broke the law by using rent-setting software, tenant alleges

Willow Bridge manages 244 apartments in University City and Center City. The lawsuit is believed to be the first since the city's antitrust law took effect.

3 weeks ago

Pointing out spots on the map.
PlanPhilly
Community

Anti-illegal dumping group launches crowdsourced map of Philadelphia’s worst sites

Anyone can contribute to the map of sites where tires, construction debris and other junk is dumped illegally.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:07
The shuttered Rudolph Walton elementary school in Strawberry Mansion
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A vacant 126-year-old school in Strawberry Mansion will become senior housing

The $34 million project will repurpose the historic property through a partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

1 month ago

Cornerstone Baptist Church in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A vacant church in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion will become workforce housing

The $10 million project will reuse Cornerstone Baptist Church on North 33rd Street. The property has sat vacant for more than five years.

1 month ago

Listen 0:45
An aerial view of residential streets in West Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Thousands of West Philly tenants remain in limbo as city considers saving 925 affordable rentals

The city missed its exclusive window to bid on the homes, opening the door to outside buyers and possible displacement.

1 month ago

Listen 1:12
A close up of the ''We the Youth'' mural by artist Keith Haring in South Philly's Point Breeze neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A rare Keith Haring mural in Point Breeze may join Philly’s historic register

The “We the Youth” artwork revives a long-running debate among preservationists over whether murals should be protected as historic landmarks.

1 month ago

Listen 0:54
A small house that serves as an accessory dwelling unit
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Backyard homes and basement apartments could become easier to build in Pa. Here’s why

Accessory dwelling units would help close the gap of affordable rentals, supporters say.

2 months ago

Listen 1:19
Bartram Village comprises 44 aging brick buildings
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A $425M revamp: Bartram Village in Southwest Philly will be replaced with 500+ affordable rentals

An emergency declaration cleared the way for the site’s 44 aging, vacant homes to be demolished.

2 months ago

Listen 0:56
Apartment buildings in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia is technically a buyer’s market, but housing economists say that’s misleading

Sellers are less serious, and buyers can’t afford anything. Economists say it will likely take years for things to improve.

2 months ago

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