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Frankford Transportation Center. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

This SEPTA bus route is a lifeline for Northeast Philly — and ridership dropped almost 40 percent

Snaking from Bucks County to the top of the El in Frankford, the route connects shops, offices, residences and nursing homes.

5 years ago

Philadelphia's downtown skyline is visible above the Eastwick tree line. (Eastwick Friends & Neighbors Coalition)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Philadelphia needs to invest in green space to combat climate change, support communities

City Councilmember Gilmore Richardson argues investment in green space is critical to fight climate change — and can help create jobs and reduce violence.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Bradley K. Moss (Courtesy of Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philadelphia to replace judge that supervised landlord-tenant court

Judge Bradley K. Moss will transition out of his role amid a pandemic expected to result in a crushing wave of evictions.

5 years ago

A homeless protest encampment occupies Von Colln Field on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Aug. 20, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

Federal judge clears city to remove homeless encampments on Ben Franklin Parkway, Ridge Ave.

U.S District Court Judge Eduardo C. Robreno ruled that the city could move ahead with plans to vacate the camps, so long as they provided 72 hours notice.

5 years ago

Matthew George started the I Love Thy Hood program in response to a litter problem in his Germantown neighborhood. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

I Love Thy Hood aims to solve Philly’s litter crisis with bright orange trash cans

28-year-old Matthew George got tired coming home to a parade of plastic bags, styrofoam take-out food trays and overflowing cans.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Kenyatta Johnson (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Kenyatta Johnson’s new Eastwick task force to tackle buyout question

The new task force will include FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as city and state agencies.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philly amid the coronavirus pandemic
PlanPhilly
Health

What the return of indoor dining means in Philadelphia

Indoor dining is back. As many celebrate the return of restaurant life, workers face new conflicts and questions.

5 years ago

The words “Not for sale” are painted on a Keninsgton street
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Planning Commission rejects plans for affordable housing on ‘very small lots’

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and Scannapieco Development Corporation want to build small, two-family rowhomes on vacant city-owned lots.

5 years ago

Construction at 1324 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Is urbanism a fantasy of racialized capitalism?

Why is a movement dedicated to the vitality of cities so focused on commercial real estate?

5 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Community

How your commute will get worse if the state yanks SEPTA funding

SEPTA GM Leslie Richards told lawmakers that transit services, including the Broad-Ridge Spur, would vanish without funding from Harrisburg.

5 years ago

The former Sigma Sound Studio building on North 12th Street.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Developer who wants to turn Sigma Studios into condos wins delay at Historical Commission

In addition to hosting Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, Sigma Studios is where Philadelphia International Records – the Gamble, Huff, and Bell label – got its start.

5 years ago

Zamar Jones' neighbors placed candles, balloons, and roses in front of his home in early August. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Less traffic, less risk: Zamar Jones’ neighbors pitch speed bumps as a violence deterrent

Following the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Zamar Jones, a West Philly block’s request for speed bumps is getting another look by the city.

5 years ago

Listen 2:26
Nick Moncy, a young Black man, draws outside in a West Philadelphia park while wearing a mask
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Meet the artist who’s recreating a classic French painting — West Philly style

"A Sunday Afternoon at Clark Park" will be built from sketches of different West Philadelphians spending time at the beloved neighborhood green.

5 years ago

Yvette Palmer, 70, carries belongings out of the flooded first floor of her Eastwick home. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Broke in Philly

‘How can I pay for this?’ Eastwick residents struggle to fix Isaias damage without federal aid

The city is not eligible for federal aid until the state declares Eastwick a disaster area.

5 years ago

Indigo at the Ridge Avenue encampment
PlanPhilly
Community
Broke in Philly

Encampment residents file restraining order as mayor, councilmembers negotiate fate of protest settlements

The camps rose in June in protest of a housing crisis that organizers say the city’s leaders are not doing enough to address.

5 years ago

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