PlanPhilly Archive
Eyes on the Street
Philadelphia’s tree cover is vanishing. Here’s how you can help.
With the right policies, Philadelphia’s development boom could be our Johnny Appleseed moment.
6 years ago
Philadelphia offers COVID-impacted tenants more help with rent — up to $1,500
City Council President Darrell L. Clarke said the city needed to increase the level of assistance to get necessary buy-in from landlords.
6 years ago
Rats in rowhouses, opossums in bottles: Philly exterminators see booming biz as trash sits
It’s a busy time for the pest control business in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
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Racism left Hunting Park overheated. Neighbors are making a cooler future
The North Philly neighborhood has fewer trees and hotter days than areas that weren’t redlined. Residents, along with city government, are working on solutions.
6 years ago
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Malik Aziz, ‘grandfather of returning citizens’ who fought injustice, dies at 65
The trailblazing civic leader changed attitudes about formerly incarcerated people and helped restore the vote for those with felony convictions.
6 years ago
Philly City Council calls for new eviction moratorium, passes emergency sick leave
Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.
6 years ago
Another deadline to evict the 100-some people living in tents along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and on Ridge Avenue passed Wednesday.
6 years ago
Eyes on the Street
Claiming solidarity isn’t enough. Drexel needs to act like Black Lives Matter
Campus activists challenge President John Fry’s commitment to racial justice based on his approach to community policing and development.
6 years ago
Philadelphia to temporarily block landlords from enforcing evictions
Local landlord group HAPCO said it was informed courts would not enforce lockout orders for an additional two weeks.
6 years ago
Advocates say a Philly public bank could be key to addressing systemic racism
A new coalition to create a public bank in Philly could help reverse decades of discrimination against Black neighborhoods, business owners.
6 years ago
Eyes on the Street
A holistic approach is necessary for Philadelphia to create a more equitable historical preservation process, writes grassroots preservationist Dana Fedeli.
6 years ago
$30 million campus to replace asbestos-contaminated North Philadelphia school
The new building will replace a 111-year-old elementary school shuttered in 2019 after teachers and parents rang alarm bells over hazards.
6 years ago
Eyes on the Street
Eviction is bad for our health. Pa. must act to protect families.
When families are evicted, children suffer the consequences. As a pediatrician, I urge Pa. to protect families at a perilous time.
6 years ago
‘Do you know anywhere I can go?’: Evictions continue even as city, CDC tries to halt wave
Many Philly tenants will fall through the cracks of a Centers for Disease Control halt on coronavirus-related evictions, housing attorneys say. Lucille Davis is one of them.
6 years ago
‘I’m real hype’: Strawberry Mansion celebrates boxing heroes at Boxers’ Trail gateway reveal
The new entrance to Fairmount Park’s Boxers' Trail honors boxers Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, and former champion Joe Frazier.
6 years ago