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This rendering shows Germantown High as a mixed-use development including a school, apartments, co-working and a cafe. (Courtesy of Woodcock Design)
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Community

Germantown High’s $50M housing remake moves forward over community concerns

Many Germantown residents want to see firmer commitments around affordable housing and community hiring from developers Jack Azran and Eli Alon.

5 years ago

Gloria and Hugo Nievas just bought an air conditioner to install in their Hunting Park home. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

As NYC gives at-risk seniors AC units, Philly asks them to find relief in a neighbor’s home

While New York has processed over 25,000 requests for air conditioning units, Philadelphia has struggled to come up with a plan to protect residents from the heat.

5 years ago

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Protesters held a rally for reparations and racial justice on the Fourth of July outside Philadelphia’s Municipal Services building. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Reparations would help cities. Now is the time for urbanists to advocate for them.

It’s time for cities to take a reparative framework that addresses impacts of past harm.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at P'unk Burger and Flannel on East Passyunk Avenue.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Passyunk postpones outdoor dining event after gun pulled in Old City mask fight

An altercation over mask-wearing alarms Philadelphia business districts considering street closures to allow expanded outdoor dining.

5 years ago

Cohen Thompson is trying to turn West Philadelphia’s Granahan Playground into “Skate University.” (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

West Philly’s roller skating medical worker is turning a neglected park into ‘Skate U’

Granahan Playground and Skatepark is getting a smooth makeover thanks to Cohen Thompson.

5 years ago

A pedestrian walks past graffiti that reads
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Courts & Law

Philly landlords sue city over coronavirus-related renter protections

“You’re basically taking away money from the landlord,” argued Paul Cohen, an attorney for The Homeowners Association of Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Philadelphia sprayground summer camps
PlanPhilly
Community

Spraygrounds a relatively safe way to cool off, experts say

As Philadelphia reopens its park spraygrounds, experts say they’re a relatively safe way for kids to play and stay cool during the summer heat.

5 years ago

Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly rental evictions postponed for two more months due to pandemic

People facing eviction won another two month reprieve as Philadelphia eviction courts remain closed, due to pandemic

5 years ago

Gilberto Padilla, 78, and Carmen Román, 70, set up their chairs in the shade in Norris Square to beat the heat. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
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Health

Philly to open spray grounds as COVID complicates city’s response to dangerous heat

City officials are trying to balance social distancing needs against the health risks of prolonged exposure to heat.

5 years ago

Saj Blackwell points to Thomas Blackwell’s scar, where he was nicked with a rubber bullet the night of protests and looting on 52nd Street in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Terrorized’ at home: West Philly calls for investigation into police use of tear gas

“The 52nd Street neighbors were terrorized,” said Saj Blackwell, a West Philadelphian who had a canister of police tear gas land in her yard.

5 years ago

Aria Valentina Riso in between her mom, Chelsie DeSouza and dad, Vincent Riso at their home in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Parenting amid a revolution: How to raise an anti-racist kid

“Mommy, you’re Black,” my three-year-old boldly said to me. It came out of the blue while we were sitting in our living room. I wasn’t ready. I had to be.

5 years ago

Jose De Marco outside his home in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Courts & Law

Philly’s counterterrorism unit interrogated protester who picketed Mayor Kenney’s right-hand man

Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.

5 years ago

Regional rail stations were nearly empty on March 17 in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

SEPTA Key Travel Wallet will soon work on Regional Rail, allowing riders to pay per trip

Starting July 13, SEPTA rail riders will be able to tap in and out at card readers at stations and on platforms.

5 years ago

Volunteers with New Kensington CDC clean up in Kensington on June 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘What we need is leadership’: Kensington councilmembers say mayor is failing community

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
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Urban Planning

Philly officials support automated bus lane enforcement and say it could improve ‘transit equity’

State Rep. Martina White plans a bill that would create two pilot programs using a system in which cameras record and ticket drivers who park in bus lanes.

5 years ago

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