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SEPTA control center - trolley lines
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA unit chief promoted to top job amid FBI inquiry

The head of a SEPTA division that is currently the subject of a federal corruption probe has been promoted to one of the highest ranking positions in the transit agency.

6 years ago

Commuters are shown exiting a SEPTA bus. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Dozens of managers exit troubled SEPTA office in wake of FBI probe

At least 34 managers within SEPTA’s facility management unit have left the public transit agency in the wake of a federal investigation.

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA Key’s Regional Rail rollout advances with more ‘tap to exit’ tech coming to stations

Starting Monday, Regional Rail riders will be able to tap their SEPTA Key Cards to exit at Jefferson Station weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

6 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly experiments with new rent voucher aimed at keeping families in their homes

The new program is an example of the local solutions emerging in cities as leaders grapple with growing affordability crises.

6 years ago

Two curious passersby study the former Rittenhouse Coffee Shop building at 1904 Sansom Street in 2005. (Elston via Flickr)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developer of Philly’s priciest condo to demolish and remake Rittenhouse landmark

The developer of the Laurel, Southern Land Company, will dismantle and painstakingly reconstruct a Rittenhouse landmark.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

A Philly photographer explains how she captures the beauty of SEPTA and its riders

Philly photographer Shasta Bady shares her thoughts on SEPTA, the people who ride it and her new exhibit at Suburban Station.

6 years ago

Frank DiCicco in City Council chambers in 2011. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How Philly lost the war on litter, as told by legendary local ‘clean freak’ Frank DiCicco

Former City Councilmember Frank DiCicco led Philadelphia’s last major effort to restore neighborhood street sweeping back in the 2000s.

6 years ago

Listen 1:41
A rendering shows the view of a planned residential and retail complex at 1401 S. Columbus Blvd. from Washington Avenue. (Courtesy of BLT Architects)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Almost 450 residences coming to South Philly waterfront land once eyed for casino

The vacant Delaware River waterfront land is where Foxwoods Resorts once planned to build a casino.

6 years ago

Street cleaners organized by the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia work on a North Philadelphia block. (Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

9 Philadelphians tell Mayor Kenney how to clean their neighborhoods

Philadelphians have a number of neighborhood-specific suggestions how Mayor Kenney can make the streets cleaner.

6 years ago

 The Ben Franklin Bridge illuminated over the Delaware River. (Photo via Shutterstock)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Drivers rejoice: South Jersey bridge tolls frozen at current rates

The Delaware River Port Authority announced Tuesday that toll rates on the four bridges it controls will remain steady with no increases planned.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Marty Moss-Coane speak in the studio during ''Radio Times''
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor Kenney on rich people, rude Philly and why a city driving tax will never happen

24 hours after taking the oath for a second term, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney visited WHYY’s Radio Times for a spicy interview with Marty Moss-Coane.

6 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Kenney’s street sweeping program may not require moving cars in all neighborhoods

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration is working out the details for a cleaning program that would treat each neighborhood differently based on a number of factors.

6 years ago

Listen 1:32
Mayor Jim Kenney is sworn in to his second term, flanked by his mother, Barbara. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor Kenney starts second term with vow to address gun violence, racial and economic inequality

Kenney opened his second term with an emotional call to solve deep challenges and a promise to improve city services, including bringing back citywide street sweeping.

6 years ago

A pedestrian crosses Roosevelt Boulevard at Rising Sun Avenue.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After speeding driver causes deadly Roosevelt Blvd. crash, PPA says cameras on the way

The speed cameras will be installed at eight locations on Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Shift Capital is redeveloping this former textile mill on Kensington Avenue into affordable workspaces, residences, and retail space. Telehealth will be one amenity offered to renters. (Shift Capital)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Laundry, WiFi, and a doctor on call? Philly landlord experiments with telehealth

A social impact-minded landlord is offering telemedicine services to tenants in Philadelphia buildings.

6 years ago

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