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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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 years ago

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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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 years ago

SEPTA Regional Rail (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Regional Rail train strikes car in the first SEPTA collision of 2020

The non-fatal collision was the ninth at a SEPTA grade-crossing since 2016.

7 years ago

Residents gathered in Juniata to paint the Community Cans. (Courtesy of the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Taking out the trash: City’s job or everyone’s responsibility?

Philadelphia’s litter czar opines on the role played by residents and partnerships as the city works to reduce the amount of trash in the streets.

7 years ago

Montgomery County is investing in trails to connect the region. (Montgomery County)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

$18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum

An $18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum.

7 years ago

Historic Kensington bank building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly urban growth and design trends we want to take into 2020

Philadelphia is changing rapidly. How can we design smarter, more equitably, and more beautifully to improve the quality of life of our city’s residents?

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at City Council. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

NYE nix: Kenney vetoes food truck ban, kills Society Hill carve-out and more

Mayor Jim Kenney told City Council Tuesday he will not sign six pieces of legislation, killing the bills.

7 years ago

An artist's rendering shows an apartment complex planned for 2157 E. Lehigh Ave. Some in the neighborhood want the wall running alongside the development on Lehigh to be torn down.(DesignBlendz/B.S.K.M./PlanPhilly.)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

5 power moves changing Philly neighborhoods for 2020

PlanPhilly’s look back at 2019 focuses on changes in renter’s rights, preservation policy, and exclusionary planning.

7 years ago

Ray King's artwork illuminates the platform of the revamped 15th Street Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA in the rearview: What Philly’s transit agency got done in 2019

The transit agency weathered unexpected disruptions in 2019. A look back at the year that was.

7 years ago

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