PlanPhilly Archive
Philly residents are betting city’s new plastic bag ban will bring cleaner streets
Philly’s move comes amid a regional movement against the ubiquitous sacs. A state ban on plastic bags will expire a day before the bill goes into effect.
6 years ago
Equitable or not enough? Philly Council just changed the 10-year tax abatement
After weeks of heated debate, City Council passed a bill reducing the value of Philly’s 10-year property tax abatement on new residential construction.
6 years ago
SEPTA cop whose gun mysteriously fired cleared of wrongdoing, litigation against gunmaker ‘pending’
Philadelphia Police have cleared the SEPTA police officer whose Sig Sauer P320 service weapon discharged unintentionally at a Center City train station.
6 years ago
Eyes on the Street
No fee. No enforcement. Philly’s plastic bag ban is set up to fail.
Philadelphia is poised to adopt a ban on single-use plastic bags, but without a fee or proper enforcement, it won’t be successful.
6 years ago
Philly Council evicts food trucks from prime University City block
Food trucks would have to move under a bill requested by Drexel that would ban vendors from the block of Market Street between 33rd and 34th streets.
6 years ago
Brian O’Neill’s bid to ban rooftop decks in Northeast Philly just got killed
Republican Councilmember Brian O’Neill lost his battle to ban all roof decks and limit the height of homes in his Far Northeast Philadelphia district.
6 years ago
Most Philly charter schools failed to test water for lead –– and city gave them a pass
The city agencies tasked with oversight have failed to enforce Philadelphia’s post-Flint crisis water quality standards.
6 years ago
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Kenney signs law requiring green tune-ups for Philly’s biggest buildings
The new regulation will mandate all non-residential buildings over 50,000 square foot get tune-ups to improve energy and water efficiency.
6 years ago
City Council is making it harder to demolish buildings in 6 historic Philly neighborhoods
A bill expected to pass City Council aims to stem demolitions of historic buildings.
7 years ago
Philly neighborhoods need more trees. A new city initiative takes on the problem.
Philadelphia lost the equivalent of 1,000 football fields worth of tree cover in the last ten years. A first-ever urban forest plan will try to reverse that trend.
7 years ago
Left-wing challenger Nikil Saval announces bid to unseat Pa. Sen. Larry Farnese
The ward leader plans to campaign as a progressive Democratic alternative in the district encompassing Center City and South and Southwest Philly.
7 years ago
Will Toll Brothers build Philadelphia’s first corporate-owned public bathroom?
Callowhill neighbors want a developer to address a persistent neighborhood problem: no place to pee.
7 years ago
Lyft is partnering with a Philly social service agency to help people get to work
The ride-hailing service will issue 300 ride credits worth $10 each for clients of Philadelphia Works looking to secure employment.
7 years ago
Is your landlord responsible for clearing a bedbug infestation? City Council says so in amended bill
Bedbugs found in the first year of a renter’s tenancy will be the landlord’s problem.
7 years ago
Buh-bye bag: Philly’s ban on single-use plastic bags moves toward passage into law
City Council unanimously passed an amendment to ban all single-use plastic bags, regardless of their thickness. Supporters believe the changed bill will pass next week.
7 years ago