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The owner of Nam Son Bakery behind the counter of the South Philadelphia shop. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

Hoa Binh Plaza banh mi shop closed amid concerns that city agency was ‘weaponized for gentrification’

Nam Son Bakery closed this month. The shuttered shop has become a symbol of cultural displacement to the Vietnamese community.

6 years ago

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

Lights! Elevators! Signs! SEPTA’s 15th Street Station gets $28 million makeover

The $28 million renovation moves the transit agency closer to meeting goals for accessibility and design.

6 years ago

Firefighters attacking the flames of a fire in an auto shop at 59th and Irving streets in West Philly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

West Philly blaze linked to auto shop that failed fire inspections two weeks ago

An auto shop that erupted in a dramatic three-alarm blaze in West Philly was cited for serious fire code violations by the city two weeks ago.

6 years ago

Saint Francis de Sales Church in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Sacred battleground: Why the Philadelphia Archdiocese surrendered to preservationists

The Archdioceses of Philadelphia acknowledges that its position on preservation is no longer as oppositional as it once was.

6 years ago

The Market-Frankford line, with the Philly skyline in the background
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA is building a parking garage for 69th Street Station’s 35,000 daily riders

Construction on the $37 million three-story garage should begin by summer 2020 and last about 18 months.

6 years ago

Traffic clogs I-676 in Philadelphia  during the SEPTA strike. (Katherine Blodgett via Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

As congestion worsens in Philly, car-related emissions spike

Philadelphia’s congestion problem is growing on the streets and in the air. 

6 years ago

City Councilmember Al Taubenberger. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Should grandma get a tax cut? One Republican city councilmember thinks so.

City Councilmember Al Taubenberger introduced a legislative package Thursday to give breaks on wage and real estate taxes to many Philadelphia families.

6 years ago

The building was gutted by fire on Feb. 18. Adjacent buildings were damaged.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Feds: Brothers who owned Old City businesses set 2018 fire that shut down neighborhood

Two Old City business owners intentionally set the massive 2018 fire that shut down the 200 block of Chestnut Street, federal authorities charged.

6 years ago

Johny Brenda’s at Girad and Frankford Avenues in Fishtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Despite loud opposition, business improvement districts for Fishtown, South Philly advance

Business owners in Fishtown and South Philadelphia could soon be paying an assessment for new services.

6 years ago

A commuter listens to music while they wait for a SEPTA bus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Too loud, too bad: SEPTA doesn’t enforce ban on playing music without headphones

SEPTA’s policy on loud music is that it is officially prohibited on transit. But SEPTA Police doesn’t actively enforce against the violation.

6 years ago

These garages on Lombard Street provide residential parking. (PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘I don’t have the support’: Blackwell defeated on bid to mandate more parking

Researchers have found that requiring more space for cars encourages less dense and more expensive housing development.

6 years ago

A makeshift memorial is shown near the location where a mother and three young sons were struck and killed while trying to cross a busy highway after dark, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Philadelphia. A fourth son was injured in the crash Tuesday night on Roosevelt Boulevard, a major artery that divides neighborhoods in north and northeast Philadelphia.  (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

2019 traffic deaths higher in North, Northeast Philly than the rest of the city

Fifty percent of all severe crashes occur on just 12% of Philadelphia streets. That means certain roads — and certain neighborhoods — are at higher risk for traffic danger.

6 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

Neighbors watch warily as PES oil trains make last rounds

Nearly four months after the South Philadelphia refinery complex shut down following a massive explosion, the rail cars used to haul oil are on the road.

6 years ago

'In Perpetuity' by Duane Linklater, at Penn Treaty Park.  (Steve Weinik/Monument Lab)
PlanPhilly
Community

Neon monument to Philly’s Indigenous history glows again

After it was vandalized and damaged while on display during Monument Lab, Duane Linklater’s “In Perpetuity” was relit for Indigenous People’s Day.

6 years ago

Earl Wilson (left) and Leo Brundrage, both longtime residents of Eastwick, at Brundage’s home during the cleanup of the landfill site. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

How Philadelphia built a neighborhood on toxic soil

Eighteen years after the EPA found hazardous materials in Eastwick’s soil, neighbors are cautiously optimistic about the future.

6 years ago

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