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A rendering shows the design of the members-only Fitler Club. (Photo courtesy of M-Rad Architecture/Fitler Cub)
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Urban Planning
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Swank swim club to top off former PHA building

For any more evidence of Philadelphia’s changing cityscape, look no farther than the intersection of Ludlow and 23rd streets in Center City.

7 years ago

Children play in Dilworth Park in March.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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A park that makes money? Dilworth generated $2.5 million in 2018

A separate budget projection indicates that the CCD expects these revenues to increase by 58 percent by 2022.

7 years ago

A Philadelphia judge purchased this row home at 1514 N. Hollywood Street and the two adjacent vacant lots from the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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Troubled Philly land sale office facing takeover after scandals

A once-obscure city office that critics link to Philadelphia’s pay-to-play political culture will soon be taken over by the Philadelphia Land Bank.

7 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Kenney’s 2019 budget falls short on spending for libraries, housing, critics say

Mayor Jim Kenney’s annual budget address proved to be a quiet affair, with little in the way of cheering, jeering, or laughter.

7 years ago

A city street sweeper cleans Chester Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Filthadelphia no more? Kenney seeks to ‘vastly’ increase street cleaning

Philadelphia is currently the only large municipality without a comprehensive street sweeping plan.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
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7 takeaways from Mayor Jim Kenney’s $5 billion spending plan

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney proposes his last budget before running for re-election Thursday. Here are the top seven items to expect.

7 years ago

Philly rowhouses
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Politics & Policy
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City Council proposes 3 affordable housing fixes

The legislation is intended to foster the creation of affordable housing and reduce evictions.

7 years ago

Developer Ken Weinstein at a lot he tried to purchase from the city in Philadelphia’s Wayne Junction neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Urban Planning

How City Council broke Philly’s app for selling blighted land

At the current pace, it will take the City of Philadelphia 50 years to sell off its publicly owned vacant land.

7 years ago

Thousands of people travel between University City and Center City daily. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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New breed of traffic cop could soon hit Philadelphia streets

First announced as part of a new strategy to crack down on Center City gridlock, the proposed officers would be dispatched to Center City, University City and Manayunk.

7 years ago

Student trainees receive hands-on experience in solar installation under the supervision of practitioners provided by Philadelphia-based company Solar States. (Courtesy of the Philadelphia Energy Authority)
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EcoWURD wants to connect black Philadelphians to green economy

EcoWURD is a multimedia environmental justice journalism initiative exploring the intersection of race, income & the environment.

7 years ago

The original Globe Dye Works sign now takes center stage in the former boiler room. (Courtesy of Birchtree Catering/BeauMonde Originals)
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Urban Planning

First look inside Globe Dye Works’ newest attraction

Globe Dye Works, the former yarn-dyeing factory turned live-work-manufacturing and design space in Frankford continues to write its own history.

7 years ago

Renderings of the Dilworth House tower project from Cope Linder Architects and developer John Turchi (Provided)
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Urban Planning
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Fresh plans released for Dilworth House condo tower ahead of review

After 20 years of bureaucratic battles and courtroom litigation, the condo tower planned for the Washington Square parcel faces what may be its final hurdles.

7 years ago

Representatives of Philadelphia Gas Works (from left) Melanie McCottry and President and CEO Craig White, and Matthew Tayler of Liberty Energy Trust, testify before the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities while opponents raise signs in protest. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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PGW wins key city approval for Southwest Philly LNG venture

Philadelphia Gas Works’ planned liquefied natural gas plant won a key approval this week, moving the $60 million Passyunk Energy Center closer to groundbreaking.

7 years ago

Comcast will not pay property taxes on the value of its  $1.2 billion Technology Center until 2027. (Comcast)
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Politics & Policy
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Domb proposes 10-year tax abatement reform

City Councilman Allan Domb has introduced legislation to shrink — but not substantially change — the controversial tax break.

7 years ago

Lime is applying for permits to bring its e-scooters to Philadelphia's streets. (Courtesy of Lime)
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Urban Planning

Slow your roll: Safety worries could delay electric scooters’ ride into Philly

Consumer Reports reported earlier this month that about 1,500 people have been injured in e-scooter crashes in the U.S. since 2017.

7 years ago

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