PlanPhilly Archive
Drexel grads pitch Amtrak on new sign: Vintage-style romance with efficiency of new technology
Amtrak appears intent on following through on its plan to install digital screens and send its Solari board to a museum.
8 years ago
Renters win new protections at City Hall with passage of 'good cause' bill
Most tenants get evicted because they cannot afford their rent, and non-payment is a “good cause” under the bill’s definition.
8 years ago
City Councilmen respond to land-flip scandal with an offer of reform
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Council President Darrell Clarke introduced a bill Thursday they say creates new safeguards against corrupt land dealing in City Hall.
8 years ago
Bringing new homes, old convenience back to Sharswood Blumberg
The new development is part of a massive, federally funded undertaking that began in earnest in 2016, when PHA imploded the high-rise towers.
8 years ago
Fishtown developer proposes fence; gives neighbors the ‘middle finger’
A 95-unit apartment building is coming to a blighted Fishtown lot near the Berks elevated train stop.
8 years ago
Sacred spaces reimagined with preservation, Philly communities in mind
Food was a common thread connecting all three projects.
8 years ago
Philly litter czar says new street sweeping program coming in 2019
Philadelphia is the only big city without regular street cleaning.
8 years ago
Union scores hot win over real estate industry in fire code battle
City officials are brokering a deal they hope will extinguish a feud over Philadelphia’s fire code.
8 years ago
City Council to vote on higher fines for tow trucks
Cleaner, safer roads is the goal of new legislation that would increase the fines levied on negligent Philadelphia tow truck drivers.
8 years ago
Ridin’ with the (Jersey) Devils
Saksa goes full gonzo on this assignment — riding along with the Jersey Devils, a bicycle club that shares a look with the outlaw motorcycle gangs.
8 years ago
Listen 3:27City Council downsizes new protections for renters in ‘good cause’ bill
A good cause would include non-payment of rent, nuisance behavior, or breaking the term of a lease.
8 years ago
City selling vacant lots with eye to ‘social impact’
City agencies own a quarter of the 40,000 vacant parcels of land. On Friday 26 will be up for sale.
8 years ago
What happens when your real estate gets remapped
Developers shift strategy after remapping and adapt their business models to develop more single-family homes for sale, instead of multi-family units for rent.
8 years ago
Philadelphia doesn’t need Amazon. The opportunities are already here and they’re homegrown.
Projects like the University City Science Center, Pennovation Center, and the future Schuylkill Yards represent billions of dollars in new investment.
8 years ago
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