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Protesters demanding protected bike lanes form a human barrier on Nov. 28, stretching for two blocks along Spruce Street near 11th Street, where a cyclist was killed by a garbage truck the previous morning. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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Volunteers count vehicles in the bike lanes as upgrade work on Pine and Spruce is delayed

The bike lanes on Pine and Spruce streets are Philly’s versions of the watched pot that never boils.

7 years ago

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Urban Planning

New research paints a frustrating portrait of housing voucher program

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says the deal will help the city recover some of more than $50 million it spent on renovations. (Tom MacDonald, WHYY)
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Politics & Policy

With deal for use of Market Street site, Philly officials hope to recoup $50M

The West Philly property was envisioned as new police headquarters, but plans changed after the city undertook massive renovations.

7 years ago

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A photographer reflects on a summer oasis: Dendy Playground

7 years ago

The 100 block of Mole Street — in Center City. (Jake Blumgart/PlanPhilly)
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An intimate rowhouse block holds its own as towers rise around it

But this stretch of Mole Street is actually quite singular: It is the only remaining block of rowhouses left in this part of Center City.

7 years ago

Customers often park in the bike lane while they run into the Wawa on 22nd Street, which opened a few months ago. (Jim Saksa/WHYY News)
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Urban Planning

Frustrated by Philly politicians’ failure to upgrade bike lanes, cyclists turn to the courts

For years now, bike-safety advocates have pressed Philadelphia’s elected officials to build more bike lanes and protect them with physical barrierrs

7 years ago

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Urban Planning

To prevent chronic homelessness, Philly nonprofit offers some young adults more than shelter

7 years ago

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A cherished mural falls victim to Philadelphia redevelopment

7 years ago

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Urban Planning

No about-face on facadectomies in Philly just yet: They’re still pretty rare here

7 years ago

Swimmers cool off in the Devil’s Pool in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

Swimming in the Wissahickon isn’t so idyllic: There’s poop in it

Urbanization has decreased the amount of water that seeps into the ground.

7 years ago

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File photo: A SEPTA Regional Rail train at Suburban Station. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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Freight trains using Regional Rail lines threaten to keep SEPTA from full Positive Train Control compliance

SEPTA’s construction budget doubled after Harrisburg passed Act 89, an infrastructure-spending bill fueled by increased gas taxes.

7 years ago

An event exploring the outdoor world in black literature in the picnic grove at Bartram's Garden was organized by the Free Library's Center for Public Life. | Neal Santos for PlanPhilly
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Community
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What if the library could mend public life?

Ashley Hahn checks out the Free Library’s Center for Public Life, a new unit that’s aiming to connect Philadelphians of every stripe through cultural and civic programs.

7 years ago

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Urban Planning

One of Philly’s oldest art collectives, Space 1026, to lose its home of 20 years

7 years ago

Families gather in the Great Stair Hall at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for ArtSplash.
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Arts & Entertainment
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Art Museum summer program caters to young Modernists

The second floor east balcony of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which arguably has the best view of the Parkway in the city, will be a cardboard cityscape.

7 years ago

Roofer Rob Nolfi applies a reflective topping on a rehabbed roof in North Philadelphia. Cool roofs help keep temperatures down when the city heats up. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
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Community
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A hotter topic: Building heat resilience into multifamily housing

Affordable multifamily housing is the most vulnerable building sector when it comes to extreme weather, and its residents have fewer resources.

7 years ago

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