PlanPhilly Archive
For the mayor’s proposal to move forward, the construction tax’s sponsors would have to recall the construction tax bill on Thursday, Sept 13.
8 years ago
Listen 2:16In Strawberry Mansion, anxiety over taxes, neighborhood changes haunts an annual tradition
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8 years ago
A neighborhood preservation toolkit created by Philadelphians, for Philadelphians
The term "preservationist" can seem old-fashioned, preoccupied with the era of the Founding Fathers, or at least the Gilded Age.
8 years ago
Public now welcome to stroll 50 acres along Tacony Creek in Northeast Philly
50 acres preserved for public on Northeast Philly mental health hospital grounds.
8 years ago
Philly NAACP chapter accuses SEPTA of ‘toxic’ work culture
At a press conference Sunday, some employees said racism played a role in their alleged mistreatment.
8 years ago
Cyclists let it all hang out at 10th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride
The ride has two goals: promoting body positivity and safe cycling.
8 years ago
Hickman Temple AME celebrates a win in the effort to preserve its historic church
Observers of Philadelphia’s real estate scene know how this story usually goes.
8 years ago
Listen 3:37Philadelphia police want to turn street corners into career launch pads
“This program here will give those kids an opportunity to do the right thing.”
8 years ago
Bill seeks to streamline faster wireless broadband, steamroll local control of the streetscape
Opponents, however, fear the bill will simply preempt local control of an inherently local issue.
8 years ago
Listen 3:44Mixed reviews for a proposed $120M renewable-energy plant at South Philly refinery
Making energy out of trash has great environmental appeal.
8 years ago
Inside Cherry Street Pier’s $5 million remake
With less than a month and a half left until the scheduled opening of the renovated Cherry Street Pier on Oct. 12, the 99-year-old structure on the Delaware River waterfront.
8 years ago
City officials: Philly to add 100,000 homes by 2028
A housing plan introduced by Philadelphia planning czar Anne Fadullon Wednesday calls for producing and preserving a combined 100,000 units over the next 10 years.
8 years ago
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