PlanPhilly Archive
A community-based public-land study comes to an end, and trust is rebuilt in Eastwick
The intent was to remediate -- through a nine-month community-based study exploring what could and should be done with almost 200 acres of public land in the neighborhood
8 years ago
Has Market at Fareway violated a 40-year covenant? Some in Chestnut Hill think so
They are suing the market's owner, Glengarry Properties, saying it has violated an almost 40-year-old deed-restricted covenant on the land.
8 years ago
A fresh look at the city’s tax-aid programs for its many homeowners
In Philadelphia, fears about development and neighborhood change are often couched in terms of rising home values and increasing property taxes.
8 years ago
Inside Philadelphia’s inequitable, deadly heat
According to Philadelphia’s heat-vulnerability index, Hunting Park is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and one of the most vulnerable to heat's negative effects.
8 years ago
Old homes, high poverty make Philadelphia housing less than affordable for some
Poor-quality houses and unusually high poverty tilt the equation so that demand far outstrips supply here, making affordable homes hard to obtain and difficult to manage.
8 years ago
More parking tickets should mean more school books, activists tell PPA
Funding schools is not the PPA’s primary mission, executive director Scott Petri said.
8 years ago
After months of wrangling, a boost in city water rates will take effect in September
The city's water rate board has OK'd an increase in monthly water bills, with a slight bump in September and a bit more to come in 2019.
8 years ago
Philly hospitality industry doesn’t want Jay-Z’s MIA to go MIA
Mayors get criticized all the time, but it’s not every day the critic is a billionaire rap mogul.
8 years ago
Brainstorming how to make an Old City park as welcoming as its surroundings
The corner of Second and Market streets in Old City is laden with history.
8 years ago
A master plan for Society Hill proposes new design guidelines — and downzoning
It aims to protect the vision of Edmund Bacon, the master planner who transformed the neighborhood into one of Philly's wealthiest during the urban-renewal era of '50s-'60s.
8 years ago
Chess, and the power of girls to identify themselves as leaders
In its third year, the weeklong Philly Girls Play Chess camp is the creation of ASAP (After School Activities Partnership).
8 years ago
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