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A view under the El at 52nd Street in West Philadelphia.
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Urban Planning
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Bold strokes in W. Philly Promise Zone housing plan, but no funding punch to back it up

What good are big plans without any funding?

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment
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On their ‘Home Court,’ an art exhibit shines a light on Hartranft’s unsung heroes

The exhibit has been a year-long endeavor involving commissioned artists, a wide array of community members, and civic leaders who have come together.

8 years ago

Northwest of the Wayne Junction train station, 137-45 Berkley St. is part of developer Ken Weinstein's sweeping plan. (Jake Blumgart/PlanPhilly)
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Urban Planning
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With Wayne Junction’s historic district come questions: Some old, some new

The Philadelphia Historical Commission just approved historic protections for eight of Wayne Junction's old industrial buildings.

8 years ago

Steam pours from vents on Sansom Street near the site of a water main break that flooded Center City streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why does it take so long to upgrade Philly’s water infrastructure? Here’s an explanation

The July 3 rupture raised a lot of questions for Philadelphians. Chief among them: Is the city’s water infrastructure too old or too shoddy to prevent such events?

8 years ago

Rowhouses at 34th and Spring Garden streets for sale or rent
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Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

As Drexel transforms University City, communities nearby prepare for gentrification

When Schuylkill Yards was first announced – Brandywine Realty Trust’s proposal to turn 14 acres of largely empty, Drexel University-o ...

8 years ago

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A May 2017 kickoff event for PennAssist's pre-employment program, which had a younger group of 44 participants
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Community
PlanPhilly

These pre-employment programs could be a model for Rebuild’s jobs goals

The Advanced Manufacturing Boot Camp, along with PennAssist, a program that launched in summer 2017, are viewed as experimental models for what Rebuild aims to accomplish.

8 years ago

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart announces an audit of the PPA as Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale looks on
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Politics & Policy

City Controller takes aim at Parking Authority’s spending

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart announced her office would audit the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s on-street parking enforcement expenses

8 years ago

Listen 2:01
The Wingohocking combined sewer outfall carries storm and sewer water into the Frankford Creek, and trash.
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Science

Looking to cut plastics pollution in the ocean? Start upstream

While beach towns in N.J. and Del. work to curb the use of plastic straws, bags, containers, and even balloons, researchers say it appears the real problem lies upstream.

8 years ago

Listen 5:13
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Urban Planning

Today: One bronze goat statue at Rittenhouse Square. Come autumn: Two

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Controller takes aim at Parking Authority’s spending

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Stained-glass panels to get a second life at Chestnut Street bus shelters

8 years ago

Traffic safety advocates form a
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Community
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Near a Center City Wawa, humans protect a bike lane, to make a larger point

A line, 25 deep, stretched out in front of the Wawa at 22nd and South streets Tuesday morning. They lined up on 22nd Street to form a “human-protected" bike lane.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

What if it rained? How a rec center changed one life, and could change more

8 years ago

A rendering of the Peace Park Pavilion to be built at North Philly Peace Park in Sharswood (Malcolm Burnley/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Afrofuturism and the new era for Sharswood’s North Philly Peace Park

After sprouting from vacant land in Sharswood in 2012, North Philly Peace Park was displaced by a $500 million redevelopment plan by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Fatal Brewerytown building collapse was `a tragic workplace accident,’ L&I commissioner says

8 years ago

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