PlanPhilly Archive
Philadelphia City Council to host public hearings on Sixers arena proposal
Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.
3 months ago
The Delaware River Basin Commission has a plan for situations like this, and could step up its efforts to repel the salt front if conditions worsen.
3 months ago
The Roundhouse in Philly will not be historically designated after tie vote
The curvy building has stood at 7th and Race streets for decades. Its days may now be numbered.
3 months ago
Philly judge rejects developer’s bid to become conservator of Germantown YWCA
Neighbors have long bemoaned the building as an eyesore and have repeatedly called on the city to restore the historic property before it’s too late.
3 months ago
Philly City Council takes first step toward approving Sixers’ arena proposal
Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the controversial development.
3 months ago
No ‘seat at the table’: Why Philly-area environmental justice activists fear a Trump win
“With a Harris-Walz administration, we will at least have a seat at the table,” one activist said. “With a Trump administration, there won't be a table.”
3 months ago
Listen 1:04‘The system needs to be blown up’: Critics tell lawmakers Philly’s Land Bank needs change
While the Land Bank has disposed of hundreds of public parcels, its processes are widely considered too complex, opaque and slow.
3 months ago
Listen 1:37‘We need our library’: Nicetown-Tioga branch reopens after 6-month closure due to earthquake damage
After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.
3 months ago
Philly business leaders are now pushing harder to restore SEPTA funding as the CEO prepares to leave
Business leaders were asked by the region’s largest chamber of commerce to advocate for politicians to pass a bill that could stop the transit agency’s austerity measures.
3 months ago
Tensions flare as legislative process for Sixers’ arena proposal gets underway
Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.
3 months ago
PGW gets federal money to replace aging gas mains in Philly
The money will help the utility improve the safety of its distribution lines and reduce climate-warming emissions.
3 months ago
Listen 1:11Squilla pushing for a special services district to surround Sixers arena
The request comes as City Council prepares to consider the approvals the team needs to build the $1.55 billion facility.
4 months ago
Listen 0:58The company has agreed to create a nonprofit to distribute at least $100,000 a year for community initiatives.
4 months ago
Listen 1:20Philadelphia City Council approves extension of tax breaks for former PES refinery site
The Keystone Opportunity Zone extension, which still needs to be approved by the Board of Education, would stretch through 2043.
4 months ago
Council on track to pass bill barring Philly landlords from ‘price-fixing’ rents
The measure gives the city the ability to sue violators on behalf of tenants.
4 months ago
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