
PlanPhilly Archive
SEPTA wins $1.2 million federal grant for safety fixes
The funds will support an automated system that prevents trains from being routed into areas where people are working and safety fixes on Grays Avenue.
5 years ago
How SEPTA is making transit safe for Philly’s 60,000 student commuters
Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.
5 years ago
Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy
The installations are part of a national initiative that creates play spaces wherever it can fit them — on sidewalks, buildings and even inside offices.
5 years ago
Listen 1:47Pandemic exposes Philly’s opportunity deserts. City Hall can fix that
As we face the isolating forces of an online school year, is Philadelphia doing everything it can do to help families tap into our collective civic assets?
5 years ago
Philabundance is training chefs in a $12-million facility built on a vacant city lot
Philabundance Community Kitchen’s $12M new facility in North Philadelphia allows the 20-year-old free culinary training program to expand beyond their creator’s dreams.
5 years ago
West Philly recalls police siege of rubber bullets, tear gas as City Council moves to ban tactics
“This kind of police violence and disregard for an entire residential neighborhood does not happen in a white neighborhood,” said Rev. Abbey Tennis.
5 years ago
Survey: Center City restaurants’ recovery boosted by outdoor seating
The numbers are in: More outdoor seating has helped Center City rebound and appears key to a sustained recovery of Philadelphia’s vibrant downtown.
5 years ago
The critics are wrong about Society Hill’s zoning bills
Two rezoning bills aimed at preserving Society Hill will not have exclusionary impacts, writes Society Hill Civic Association President Larry Spector.
5 years ago
City, activists come to agreement to clear Ridge Avenue homeless encampment
The Philadelphia Housing Authority and leaders of the Camp Teddy encampment on Ridge Avenue have reached an agreement to clear the site.
5 years ago
‘Lend power to the community’: A 28-foot Afro pick takes over a 52nd St. lot
A touring exhibit is bringing the Afro pick to cities across the U.S. ahead of the November election, to continue conversations about racial injustice.
5 years ago
How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city
By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.
5 years ago
Stand back, Proud Boys. Philadelphia is stronger than you.
Philadelphia sent its own powerful message of joyful unity and powerful protest to the far-right fascist group last month.
5 years ago
Bank of Philadelphia? Study says a public bank could help small biz survive COVID
The city-commissioned study by HR&A Advisors suggests a public bank could help Philly tackle poverty and the COVID downturn.
5 years ago
City Council approves bill allowing down zoning for Society Hill
Included are strict new building-height limits, increased parking requirements, and an end to bonuses and exemptions in the name of historic preservation.
5 years ago
An organization that builds parks is making public art about heat
The Trust for Public Land is working with Philadelphia artists and community leaders in three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods.
5 years ago
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