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A homeless encampment at 21st and Ridge Avenue
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Community
Broke in Philly

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

Marsha Reid, executive director of Kindred Arts, with the
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Community

‘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

Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

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

Passerby walks between the camera and the Proud Boys as they pose for a photo. (Courtesy of Jason Peters)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

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

$10 bills in US currency (AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Money

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

A view of Society Hill taken from inside the Society Hill Towers.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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

Jenna Robb distributes postcards in Grays Ferry. (Courtesy of Jenna Robb)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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

An aerial view of Society Hill.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

How one of Philly’s richest neighborhoods is gaming the system

Society Hill’s proposed zoning overlay will exclude people and restrict development based on misrepresentation of history, a preservationist writes.

5 years ago

Rendering of the Equal Justice Center near 8th and Vine streets. (Courtesy of Pennrose)
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Courts & Law

Philadelphia Equal Justice Center office development succumbs to COVID-19

The Philadelphia Bar Foundation had struggled to keep tenants on board and meet certain fundraising goals last year.

5 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Regional Rail is on life support. Essential workers can bring it back.

Ridership on Regional Rail is down 90%​. SEPTA must change the system so it can serve essential workers — and draw people back to empty trains.

5 years ago

Carl Day is the Pastor of Culture Changing Christians Worship Center in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly pastor who confronted Trump fights gun violence on city streets and over Zoom

Day is one of a growing number of local church leaders on the frontlines of the city’s ongoing battle against gun violence.

5 years ago

Small businesses on Baltimore Avenue
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

2020 is killing small businesses. Philly won’t recover if we let them die

There are things the city can do to support struggling small businesses — and keep Philadelphia from falling deeper into poverty.

5 years ago

A Sept. 24 car crash on Benjamin Franklin Parkway killed one person.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

20-year-old man dies in Philadelphia car crash as fatality rate spikes

2020 has been an especially deadly year on Philadelphia roads.

5 years ago

Two woman paint overlooking the lake at FDR Park. (Courtesy Friends of FDR Park)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Upside to Philly’s tailgating ban? FDR Park free of cars and noise, nature lovers say

The South Philadelphia park located near Lincoln Financial Field is closed to cars on Sunday because of the ban on tailgating. Nature lovers aren’t mad about it.

5 years ago

A block of Sansom Street in Center City is closed to traffic for outdoor dining on Sept. 9.
PlanPhilly
Lifestyle

Philly City Council wants to keep expanded outdoor dining options through 2021

“We still don’t know where COVID-19 will take us,” the bill’s sponsor, Allan Domb, said.

5 years ago

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