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Philadelphia Housing Authority president Kelvin Jeremiah spoke at the opening of the Sharswood Tower. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Why moving people into vacant PHA homes isn’t a solution to Philly’s housing crisis

“Shifting the order of names on a waitlist is not a solution but rather an unjust, unethical, and illegal act,” writes PHA CEO Kelvin A. Jeremiah.

5 years ago

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia, 1857
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The first census, a stubborn City Council and tossing the ‘horseshoe’: How Philly invented the common street address system

Ever wondered where those fractional house numbers come from?

5 years ago

Philly skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Thousands of new homes in development as Philly economy restarts

Developers have proposed thousands of new housing units in Philadelphia, signaling confidence in urban living. Affordable housing efforts also stand to benefit.

5 years ago

A photo of the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) headquarters in North Philadelphia. (Courtesy of APM)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

We know how to solve Philly’s housing crisis. We just need to do it.

Government must act — and provide support for housing if we don’t want to see homeless encampments take over our public spaces.

5 years ago

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) speaks during a House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meeting
Politics & Policy

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Gov. Wolf seeks censure against lawmaker for ‘misinformation’ 

“There are no words that adequately describe my disdain for the antics Rep. Diamond displayed in his latest missive,” said Governor Wolf.

5 years ago

Defaulting renter with face mask receives letter giving notice of eviction from home on wooden table. (BackyardProductions/BigStock)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The coming unemployment and eviction crisis

The worst economic effects of the coronavirus might still be ahead. We'll talk about the realities of evictions and unemployment and the government response.

Air Date: July 30, 2020 10:00 am

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Community
NJ Spotlight

Crunch time for bill to avert feared surge in N.J. evictions as landlords push back

The report predicts 300,000 New Jersey renters could be evicted for nonpayment in next four months.

5 years ago

Marisa Shuter
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

A Philly lawyer evicts people for city courts. She’s married to a judge who presides over evictions

The lawyer appointed by Philadelphia Municipal Court to officiate over evictions is married to a court judge — a conflict of interest, ethics lawyers say.

5 years ago

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Community

Report: 40% of N.J. renter households can’t make August rent because of COVID-19

The report highlights a massive problem that could come to a head once New Jersey lifts the public health emergency.

5 years ago

Encampment on Ben Franklin Parkway
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Mayor Kenney, stop putting optics before solutions — your city needs housing now

An open letter to Mayor Kenney and Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah about the city’s homeless encampments and demands for housing.

5 years ago

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The artwork was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Museum, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and Future History Now, a youth organization that focuses on mural projects. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Breonna Taylor’s death reveals link between urban development and racist policing

Lawyers for Breonna Taylor’s family have tied her murder by police to a West Louisville revitalization plan. The allegations resonate in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Sterling Johnson of the Black and Brown Workers Coop
Community
Broke in Philly

City backs down from evicting homeless camp; Kenney to meet directly with protesters

Residents of the camp have said they would not leave until the city provided permanent housing options.

5 years ago

Jennifer Bennetch of Occupy PHA
Community

Organizer refuses to dismantle smaller housing-protest camp targeting PHA

A group is camped out at Philadelphia Housing Authority headquarters. They say they will picket the CEO’s house until he meets with them in person.

5 years ago

Homeless encampment on the Ben Franklin Parkway
Community
Broke in Philly

Protest encampment residents say they’re not leaving Parkway, despite city deadline

Residents of the camp on Benjamin Franklin Parkway say they won’t move unless Philadelphia provides them with permanent housing.

5 years ago

The Flats, an affordable housing community in western Wilmington, Del. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Delaware launches statewide family reentry program

A statewide pilot program will allow people recently released from prison to move in with family members living in public housing.

5 years ago

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