Housing
City Council set to release sweeping new affordable housing bills
Philadelphia City Council is expected to announce on Wednesday an ambitious package of affordable housing bills — including a new tax on construction.
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Philly’s economy is growing but more people are dying from heroin and homicides
Pew Charitable Trusts released their 2018 State of the City report.
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For houses vulnerable to flooding, elevation can be a solution. But how do you raise a home that’s connected to others?
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Listen 12:58Renter beware: Philly’s deadly housing problem
Invisible, uncounted tenants like the Johnsons are nothing new in Philadelphia.
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Philly’s $9 million goodbye to Germantown’s worst landlord
Everyone has crossed paths with a bad landlord.
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Listen 6:11We asked Philly to tell us what gentrification feels like. Here’s what we heard.
Here is some of the talkback we got on social media about our gentrification series.
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Listen 5:46NewsWorks Tonight, March 14, 2018
Air Date: March 14, 2018
Listen 17:13Coalition gets data to help cut Philadelphia’s recidivism rate
The 24-page report provides a snapshot of these former inmates – their gender, race and what ZIP codes they’re expected to call home.
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City approves plan to build luxury housing in Conrail’s backyard
The ruling is the latest example of the board allowing real estate interests to skirt existing land use regulations, despite community opposition.
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How Trump’s budget would turn back the clock on progress in Philly’s neighborhoods
Trump's proposed FY2019 budget poses a massive threat to Philly's progress stabilizing neighborhoods, preventing foreclosures and fighting homelessness, city officials say.
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"These disparities hurt all Philadelphians and likely impact my constituents disproportionately,” the Point Breeze councilman said.
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