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Housing

These garages on Lombard Street provide residential parking. (PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘I don’t have the support’: Blackwell defeated on bid to mandate more parking

Researchers have found that requiring more space for cars encourages less dense and more expensive housing development.

6 years ago

(Dana Bate/WHYY)
Health

Bucks County gets $1.5 million from HUD for lead paint remediation

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Bucks County $1.5 million to help remediate lead hazards across the county.

6 years ago

3300 Mantua Avenue is one of many new developments utilizing wood frames. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why does it take so long to get a Philly building permit? Quiñones-Sánchez has an answer.

A reform aimed at making it faster and less costly to build in Philadelphia is gaining momentum at City Hall.

6 years ago

Philly skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Why aren’t we talking about these other Philly real estate tax abatements?

Philadelphians know about the controversial 10-year tax abatement, here are five other real estate abatement programs that assist over 200K homeowners in the city.

6 years ago

City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Universal’ lead bill passes, making Philly the biggest U.S. city to require landlords to test for lead

It took 18 months for Philadelphia City Council to pass a lead safety bill aimed at preventing children from being exposed to lead paint in apartments.

6 years ago

City Council member Blondell Reynolds Brown advocates for her bill requiring universal lead checks for rental units at a June 6, 2019 press conference. (David Kim)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Landlords win concession in City Council battle over lead safety bill

The win came in the form of an amendment that requires all units built before 1978 to have their properties regularly inspected to secure a “lead safe” certification.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering of the new Norris Homes development as seen from 10th and Berks streets. (Jonathan Rose/ WRT)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A North Philly development supported by Obama will break ground this fall

This fall, North Philly will watch as ground is broken on the final phase of a $120 million redevelopment.

6 years ago

(photo credit: Ray Gilbert)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 08/26/19

This week; Philly's City Controller reacts to the scandal at the Police Department, a the history of Newark's water crisis, and scaring away NJ's seagulls using falcons.

Air Date: August 26, 2019 10:00 am

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The apartments inside 509 Vine Street are being converted into short-term rentals. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Tenants forced out of Old City apartments as building changes over to short-term rentals

An apartment building at 509 Vine St., known as the Boekel building, is turning into a new kind of hotel.

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

How Philly convinced business leaders to be part of the homelessness solution

The city’s Shared Public Spaces program was so successful, stakeholders are expanding its reach.

6 years ago

Construction on the Crane, pictured, is nearly complete. (PCDC Rittenhouse Realty Advisors)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Chinatown CDC is marketing the ‘hood’s tallest tower as a $67 million lux address

The project was originally planned with an affordable housing component, but is now being pitched to investors as a luxury property.

6 years ago

New houses abut old in Northern Liberties, one of the city's fastest gentrifying areas. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

'We don't build them like we used to' — Why new houses aren’t made of brick

In place of brick, builders are embracing new materials and wood-frame construction. The reasons why come down to changing economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.

6 years ago

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Health

How Buildings Impact Our Lives

From bungalows to skyscrapers, farmhouses to condos, brownstones to corner shops, buildings define the spaces of our lives. They are our ...

Air Date: August 9, 2019

Listen 49:15
Removing plaster from the ceiling involves yanking it down onto your head, until you are calf-deep in broken plaster. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Warning: Renovating your house can damage your health

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

6 years ago

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Snow falls on a street food vendor as he makes his way down Broadway with his cart past steam rising in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Pulse
Health

How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam

The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

6 years ago

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