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Neighborhoods

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.

6 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.

6 years ago

Bowie Moon Porter drew this rainbow for other kids on the rainbow hunt through Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s good things: How a resilient city stepped up in the face of adversity

President Trump’s comment that “many bad things happen in Philly” prompted a fierce online response of all the good things that happen here. Here’s a short list.

6 years ago

Braheem Featherstone
Community

‘Everybody stop shooting!’: West Philly family records anti-gun violence track

Braheem Featherstone, a West Philly artist and producer, recorded “Everybody Stop Shooting” with his family, pleading for an end to violence in the city.

6 years ago

Listen 2:37
Some city residents say they are fed up with delayed trash collection. The city says sanitation workers are worked harder than ever, due to more people staying home and making more trash. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Where’s my trash truck? Online map will help Philly residents track waste collection

PickupPHL — designed by the city to improve sanitation services — uses GPS devices installed in trucks to show residents where trash and recycling collection are happening.

6 years ago

Traffic on Washington Avenue at 9th Street in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Road diet! Washington Ave. slims down from 5 lanes to 3

The South Philly road is one of the city’s most dangerous. Many neighbors see the change as positive though some challenge the virtual engagement done.

6 years ago

This summer, Nyzia Easterling, left; and teen census workers, from left to right; Eternity Easterling, 14; Janiayah Williams, 16; and Shayla Ingram, 16; pose for a picture while manning a table in a Camden park to promote census awareness.
Community

Camden teens worked to boost census turnout, but say they got shortchanged

For some of the Camden census workers, the job was at best marred by misunderstandings and at worst, a story of broken promises.

6 years ago

At the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden in Kensington, the words “Not for sale” are painted on the street as a message to developers and the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A plan for mixed-income development in North Philly suffers setback

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez withdrew a bill to rezone for a 20-story apartment tower on a former scrapyard and 40 rowhouses.

6 years ago

YEAH Philly mobilized to give away food, protest and do other community work during the pandemic. (YEAH Philly/Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Community
Broke in Philly

Why a West Philly org is ‘putting everything on the line’ to buy a home of its own

The Black-led organization plans to use the space to expand their anti-violence work and train young people in conflict resolution.

6 years ago

Tayon Whiting delivers fans to residents in need
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Racism left Hunting Park overheated. Neighbors are making a cooler future

The North Philly neighborhood has fewer trees and hotter days than areas that weren’t redlined. Residents, along with city government, are working on solutions.

6 years ago

Listen 4:18
A Philadelphia firefighter stands in front of a charred rowhouse after a deadly blaze in Kensington. (NBC10)
Community
NBC10

Mother, 3 kids dead after fire rips through Kensington home

Firefighters were dispatched to the 3300 block of Kip Street shortly before 8 a.m. and found flames and smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the house.

6 years ago

Remnants of crime scene tape
Community
Billy Penn

Neighbors beg for 24-hour patrols at violent North Philly corner, but police cite lack of resources

Research backs up the plea from leaders at Richard Allen Homes, who desperately want shootings to stop.

6 years ago

Boxing champion Bernard Hopkins is honored on the new signage at the Boxers' Trail in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I’m real hype’: Strawberry Mansion celebrates boxing heroes at Boxers’ Trail gateway reveal

The new entrance to Fairmount Park’s Boxers' Trail honors boxers Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, and former champion Joe Frazier.

6 years ago

Friends and family of Avante Reynolds, a 25 year-old woman who was killed crossing the Cobbs Creek Parkway in Philadelphia, gathered on the Camden Waterfront to remember her. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Decades of racist transportation policy killed Avante Reynolds — Cobbs Creek wants change

Cobbs Creek Parkway is one of the city’s most dangerous roadways. How many lives will be lost before the state improves safety conditions?

6 years ago

Justin John, Rahat Kamal and Ani Sanyal
PlanPhilly
Community

Why a North Philly developer gave up a ‘money grab’ to give back to local creators

Real estate investor Ani Sanyal and his partners are offering gallery space to local artists — for free — as part of a three-and-a-half-month artist-in-residence program.

6 years ago

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