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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly will now pick up your old fridge at the curb. But you may have to wait

City sanitation crews have already collected tons worth of household items too big to put in the regular trash.

11 months ago

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Community

LOVE Park murals urge Philadelphians to the polls

Mural Arts’ “To the Polls” temporary murals have returned to Center City with new messages about voting.

11 months ago

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Recreation Commissioner Sue Slawson
Community

Work begins on Logan neighborhood playground project after costs doubled since COVID

The project is part of the Rebuild program, which uses sugary drink tax money to help education and recreation projects.

12 months ago

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Urban Planning

Graffiti Pier is being fast-tracked to become a public park

Conrail is getting ready to sell Pier 19 in Port Richmond, known for its abundant graffiti, to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.

12 months ago

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Streets Department workers pick up residents' trash
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly restarts curbside trash pickup of bulky items, by appointment

Items eligible for pickup include refrigerators, large furniture, hot water heaters and even tires.

12 months ago

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Road salt fills a storage barn in Southwest Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Study: Road salts continue to build up in the Brandywine, damaging watershed

Researchers say the study is one of the first to evaluate the specific causes of salty water within a smaller watershed.

12 months ago

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A young tree planted in Malcolm X Park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Tree Plan implementation gets underway with USDA grant

The city, school district and a group of nonprofits are officially joining forces to plant and protect more trees.

12 months ago

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A bubble artist entertained pedestrian on Walnut Street's first car-free Sunday of September 2024.
Studio 2
Urban Planning

Should Philadelphia get permanent pedestrian zones?

Many cities worldwide embrace pedestrian-friendly design and even places around the US are playing with the concept. But what will it take for us to get there?

Air Date: September 12, 2024 12:00 pm

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Community
Billy Penn

Open Streets around Rittenhouse draw thousands

The Sunday street-closure event was the first of four planned this month.

1 year ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

What’s next for Philly’s Fashion District in Center City? Here’s what we know

Comcast Spectacor’s vision was shared with the Washington Square West Civic Association board as a Sixers arena alternative for Market East revitalization.

1 year ago

Mayor Parker speaks behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Philly city officials vow to keep the city clean after a summer-long cleanup effort

“We completed over 60,000 quality-of-life services throughout the entire city of Philadelphia, block by block,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said Wednesday.

1 year ago

Before and after of deforestation
Politics & Policy

No more ‘knocking trees down to the property line’ for Sussex County developers

Environmentalists have bemoaned the loss of 43,000 acres to development and say more is needed, but county leaders laud the compromise law.

1 year ago

The Wissahickon creek
Science

‘Swimming around in it like a soup’: Labor Day crowds temporarily introduce unwanted chemicals into rivers, streams

Samples collected over Labor Day weekend 2022 found increased chemicals from sunscreens, shampoos, drugs and fecal matter, according to a newly published Johns Hopkins study.

1 year ago

The skyline in Philadelphia is pictured along the Schuylkill River
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly is creating its own environmental justice mapping tool with input from residents

At the first in a series of workshops, Philadelphians raised concerns about illegal dumping, poorly maintained trees and air pollution.

1 year ago

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Community

Philadelphia International Airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

Members of the Wagging Tails Brigade of therapy dogs were honored Monday at PHL, marking five years that the dogs have been dutifully working in the airport's corridors.

1 year ago

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