Eyes on the Street

Streeteries need to live on beyond the pandemic. When our government gave more space to restaurants, people discovered a more accessible city.

President Biden wants to invest big in climate spending. Anna Shipp writes that Pa. can attract D.C. dollars via investments in green stormwater infrastructure.

Philadelphia’s champion tree, The Great Beech, measured above 100 feet tall, making it the tallest of its kind in the United States. It’s slowly dying.

Philadelphia’s Chinatown falls short of providing a high-quality community space. Other AAPI residents across the city also lack public space.

North Philly Peace Park educator Kermit O on the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion and its meaning as a space of self-determination and a continuation of the Black struggle.

President Biden’s plan to invest in infrastructure is the boost Pennsylvania needs now. Unfortunately, it won’t solve SEPTA’s long-term funding problem.

Immigration activist Erika Almirón on why Philadelphia should not return to cooperating with ICE, something DA candidate Carlos Vega has said he will do.

Urban anthropologist and community leader Bill McKinney charts the history of Kensington and signs of a new path forward.

The free online tool grapples with the question that looms over many development-related clashes: How to grow a neighborhood without disrupting its fabric.

Many people choose cars over transit for valid reasons. When we blame an abstract concept, we ignore the implicit call for change in their voices.

For many Philadelphians, gun violence is a daily threat. Eric Marsh writes that he has never feared for his life more than he does now.

Residential groups and local businesses are using their influence to limit one band’s outdoor music performances in Rittenhouse Park.

In Philadelphia, the individuals and organizations doing the work are doing it for free without any funding from the city for vaccine outreach.

West Philadelphian Amir Bey Richardson writes about his experiences with guns and how U.S. history and struggles for white power have shaped them.

Tamara Russell hit the streets to talk to Philadelphians about SEPTA and their perceptions of safety within the transit system.