Eyes on the Street

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.

Public pressure on the new health commissioner to reverse a reinstatement of the Philly mask mandate ignored vaccination rates in minority communities.

The idea of a speedy trip from Northeast Philly to City Hall has been suggested for decades. It should be part of the new infrastructure funding.

In spite of efforts to preserve Philly’s natural environment, recent actions call into question whether city government is failing the climate challenge.

Section 8 housing in Philadelphia has been the source of community and political conflict for decades — and is re-emerging today in University City.

Ditching the high cost of a botched fare system gets us part of the way there, plus re-prioritizing $9.2 billion in anticipated federal funds.

Steep penalties against unscrupulous investors aim to protect homeowners from being pressured into below-market sales.

For three years, VietLead has been advocating to save Hoa Binh Plaza from demolition. Residents can weigh in on the proposal on March 23.

City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson and others aim to educate Philadelphians on how to find out if a title is tangled, and provide resources to fix it.

Philadelphia planners have reversed course on a plan for traffic flow on Washington Ave, and it’s going to compromise the safety of neighbors.

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

Equal voices and equal access continue to be more of a war to be waged than rights to be mutually shared, writes Rev. David Brown.

Reading Terminal Market’s model for supporting entrepreneurs of color could ensure Black and brown entrepreneurs benefit from Biden’s infrastructure act.

People too often have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unsafe households to avoid homelessness. I know because it happened to me.