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DVRPC releases plan to make Fern Rock work better

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission proposal calls for building a parking garage near the station.

City Council starts the year with a handful of revenue- and job-generation bills

At-Large Councilman Bill Green introduced five bills aimed at securing city-funded jobs for city residents. Council President Darrell Clarke reintroduced bills on Development Districts and advertising on municipal property.

Amy Hillier on mapping experiences and opportunities in cities at TEDx
DRWC talks about Pier 9's future and a parking lot's past
DVRPC forecasts 11 percent population growth by 2040
Lots by the lot: What happened after the PHA vacant property auctions?
City Council to hold its first session of 2012
Philly gets Curbed
It’s a wrap: Ads are a sign of the times
Putting the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan in motion

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We've Found the Path... Are We Out of the Woods Yet?
January 27, 2012 - 8:00am - 10:00am
DRWC Board of Directors Meeting
January 27, 2012 - 8:30am - 10:45am
Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University ǀ Meet the Funders
January 27, 2012 - 8:30am - 10:30am
International Experts to Explore Architecture, Style, and the Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings Hosted by a national energy efficient buildings hub, findings will be turned into publication
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January 28, 2012 (All day) - February 4, 2012 (All day)
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January 27, 2012
[News] Amy Hillier on mapping experiences and opportunities in cities at TEDx
Eyes on the Street continues its TEDxPhilly: The City video series with Amy Hillier, co-director of Penn’s Cartographic Modeling Lab and planning professor at PennDesign. Hillier uses maps as tools to visualize disparities in opportunities and experiences in the city.
[News] DRWC talks about Pier 9's future and a parking lot's past
Possible uses for Pier 9 include a cafe and event space, but Delaware River Waterfront Corp will need to weigh the costs vs. benefits to decide its fate. DRWC hopes to begin preliminary archaeology work at the West Shipyard site - a rare remnant of originally city shoreline - this summer.
[Notebook] Central Delaware Master Plan wins national AIA urban planning award
Judges called it a bold vision that has transformed the city, and praised its ability to reconnect neighborhoods to the river.
[News] Lots by the lot: What happened after the PHA vacant property auctions?
PHA made millions auctioning off hundreds of surplus properties last year, but what became of those properties? Did the deals close? Are buyers backing out, and what happens when they do? Christine Fisher checks in to find out.
[News] SEPTA awards contracts for City Hall improvements
The SEPTA Board approved Thursday a series of three contracts worth $7.5 million to carry out its so-called “early action” plan for the City Hall subway station.
[Event] Planning commission will hold public presentation of district-level comprehensive plans for Lower South and West Park
[News] DVRPC forecasts 11 percent population growth by 2040
Gloucester and Chester Counties are the big winners. A New Jersey appointee to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Board also voted against two contracts. 
[News] Official groundbreaking set for Dilworth Plaza renovation
Local, state, U.S. officials to attend Jan. 30 event
[News] Billboard news from SCRUB
Miraculously no one was hurt, but on January 13th, New Yorkers learned that 50 tons of steel towering over a Brooklyn neighborhood was a disaster waiting to happen. Watch this clip. 
[Event] Center for Architecture: 2011 Ed Bacon Prize Winners and Awards Ceremony
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