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South Philly Food Co-Op Passes 300 Member Mark at Second Annual Garden Tour
The South Philly Food Co-Op’s (SPFC) second annual garden tour featured 24 home and community gardens spanning from Ellsworth to Wolf streets and Second to 22nd streets in South Philadelphia Saturday.…
Chinatown Community Center symbolism | think bigger at 9th and Washington | debating pop-up urbanism | new Office of Grants | $225k grant supports City Harvest
Painted on plywood at 9th and Washington - Who are the Discount Heroes? | shrimpcracker, Eyes on the Street Flickr Group Stay cool out there today, Streeters. It's supposed to be…
SEPTA ditches gender stickers | waterfront zoning worries | Hunting Park renewal | Night Market returns | 19125 bandit sign contest
SEPTA will stop caring what gender you are next year. The Daily News reports that after a request from a transgender advocacy group SEPTA TransPasses will no longer have stickers saying…
Ideas for the Columbia Avenue Connector project
The Columbia Avenue of the future will likely be lined with trees, but just how many specimens remains under discussion.Some neighbors of the Fishtown street are concerned about sacrificing parking…
Meet Mark Squilla, what the Winter Classic is worth, Philly 2012 trends, hope for Gretz Brewery, Philly as GIS leader
Contrasts | flickr user Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street flickr pool New First District councilman Mark Squilla talked priorities and plans with PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates. High on Squilla’s list:…
Callowhill NID no-go, Port Authority spends millions beyond its mission but not on bridge ramp, grants to study Washington Avenue streetscape and TOD along El
PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey reports that 51.9% of area property owners submitted letters to oppose of the Callowhill Neighborhood Improvement District to kill the plan. Among the reasons the NID is DOA:…
Grants allow city planners to study transportation on Washington Ave., transit-oriented development in East Kensington
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission will next year study the future of transportation along major corridors in two changing neighborhoods.Two Transportation and Community Development Initiative grants awarded to the PCPC…
SEPTA open house 12/14 on possible crosstown bus route
SEPTA is hosting an informational open house on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of creating direct bus service from southeast Philadelphia to western parts of Center City. Currently riders from southeast…
South Philly Food Co-op launches ‘Shop South Philly’ program
On December 1, 2011, the South Philly Food Co-op will launch their "Shop South Philly" program as a benefit to its member-owners and as an effort to increase patronage of local…
Could a crosstown bus work between South Philly and Market West?
Ever wished there was a bus connecting the Market West area to South Philly east of Broad? Now's the time to speak up. The Center City District (CCD), the Mayor’s Office…
Five stories of affordable senior housing proposed for Italian Market parking lot
Note: An earlier version of the headline gave the wrong number of stories for this project. It is five. A bill that would eventually allow the creation of 64 units of…
Creating a pocket park in South Philadelphia
In an effort to make an unwelcoming corner much safer and more inviting, the residents of this South Philadelphia neighborhood are attempting to create a parks on Catharine Street.The space…
Livable Communities and Philadelphia
On Monday, May 17th, Livable Communities Task Force Members Earl Blumenauer and Allyson Y. Schwartz will join Penn Design School’s Penn Praxis and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for…
Inquirer: Tradition and revitalization along E. Passyunk Avenue
Inquirer: Tradition and revitalization along E. Passyunk Avenue Staring out the window of his cheese shop one slow afternoon, Philip Mancuso declares himself "the last of the Mohicans." After almost…
"Little Mexico," 9th Street’s new flavor
Weekly Press: "Little Mexico," 9th Street’s new flavor If not for the mounds of snow proving otherwise, people shopping on 9th Street south of Washington Avenue, and weaving in and…
Foxwoods ordered back to riverfront
Photo courtesy of Brad Maule at Phillyskyline Aug. 28, 2009 Previous coverage By Thomas J. WalshFor PlanPhilly HARRISBURG – The troubled Foxwoods Philadelphia Casino, if it ever does…
A PCPC pitch for East Falls historic district
1942 WPA Land Use PlanJuly 17 By Thomas J. WalshFor PlanPhillyA proposed historic district for a portion of East Falls that includes 210 homes on the 3400 blocks…
Values consolidation under way
In January, there will be a consolidation of citizens' core neighborhood and waterfront values identified in three public sessions in December. The values from the forums are listed below. They will…
Imagining blazing this trail
Jan. 4, 2007By David Schaaf RAPhiladelphia City Planning Commission The exiting 109th Congress of the United States created the Nation’s “First National Water Trail” – more properly, the “John…
