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On one block, more than $200,000 in uncollected revenue
The 2100 block of North 9th Street—between Diamond and Susquehanna, just northeast of Temple University—looks as though it’s being eaten alive. Between the still-standing, three-story brick houses, conspicuous patches of empty…
Ravaged by Neglect, Part Two: A broken property tax system where everyone loses, except investors
Philadelphia's decades-long neglect of property tax collections has been a disaster for public schools, the city budget, and typical taxpaying homeowners. But the system does have its advantages for low-rent landlords,…
SEPTA to shrink without additional funding
SEPTA’s list of deferred state of good repair projects is going to become a list of closed infrastructure if transportation funding at the state level is not increased soon. The Media-Elwyn,…
Q&A with SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel
Thomas Nestel III remembers the days when SEPTA police didn’t have radios because they couldn’t pick up a signal underground, when officers were assigned to a single train and would ride…
Last ditch Assumption appeal | Seaport Museum plans overhaul | Fralinger fire | Indie bookstores faring well | Farewell Market West smut
The Penn's Landing Marina. | Eyes on the Street Flickr group Good morning, Streeters. Wasn't it strange to see Philly looking like London in all of that fog yesterday. Did you…
University City District will make 40th Street Trolley Portal pedestrian friendly
Riding the 11, 13, 34 or 36 trolleys west from Center City, riders leave the darkness of the underground tunnel and, as their eyes adjust to the natural light, meet an…
SEPTA back in service, defends shut down | 311 running 24/7 | polling place prep | stream buffer hearing
BOO! | Send along your Halloween photos to @planphilly or eots@planphilly.comHappy Halloween, Streeters. The clouds are lifting and blue sky is peeking through. Schools, city council, and government…
Testing SEPTA's New Payment Technology | Visions of North Broad | Storm affects absentee vote | $60m deal for 907 Market | Big storms, big government
We've been paying lots of attention to Sandy, but the storm isn't the only newsworhty item. Here's a lunchtime edition of The Buzz to play post-storm catch-up. SEPTA is testing out…
Damn, Sandy
Sandy, October 30 | Google Crisis Response MapThe eastern seaboard woke up this morning to assess damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy. Philadelphians were largely prepared, and were thankfully spared…
Sandy-related closure updates
All SEPTA service will remain suspended through Tuesday morning. Starting early on Tuesday crews will inspect infrastructure and facilities and restore service as possible. SEPTA expects that the Broad Street Line…
Visualizing Sandy: Satellite images, flooding, crisis response, and wind
I've been staring at Sandy-related maps all morning. They're not only an amazing way to kill time while we wait this thing out, but they're an incredible resource for understanding the…
PSA: Prepare for Sandy
From NOAA: as of 2pm, Sunday, October 28: Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone Hurricane SANDY Advisory Whatever Sandy is - a tropical storm, hurricane, post-tropical cyclone, or Frankenstorm -…
CityHall App in action | N. Philly contractors flout code | Silverliner V satisfaction | foreclosure auction | Penn and Drexel to share surveillance
Councilman Bobby Henon’s CityHall App is helping to stop bad neighbor behavior through shame. Henon’s CityHall App was released in spring, and now neighborhoods are using it to send eyewitness reports…
What it would take to build an earthen berm for flood control on a section of Cobbs Creek in Eastwick
The actual construction of an earthen berm to control flooding along Cobbs Creek in Eastwick would likely take only a couple of months. But it will take significantly longer for the…
South Philly schools kick of Walk and Roll to School month
More than 40 students rode their bikes or walked to South Philadelphia’s George Washington Elementary School Thursday morning as part of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia's Walk and Roll to…
Gallery renovation | Roxborough/Ridge demolition delay? | No parking at The Sansom | Reclamation, play at 'Needle Park' | remembering Floyd Alston
Another beautiful, blue sky day ahead. | Guastavino Tiles, by Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupPennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust is setting the stage for a major, phased…
Improving Germantown Ave | city resident tax burden drops | 'Open Air' v. dark sky | tougher ATV penalties | subway shooting
Two stretches of Germantown Avenue – in North Philadelphia around Lehigh Avenue and in Germantown at Chelten Avenue – are targeted for improvement, reports Amy Z. Quinn for PlanPhilly/NewsWorks. In Germantown…
Goldtex protest cooling | PhillyRising in Swampoodle | Le Grand Continental | sculpture at Globe Dye | St. Joe's buying cardinal's mansion
Is the union protest at the Golden loft conversion over? On Friday Hidden City Daily reported that the unions had pulled most protesters after a conversation with the developers, Post Brothers.…
Scenic Philadelphia looks beyond billboards
For the last three years, Mary Tracy has been wearing two hats, one as president of Scenic America and one as executive director of Philadelphia-based SCRUB, the Society Created to Reduce…
Kenzo Renewal's first house | Paper Box coworking opens | Big Plans at Drexel | Pier 53 park work | mail slot break-ins
Kensington Renewal has finished work on its first rehab and will hold an open house on Saturday for 921 East Westmoreland, NewsWorks reports. Jamie Moffett, the filmmaker and neighbor behind Kensington…
