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Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee’s Annual Clean Block Contest, Day 1
This year's Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee's Annual Clean Block Contest is underway and one of this year's judges, Ainé Ardron-Doley, is letting Eyes on the Street tag along to see the…
Zoning remapping plan okayed, 12-story apartment house to replace YWCA Annex, Yorktown student housing ban stands, City loses millions to Wall Street swaps
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission approved the way forward for zoning remapping at Tuesday’s meeting, reports PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey. On August 22, 2012 (the day the new zoning code takes effect)…
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…
City Council, approaching year's end, passes assortment of planning items
By Jared Brey and Kellie Patrick GatesFor PlanPhilly ‘Tis the season to take care of unfinished business, and City Council used the “consent agenda” on Thursday to pass several handfuls…
Temple parking garage proposal goes to city council
Temple University is one step closer to building a mixed-use parking structure on a dirt lot that is informally used for parking now.There would be retail on the ground floor…
Yorktown Master Plan calls for community preservation, revitalized green space and spruced-up gateways
A master plan to maintain and improve Yorktown – a small neighborhood near Temple University - has been approved by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.Yorktown is “One of the most…
