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As Philly land bank momentum slows, proponents want administration to take lead
April 26: PHA to pay up, regain local control | Old City Civic Association disbands costly committees | Rowan University considers eminent domain | Greenery may lower crime | New South Street businesses
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has been called to pay up. PHA will need to payback $8 million that it spent on outside lawyers and that a federal audit recently deemed unnecessary…
New PhillyFreightFinder app maps seven categories of regional cargo network
Just how dense is the Delaware Valley’s regional freight network? Where do freight centers and communities overlap? Regional planners have long asked these questions. Now planners, municipal leaders and others can…
Blackwell calls for hearings on Philadelphia2035
Last week, City Council adopted a resolution introduced by 3rd-District Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell calling for hearings on the City Planning Commission’s Philadelphia2035 project, the city’s neighborhood-by-neighborhood comprehensive plan. The first phase…
April 30: Pedestrian and Bicycle Summit, test and talk bike share
Mark your calendars, Streeters: Tuesday, April 30 is chock-full of pedestrian/bicycle events that we don’t want you to miss: Greater Philadelphia Pedestrian & Bicycle Summit The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and…
Pier 53 designs to be unveiled at Saturday's Eco-Fest
Plans to transform Pier 53 into park space will be unveiled on-site Saturday, during a morning of birdwatching and other ecologically themed events. Plans shown at Friday's Delaware River Waterfront Corporation…
April 25: Nonprofit gives $6 million to Philadelphia Schools | Mixed billboard messages | Philly ranked among worst air quality | KeySpot seeks funding | New Jersey dune doom
Happy Thursday Eyes! City nonprofit Philadelphia Schools Partnership will spend $6 million to expand two public schools and turn another Philadelphia School District program into a high school, the Inquirer…
Denise Scott Brown on Vanna Venturi House and 'joint creativity'
It was a treat to hear Denise Scott Brown deliver wide-ranging remarks at WHYY Tuesday evening, part of a program convened in honor of the Vanna Venturi House’s inclusion in the…
Ivy Ridge Trail planners identify four locations to finalize design plans for by May
With planning and design work well underway and most funding in hand, construction work on a park and trail path across the iconic Manayunk train bridge could begin by the end…
Mixed messages: Philadelphia’s struggle to create lasting billboard regulations
The history of outdoor advertising regulation in Philadelphia is a saga of false starts. Two major overhauls of municipal billboard regulations, in 1991 and 2005, established clear new rules for how…
Barnes Foundation partners with Fairmount Arts Crawl, hosts local artist
The Fairmount Arts Crawl is back and, thanks in part to the Barnes Foundation, this year’s event is even bigger. Friday evening, the Barnes Foundation in partnership with the Fairmount…
April 24: SEPTA's capital pinch | JP Morgan broker for PGW sale | deed theft easier than recovery | Sedgley reno | upcoming casino hearings
Good morning, and happy Wednesday, Streeters. Here’s what’s making news today: The Inquirer looks at what SEPTA’s skimpy $308 million capital budget won’t cover: necessary infrastructure repairs, new regional rail…
Visitors get an inside look at Chestnut Hill's famed Vanna Venturi House
By Neema Roshania, NewsWorks @MtAiryChestnut In anticipation of the release of PBS' "10 Buildings That Changed America," Philadelphia-area residents had the chance to visit the inside of Chestnut Hill's Vanna Venturi House,…
Philly's green leaders talk tech innovation
What do the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Water Department have in common? They are both using technology to advance their "green" goals. Monday, the Bike Coalition's Nicholas…
Caring for the Vanna Venturi House like it's family
It is a rare thing to live in a modern landmark, much less a groundbreaking postmodern masterwork by Robert Venturi, but that’s what Agatha Hughes calls home. Hughes lives in the…
April 23: PA bills to help tax collections, AVI relief | Philadelphia Olympics | Porch proposals | PPA moves to Lit's | helping shad run | EveryoneOn launches
Good morning, Streeters. Here’s what’s making news today: A package of bills that would help Philadelphia improve tax collections and diminish the impact of AVI is moving through the PA House…
City makes progress toward Sturgis Playground and Recreation Center renovation
Less than a month after Councilwoman Marion Tasco publicly accused the Nutter Administration of delaying her project to expand Sturgis Playground in East Oak Lane, Tasco, community leaders and other government…
Look Up! Train station welcomed residents to city’s first garden suburb
The Tulpehocken Station has been restored, but awaits a new occupant to serve commuters and visitors to Germantown. “Look Up!” is a PlanPhilly feature that encourages appreciation of our architectural…
April 22-26: GIS modeling and global change | preservation and social justice | historic immigration | 10 Buildings that Changed America | conservation science | Give & Get Charity Auction
Lecture: Urbanization in Anthropocene: What's Ahead for Climate, Energy and Food Security? Monday, April 22, 5:30-7pm. PennDesign, Meyerson Hall, Lower Gallery, 210 South 34th Street. Marc Imhof, Deputy Director of the…
Riders fear paratransit and SharedRide fare increases
SEPTA customers fear they will not be able to afford paratransit and SharedRide service if SEPTA increases the cost of a ride from $4 to $4.50 as proposed in the preliminary…
April 22: Philly woos bond investors | 10 vulnerable historic churches | closing La Milagrosa | Free Library expanding hours | Croydon conversion
Welcome to the working week and Happy Earth Day, Streeters. Late last week more than 100 bond marketers were treated to closed-door meetings with the Nutter administration and executives. Philadelphia…
