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Developers picked to rebuild at MOVE site face wary neighbors at project kickoff
Thirty-two years ago, the City of Philadelphia bombed itself. When it rebuilt the 6200 blocks of Osage and Pine, the developer hired to fix the mess used shoddy materials, and went…
Eastwick’s neighbors demand full inclusion in planning process for 189 vacant acres
The scars left by an urban renewal process gone sour made themselves visible at the first public planning meeting for a new initiative in Eastwick on Monday night at St. Paul's AME…
August 16: PRA wants 'social impact' development for 8th and Race | Speed cushions foiled | TOD at Frankford Transportation Center
The Redevelopment Authority put out a request for proposals for the surface parking lot at 8th and Race, next to the Broad-Ridge spur SEPTA station, and for the first time,…
On the Record: Q&A with Greg Heller, director of Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
Last month, the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority selected Greg Heller, an author and community development professional, to serve as its executive director. Heller takes over for Brian Abernathy, who left the PRA…
October 30: Squaring Logan Circle | IRS ped plaza | Philly's "European style" | Monkey Parking fight
Is it time to square Logan Circle? Greg Heller argues that we should celebrate the Ben Franklin Parkway's 100th birthday by rescuing Logan Circle from its current status as a traffic…
The keys to Philadelphia's land bank success
Philadelphia recently became the largest U.S. city to create a “land bank.” The news was picked up by The New York Times, which touted Philly’s approach as a “model for…
In Conversation With: Greg Heller on Ed Bacon and his legacy
On the eve of the official launch of Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of Modern Phiadelphia (University of Penn Press), author Greg Heller chatted with PlanPhilly's JoAnn Greco about…
