About

    Eyes on the Street is the place for news, conversation, and engagement about Philadelphia’s built environment.

    Eyes on the Street is a blog that will chronicle the challenge of making a well-designed, 21st-century Philadelphia. Here you’ll find discussion about good design, great neighborhoods, vibrant communities, interesting architecture past/present/future, smart planning and development projects, and the many individuals who make those things happen in Philadelphia. It’s also a space where Philadelphians can engage with one another about the built environment of their city.

    Read Begin Here, Eyes on the Street’s first post, for more info.

    BEHIND THE SCENES:

    Ashley Hahn, Editor

    Ashley holds masters degrees in City and Regional Planning and Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. Her B.A. is in Government and Philosophy from Skidmore College. Ashley has written for various media outlets, public agencies, and nonprofit clients. Her reporting earned an award for Environmental Coverage from the New York Press Association in 2004. Most recently Ashley worked for the Historic Properties Fund at the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

    Ashley has lived in 12 zip codes that she can think of, including neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York and Philadelphia. She is proud to call 19147 home.

    Find Ashley on twitter @ashleyjhahn.

    FINE PRINT:

    Eyes on the Street was launched in 2011 by PlanPhilly, an independent news gathering entity affiliated with PennPraxis, which is the clinical arm of PennDesign. Funding for Eyes on the Street comes through a grant to PlanPhilly from the William Penn Foundation.

    Eyes on the Street makes every effort to be fair in its coverage and ensure the information represented on the site is accurate. Opinions expressed here by Ashley Hahn are her own. Commentary by Eyes on the Street contributors does not necessarily reflect the views of EyesOnTheStreet, PlanPhilly, PennPraxis, or the University of Pennsylvania.

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    Eyes on the Street streetscape illustration by Kirsten Sparenborg, Turn-of-the-Centuries

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