Multi-modal with MOTU: Cycle logic [Part 2]

Multi-modal with MOTU: Cycle logic [Part 2]

In Part 2 of this cycling edition of Multi-modal with MOTU, Eyes on the Street cruises Center City’s bike infrastructure seeking answers about the challenges of adding bike lanes to an intimate grid, the ripple-effects of bike lanes, and the overall thinking behind MOTU’s approach. [Read Part 1 here.]

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School bus ads pondered as more cost-cuts introduced, defeating the Callowhill NID, Chinatown’s Eastern Tower, Super Bowl ads by Philly agencies

School bus ads pondered as more cost-cuts introduced, defeating the Callowhill NID, Chinatown’s Eastern Tower, Super Bowl ads by Philly agencies
  • Are school bus ads going too far?
  • School District to save money by closing schools on weekends
  • Meet Maria and John Yuen, and how they helped beat back the Callowhill NID
  • Will Chinatown’s 23-story Eastern Tower move forward this year?
  • At least Philly ad agencies were in the Super Bowl
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    January 20-22: Philadelphia Dance Party, Space Savers Project, Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

    January 20-22: Philadelphia Dance Party, Space Savers Project, Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

    What’s on tap for the weekend? Dancing, space-saver art, and the Year of the Dragon.

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    Family Court maneuvers, Flower Market in Chinatown, MLK Day of Service plans, 7th and Girard time machine, catchment bets

    Family Court maneuvers, Flower Market in Chinatown, MLK Day of Service plans, 7th and Girard time machine, catchment bets
  • Family Court Building’s possible height increase, stealthy moves
  • Year of the Dragon brings flower market
  • 1,300 local events for MLK Day of Service
  • 7th and Girard then and now
  • Catchment lines and real estate bets amid school closings/consolidation
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    Mayor Nutter’s 2nd term priorities, zoning reform vs. councilmanic fiat, considering Callowhill NID’s failure, Mummery and the economy, 2011′s best street art

    Mayor Nutter’s 2nd term priorities, zoning reform vs. councilmanic fiat, considering Callowhill NID’s failure, Mummery and the economy, 2011′s best street art

    • Mayor Nutter’s “custodial” 1st term, and his 2nd term focus on public safety and education
    • Is zoning by councilmanic fiat on the wane?
    • Callowhill NID failed from unwanted tax hike and unclear focus, but maybe it’s not the last we’ll hear about the special services district
    • Mummery in tight times and one choreographer’s golden slippers
    • The best yarn bombs and wheat pastes of 2011

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