Vacant industrial puzzles | Hunting Park honored | beautiful Boyd | clearing wrongful L&I violations | Marina View redo
Debate over Registered Community Organizations heats up
On Tuesday the Planning Commission approved new regulations that redefine the role of community groups in the zoning process. The rules are aimed at fostering a more transparent process, but will everyone get on board?
Exploring the Lower Schuylkill’s gritty and green potential
Come along as Eyes on the Street explores the industrial landscape of the Lower Schuylkill to see what on earth is on those 4000 acres and why we should care about the Master Planning effort underway to chart a new course for the area. Public meetings about the plan are this Wednesday and Thursday evening.
Parks & Rec budget shift | Planning Commission supports Norris Square rezoning | townhouses for Rivers Edge | Mercy Street gardening | Grand Jury looks at Buck fire | SEPTA’s nerve center | Moyer rules
Lower South and West Park plans adopted | ‘Quality of Life’ plan for Eastern North Philly accepted | Reassessment 70% done | Delilah’s closed | city seeks help with PGW sale | parsing NIDs
Civic hacking Philly, 410 Race development split, Germantown Settlement leftovers, restoring Philly’s tree canopy, District Planning starts in Lower Northeast, searching for daguerro-row
Can Point Breeze find common ground as zoning power shifts and open dialogue begins?
Diversified Community Services has thrown its hat in the ring to convene Point Breeze’s zoning committee, and has embarked on an ambitious community visioning process to facilitate a more productive conversation among neighbors. Can dysfunction and tension be resolved through transparency and open dialogue?
Clarke defends North Central NID, Planning Commission adopts Waterfront plan, West Oak Lane Jazz Festival cancelled, budget landmines
Master Plan for the Central Delaware Adopted by Planning Commission
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) adopted the Master Plan for the Central Delaware during its meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Stokes House changes hands, redevelopment or restoration possible
The Stokes House in Holme Circle is a rare reminder of the Northeast’s rural past. The house was recently acquired by a developer who has no immediate plans for the 19th century farmhouse.












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