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Poplar Library Branch Embraces Technology and Social Media
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly this summer, Tasia N. Morgan, Angela M. Mayo, and Samantha Ortiz are bringing…
Philly Tech Week's plannerly side
City planners, preservationists, zoners and other PlanPhilly readers are in luck next week, as the annual Philly Tech Week is set…
Suburban Station: Nation's first train station virtual library
What is believed to be the nation’s first virtual library in a train station opened at Suburban Station this morning thanks…
Textizen take two: Planning Commission hosts second round of surveys
In the current round of Philadelphia 2035 district planning, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) is using text-based surveys to overcome…
Philadelphia2035: Game On
Who says city planning can't be fun and games? On Monday the Planning Commisison launched Philadelphia2035: The Game, introducing a…
Colin Powell: Voice of Philadelphia's first talking pedestrian signal
PlanPhilly recently reported on the new automated-voice pedestrian crossing signals at the intersection of 30th and Market and 30th and Chestnut…
CommunityCam maps Philadelphia's surveillance cameras
Here at PlanPhilly’s Eyes on the Street, we know we’re not the only eyes on the street, but now a new…
Point Breeze eminent domain moves ahead | more variances for retail? | Police still use typewriters | Germantown trash woes | Native American Museum decays | record Restaurant Week
Autumn street| Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupGood morning, Streeters. It’s GIS Day and we’ll be hanging out with mapmakers…
Visualizing Sandy: Satellite images, flooding, crisis response, and wind
I've been staring at Sandy-related maps all morning. They're not only an amazing way to kill time while we wait this…
Luminous, lively Philly | Bart's 'lavish' casino party | talking Textizen | Queen Lane limbo | Julian Abele Park update | accepting North Philly change
Shin on Me | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupHappy Monday, streeters. Today promises to be as lovely as…
Adapt Ortlieb's | PA passes land bank legislation | OLIN's tech side | Store owner where firefighters died arrested | forgotten Furness arch gets TLC
In an Inquirer editorial, Michael Greenle (former PennPraxis communications director) calls for Bart Blatstein’s Tower Investments not to demolish Ortlieb’s Brew…
Textizen results | Pennypack Creek Bridge honors | UC KIZ starts Emerging Technology Collaborative | skate ban expansion | Roxborough demo update
Textizen worked best with transit riders, reports NewsWorks. As part of two district planning projects, the City Planning Commission solicited…
Planning Commission OKs 205 Race St, Pier 34-35 plan, changes to Marina View | 40th and Pine update | Made in America cost | 3-1-1 app gossip
Planning Commissioners heard and approved three major development proposals on or near the Central Delaware Waterfront. Despite a mixed response from…
Planning Commission gets new website
Earlier this month we mentioned that the Planning Commission has started blogging. Now comes even better news: PCPC launched its…
Problems at President's House memorial | trash talk | Bainbridge water main update | Kerkstra's geek cred
The President’s House remains afflicted by lingering conservation and interpretation problems, reports the Inquirer. The faulty video displays (and…
L&I data goes public, catches up
Using the old L&I website was like time-traveling back to the Internet circa 1993- it was very static and not particularly…
