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Streetviews: Q&A with Francisville NDC's Penelope Giles
When Penelope Giles grew up in Francisville it was a bustling, middle-class neighborhood. Since she moved home to Francisville 15 years…
Streetviews: Q&A with Development Workshop's Craig Schelter
Craig Schelter worked at the Planning Commission for 15 years and spent 19 years at the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. He…
Streetviews Q&A: Aine & Emaleigh Doley, Germantown community organizers
This week’s Streetviews Q&A features sisters Aine and Emaleigh Doley, community organizers in Germantown. We sat down in a garden on…
Don't Trash Philly
Can Philly clean up it's act? The Next Great City Coalition argues that it's time for Philly to get serious about…
Addressing displacement: The business of community development
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation's John Chin and Sarah Yeung make the case for devleopment without displacement in this op-ed. Chinatown and…
Streetviews: Q&A with Farah Jimenez, SRC commissioner
Next up in our Streetviews video series: Farah Jimenez, a commissioner on the School Reform Commission, talking about the importance of…
How solid neighborhoods and strong public schools are built together
In this op-ed Jeff Hornstein*, Queen Village Neighbors Association president and Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition vice-chair, argues that when communities work to…
Streetviews: Q&A with Women's Community Revitalization Project's Nora Lichtash
This week we continue our Streetviews video series with Nora Lichtash, director of the Women’s Community Revitalization Project. Nora talks…
Improve Philly’s great walkability by unblocking sidewalks
A key piece of the Better Mobility Philadelphia 2015 platform is enhancing Philly's walkability, a legacy strength rooted in our intimate…
Streetviews: Q&A with Andrew Dalzell
This week we continue our Streetviews video series with Andrew Dalzell, who was until recently the programs coordinator for South of…
Small business, big impact: Funding for Philly’s neighborhood commercial corridors is critical for vibrant communities
The Equitable Development Platform released by PACDC this week advocates for expanding several programs that support economic growth on our neighborhood…
Streetviews: Q&A with the Community Design Collaborative's Beth Miller
We continue our Streetviews video series with Beth Miller, director of the Community Design Collaborative, who shares her insights on the…
Streetviews: Q&A with NLNA's Matt Ruben
This week we’re kicking off Streetviews, a series of video Q&As featuring some of the city's bright neighborhood, design, and nonprofit…
How the Next Mayor Can Save Lives and Money
This week the Bicycle Coalition's Sarah Clark Stuart kicks off our election themed op-ed series arguing why Philly should become the…
What kind of city should Philly be?
Election season is a time for fresh ideas and urbanist groups of every stripe are advancing platforms with their takes on…
