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Mapping affordable housing, crime or development in your Philadelphia neighborhood? Two new tools have you covered.
By Ken Steif I was recently asked to join my neighborhood Registered Community Organization (RCO) – the Spruce Hill Community Association in…
Homegrown Middle Class: A Neighborhoods Policy for Philadelphia
To John Kromer the city's persistent poverty is best tackled at the neighborhood level. In a four-part series of commentaries Kromer,…
$1.7 million for Bartram's Mile as swing bridge study continues
Now that the Schuylkill Banks boardwalk is open, it’s time to look downriver to the next stretch of Schuylkill River Trail…
Podium work nearly complete, framing starts in June for Toll project on long-vacant Society Hill site
Behind the fencing and banners across the street from Head House Square, Toll Brothers is finishing up the concrete podium on…
April 24: Bike share delayed, operator selected | Concern for Center City | 22 homes proposed in Point Breeze | Navy Yard groundbreaking | Artists rally in City Hall
Hello, Eyes on the Street! Here's your Thursday news roundup. The City has selected Bicycle Transit Systems to operate Philly's bike…
TEDx South Bank photo tour
In conjunction with the TEDxPhiladelphia conference last week, PlanPhilly and Penn Facilities & Real Estate Services teamed up to lead a…
December 5: All eyes on Land Bank, City Council | DRPA hikes budget, not tolls | Bridesburg Trail nearing construction | Passyunk Square Civic Association celebrates 10th year
Hello Streeters! Today's temperature could hit an alarming 63 degrees. With only two full City Council hearings remaining before the new…
New "downtown" definition shows where Philly ranks
Philadelphians are familiar with the term Center City and most will agree on its definition, but Center City is not in…
reNewbold development breaks ground at 16th and Moore
In Newbold, a new name for a section of an old neighborhood, what's new is progress on reNewbold, a sustainable…
"How'd we get here?" Philadelphia's transportation history in photos
This month the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities (MOTU) turns five, and while celebrating its own, relatively short history, MOTU…
State of University City, by the numbers
In a neighborhood where 29 new development projects (4,922,050 million square feet of new office, research, residential, academic and medical facilities)…
Baltimore Avenue Business Association launches its first website
The Baltimore Avenue Business Association (BABA) launched its first website this month. The site is intended to enhance BABA's digital presence…
DVRPC seeks Public Participation Task Force members
Want a say in regional planning choices? You may be in luck. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)…
Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association creates litter report form
Like many Philadelphia neighborhoods, Northern Liberties has always had to work to control its litter problem. In the past few years,…
May 23: SEPTA engineer shortage | Voter targeting | HUD hears Queen Lane Tower alternatives | Union protests | Greater Philadelphia's educational pull | Report on youth homelessness | New fro-yo shop
Hello Streeters! Here's the news that caught our eye this morning. A shortage of SEPTA engineers is causing train cancelations,…
May 2: Temple nixes new boathouse | Homestead bills in the works | Tax abatement study fuels debate | Gaming Control Board in Phila next week | Delaware named #1 for bike friendliness in N. East
The Inquirer reports that Temple University withdrew its proposal to build a new Schuylkill River boathouse after the proposal was criticized…
April 26: PHA to pay up, regain local control | Old City Civic Association disbands costly committees | Rowan University considers eminent domain | Greenery may lower crime | New South Street businesses
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has been called to pay up. PHA will need to payback $8 million that it spent on…
April 12: COMPANION (PASSING THROUGH) | Hunting Park's Logan House | Arts in Chinatown North | Praise for The Circuit
Happy Friday Streeters! World renowned artist KAWS installed his larger than life, 16-foot COMPANION (PASSING THROUGH) sculpture in 30th Street Station…
