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Dozens of projects are going to be canceled or delayed. All major expansion and modernization ventures – including smart cards - will be terminated. Fares are also going up. Transit advocates question the agency's approach.
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"It's like moving from a 1946 pickup truck to a Maserati," Tasty's chief executive officer, Charles P. Pizzi, said this week, referring to the company's move from the bakery in Philadelphia's Nicetown section it had occupied since 1922 to the Navy Yard facility.
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Artists living in the Greater Philadelphia area are invited to apply for a public art commission. Artists are asked to envision permanent artwork that will be seen by tens of thousands of pedestrians, shoppers, residents, motorists and SEPTA riders commuting through or passing by stations each day.
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Going against the grain of most city departments, jobs have recently been posted at the Planning Commission and the Sustainability Department. The latter is also moving its offices into the former.
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The petition seeks authorization for 42 tables - a combination of blackjack, craps, roulette, Texas Hold’em and other popular games. With the board's approval, these tables will be added to the slots machines, a restaurant and lounge with outdoor seating overlooking the Delaware, and several casino bars.
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A suggested get together with the Las Vegas casino mogul to familiarize him with the Civic Vision for the Central Delaware creates friction among advocacy group members.
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Plates and decking are being laid out over 11 piers. If work continues at its current pace, PennDOT believes the new bridge should be open in December 2010.
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People’s Emergency Center’s Bernice Elza Homes, an affordable housing program for young homeless mothers opened on October 21. Bernice Elza homes are located at 3801-11 Brandywine Street. Drive by and check it out!
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"We’re calling for a 60-day moratorium at the PPA," said Lawrence Clark, who organized Tuesday’s protest. The moratorium would allow those who owed payments to the PPA time to establish financial hardship, halt the auction of vehicles and impose a freeze on hiring and the awarding of contracts.
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The Center City District (CCD) was slammed with an class-action lawsuit earlier this month from former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Russell M. Nigro on the grounds that the district doesn’t equally apply its public maintenance services to condominium owners.
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Since 2002, NPS has cut down nearly fifty trees in Washington Square Park—and often without legitimate cause, said long-time resident William Hawkins. And to add flame to the fire, NPS has said it might remove yet another tree—a 150-year-old Sawtooth Oak in the park’s southeast corner.
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Module 2 of the new zoning code will be presented to the Zoning Code Commissioners at the ZCC's April meeting. Meanwhile, the body responded to the three UPenn/AIA workshops in January that engaged developers and community groups.
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In a last-ditch effort to preserve Philadelphia's Board of Revision of Taxes, five board members filed suit against the city this week, asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to halt the dismantling of the embattled agency.
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The Sustainable Business Network’s new report, called “groundbreaking” by one senior official identifies possible stumbling blocks to private investment in green stormwater systems, and suggests specific ways to tackle them.
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SCRUB, the Public Voice for Public Space, seeks a graduate student intern to research, report and organize data on the energy used by various forms of accessory and non accessory digital signage.
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As we expand coverage, our editorial team is seeking a web administrator who can support the managing editor in daily content production, copy-editing, and serving as a traffic cop to ensure the site is as up to date as a mainstream news site.
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But help could be on the way. Rep. Earl Blumenauer just introduced a piece of legislation that would create a $2 billion grant program to fund safe networks for biking and walking. Send a letter to your representative urging them to co-sponsor the Active Community Transportation Act (H.R. 4722).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring an environmental justice video contest to create videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement.
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Mayor Nutter presented his Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Address to members of City Council last week. We’ve looked over the proposed budget to see how it would affect the Next Great City (NGC) actions, and this is what we observed.
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The authority is considering changes to Routes 12, 97, 103, 105, 106, 118 and 139. It is also proposing a new Route 72, and a temporary redo of Routes 43, 52 or 64 to serve the West Parkside Industrial Park.
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Why can't old and new architecture just get along? Classic and contemporary forms usually don't play well together says Steven Semes in his new book: "The Future of the Past".
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Econsult, a local consulting firm, has analyzed membership usage, survey results, and other data to determine the impact PhillyCarShare has on Philadelphia. Their findings show that PhillyCarShare, the local, non-profit car sharing organization, is achieving its mission of maximizing the benefits of community-based car sharing in the region.
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A series of mechanical problems on the El has been causing longer headways over the past several weeks, leading to increased crowding and delays, according to SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch.
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DVRPC's US 422 Corridor Draft Final Master Plan, distributed in early February, identifies strategic steps and investment decisions to sustainably accommodate growth and mobility for the long-term futureacross a corridor spanning 24 municipalities in Berks, Chester, and Montgomery counties.