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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.
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A national leader in indigenous culture visited with Native Americans from the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation to pay tribute to the 1682 Treaty of Friendship, at Penn Treaty Park.
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In this week's Multimedia section of Philadelphia Weekly, Stephen Metzger posts a video about the Delaware riverfront, the many neighborhoods it touches and the variety of activities at the river's edge.
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Cedar Park Neighbors partnered with the Community Design Collaborative to begin discussions about ways to redevelop Baltimore Avenue from 49th to 52nd Streets.
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The Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission is now seeking public comment on the changes they have made to the code which are based in part on comments from the public last year.
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Beth Shalom of Elkins Park, the soaring concrete and glass building of space age proportions, the great architect’s only synagogue out of at least 1,000 projects. Completed in 1959 shortly after Wright’s death, this year marks the building’s 50th anniversary.
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Publications from City Council, GRID Philly, DVRPC, Next Great City, Preservation Alliance, University City District, Economy League, Fairmount CDC, etc.
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First District Councilman Frank DiCicco says his bill will start conversations about reinvigorating Market Street. SCRUB's Mary Tracy says wrapping building with casino ads is not the answer.
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The executive committee approved $95,000 to design a way of tying the pier, which will be undergoing substantial renovations, into the existing street grid.
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The capital program and budget, for fiscal years 2011 through 2016, calls for $103 million in new city tax supported funds, the biggest number in that category in more than a decade.
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The SS United States, may soon be destroyed. The ship's current owners, Genting Hong Kong (formerly Star Cruises Limited), through its subsidiary, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), are currently collecting bids from scrappers.
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Amid critics and supporters, Las Vegas casino mogul sells his plan to reinvigorate Foxwoods project to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Board extends Foxwoods deadline for submitting design and financial plans to March 31.
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Lines will be named after their terminal points. Lines with two stations that frequently serve as terminals will be named after both. SEPTA said no service would be altered as a result of the rebranding