By Patrick Kerkstra
Built in 1912 and taking up 250,000 square feet of space, the once proud symbol of Philadelphia's robust growth and optimism may see a new day if residential developments that are underway west of the old school at 48th and Walnut, and major public investments just north take hold.
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 By Patrick Kerkstra
If it finds funding, the school district would like to embark on a major building effort in the Northeast, including a pair of new high school, a pair of new K-8 or middle schools and a replacement building for Austin Meehan Middle School.
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 By Ashley Hahn
From Eyes on the Street: Is it never okay to park in a bike lane? Are you allowed to run in a bike lane? Let's clarify the rules of the road.
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By Jared Brey
More than half the property owners in the proposed Neighborhood Improvement District in Chinatown North/Callowhill voted against creating the district. The legislation was nonetheless approved by Council in the event a recount could not verify some of the opposition votes.
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By Ashley Hahn
Talk megaprojects and sing eminent domain blues at Penn this month with In the Footprint: The Battle for Atlantic Yards, a high-drama docu-musical about a controversial Brooklyn development at the Annenberg Center (1/18-1/28), and two panel discussions organized by PennDesign about megaprojects and balancing social good(1/17 and 1/31). Eyes on the Street is giving away tickets that get you into both.
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 By Ashley Hahn
PlanPhilly's JoAnn Greco explores the allure of ruin porn in The Atlantic Cities today, finding romance and tension in our appetite for decay.
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By Kellie Patrick Gates
Planners say a greener street with improved lighting at the underpass could better link Fishtown to the waterfront and PennTreaty Park. Some neighbors are concerned that too many trees could take up too many parking spaces. A compromise is in the works
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