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August 15, 2010
Natalia Olson Urtecho, a transportation planner and green economy activist, has been ubiquitous in Philadelphia since her appointments in early 2008, serving on the ZCC and PCPC and acting as an unofficial city ambassador on many trade missions abroad. She is calling for changes to the City Charter.
August 4, 2010
Domenic Vitiello and George E. Thomas bring life to an urban institution that is largely unknown to Philadelphians, despite its reputation as an innovative, historic place that financed the nation’s infrastructure and fostered early economic development.
August 3, 2010
Four leaders in the field who proved themselves in the past decade are quietly working on their Philadelphia portfolios, even during one of the worst credit markets ever. As lending loosens, they'll likely be leading any efforts to kick-start new residential and mixed-use properties in Center City.
July 28, 2010
Senior real estate and planning pros predict a sober couple of years for large development projects in the city. But that’s a good thing, they say.
July 20, 2010
The estimate is “modestly aspirational,” one official says. The number is assuming several factors, including an expanded Philly International Airport and a more developer-friendly atmosphere.
July 18, 2010
Tuesday's Planning Commission meeting will tackle the macro and the micro of citywide development, with various new proposals surfacing concurrent with the issuance of a report on criticisms of -- and new staff recommendations for -- the department's plan-of-development regulations.
July 14, 2010
Development Standards is focus of final piece for new code. Zoning Code Commission also gets a supportive visit from Mayor Nutter. Group will meet in August and is on schedule.
July 5, 2010
Philadelphia’s police commissioner from 1998 to 2002, John Timoney’s professional memoir makes for good reading on the evolution of his craft. But it is a tale of three police departments, not three cities.
June 8, 2010
June’s monthly meeting was one of the quickest of the past two and a half years. A special public hearing, though, was held afterward for more discussion of the controversial “plan of development” scheme for the Delaware River waterfront.
June 7, 2010
The mayor spent much of Monday in front of cameras, alongside political colleagues up and down the power spectrum, from the high profile Parkway in front of the Rodin Museum to the gritty block of 9th Street at Norris in North Philadelph
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