Ideas We Should Steal

Reducing Gun Violence With Ceasefire

Oakland cut its gun violence rate in half by using a version of programs Philly abandoned in 2015. With shootings on the rise, isn’t it time we embraced Ceasefire?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Make The World Better Concert 2019

Former Eagle Connor Barwin’s annual benefit helps his foundation help city parks

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

More Trees, Please

Trees—which nourish the earth, beautify the city, lower temperatures and increase good health—are disappearing from Philly. Here, some ideas to fix that

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

How Do You Heal?

A group of Drexel doctors have launched a social media campaign to learn, and share, stories about healing from trauma. It’s something we need now more than ever

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Celebrate America like a Philadelphian

We are the place where freedom first rang out. We can be the best at it

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Is Gerrymandering Here to Stay?

A Supreme Court ruling last week seemed to end the dream of non-partisan electoral districting. So why is the state’s chief reformer not worried?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal

Less Driving

A new study shows that congestion costs us millions of dollars, pollutes our air, and is a hassle. Can we be more like Paris?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal

Reducing Poverty—Together

In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Why don’t we do what they did?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Make the World Better Fundraiser

The event, next week, helps fund Connor Barwin’s mission to fix Philly’s playgrounds

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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A Hub for Justice

Philly won $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies for a Juvenile Justice Hub proposed by city cops. Could it become a national model of reform?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy