Ideas We Should Steal

More Democracy in Development Decisions

Some Philly Registered Community Organizations give individuals outsized power to shut down housing proposals in their neighborhoods. A better approach can be found in D.C.

By Jon Geeting

In Defense of Market-Rate Housing

Yes, we need more affordable homes for more Philadelphians. This is an underlooked way to get there

By Jon Geeting

Will Philly Area Legislators Sell Out SEPTA in Next Year’s Budget?

State lawmakers failed to prioritize public transit last year, forcing a SEPTA crisis that could upend the region. Who will step up to keep that from happening again?

By Jon Geeting

More Open Streets, Please

How to expand Center City District’s winning formula to more Philly neighborhoods

By Jon Geeting

How to Get More of the Housing Philly Needs

Two relatively simple fixes in the City’s building codes could let developers build more housing units for less money. Now is the time to make that happen

By Jon Geeting

Two Problems, One Solution

Better public transit access provides higher property values, and more incentive to build much-needed housing. That should be a wake-up call on the need to fund SEPTA

By Jon Geeting

A Housing Plan Held Hostage?

Mayor Parker promised 30,000 new affordable homes, but her H.O.M.E. plan mostly focuses instead on rehabbing existing houses — and relies on skeptical members of City Council to move forward

By Jon Geeting
Ideas We Should Steal

Save Lives With Corner Daylighting

Another tool to keep pedestrians safe, like they do in Hoboken and Jersey City? Yes, please

By Jon Geeting

Let’s Expand — Not Cut — Free SEPTA for Workers

Mayor Parker has proposed reducing the amount of City money spent on free transit passes for government workers. Here’s why that’s a mistake

By Jon Geeting

Mayor Parker’s Best Housing Ideas

The new plan lays out an ambitious array of changes to speed up the building of new affordable housing in Philly

By Jon Geeting