Does Council want to limit housing?

In the midst of an affordable housing crisis, City Council’s “zoning overlay” mania is out of control. Philly 3.0’s engagement director wonders: Where is Mayor Kenney?

By Jon Geeting

Will State Legislators Roll Back Voting Access?

Gov. Wolf will veto an attempt by PA Republicans to make voting harder this summer—but, Philly 3.0’s engagement director warns, the fight is unlikely to end there

By Jon Geeting

How Else To Spend $1.4 Billion

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart offered an alternative spending plan for the city’s federal recovery funds with real, measurable goals. Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out what that could mean for Philly

By Jon Geeting

What Can Philly Learn from NYC’s Mayor’s Race?

Our mayoral elections have often tended (lightly anyway) to mirror what happened in New York, Philly 3.0’s engagement editor says. What does this month’s race in NYC mean for Philly?

By Jon Geeting

Is Almost Getting Amazon HQ2 The Next Best Thing?

A new book indicates Philly was really close to getting Amazon’s second headquarters in 2019. Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out what we can learn from that

By Jon Geeting

What is Jim Kenney’s Goal For Tax Reform?

Is it more than “three cups of coffee” for every citizen? Philly 3.0’s engagement editor considers the consequences of being too cautious—or not—with business tax reform in Philly

By Jon Geeting

This Election Day, Let’s Vote and Vax

Want to increase vaccination rates and voter turnout? Philly 3.0’s engagement director has an idea for that

By Jon Geeting
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Go All the Way With Sheriff Reform

That means, Philly 3.0’s engagement director says, a charter amendment to eliminate the row office altogether

By Jon Geeting

Yet Another Aimless Litter Task Force

We already know how to do street cleaning, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes. So why can’t Mayor Kenney just make it happen already?

By Jon Geeting

Mayor Kenney’s Optimistic New Budget Plan

The mayor's stimulus-boosted budget proposal last week takes us back to 2019—but, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, there are some signs for hope

By Jon Geeting