Voice: Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Be a Problem Solver
We’re giving away $50,000 for one idea that can make Philly better. Is it yours?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Is the fix for our trash woes…tech?
The City issued its first, tentative, call for smart tech solutions under its Smart City Road Map. Will Philly be as bold as other cities?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Things We Cared About in 2019
2019 was an epic year in a decade of epic years for Philadelphia. Can we up our game in 2020?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Help Us Steal an Idea!
We’re giving away $50,000 through the second annual Jeremy Nowak Urban Innovation Award—and we want you to help us decide who gets it
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
How to Not be San Francisco
Pro-housing activist and Philly native Sonja Trauss on how her hometown can avoid the pitfalls of Bay Area unaffordability. Yes, it might involve more building
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Solutions? We Heard Them
10 takeaways from The Citizen’s second annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2019: Growing the Pie, Not Cutting the Pieces
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab Director Bruce Katz on growing inclusive wealth in city neighborhoods
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen Member Event Audio: Jon Dorenbos with Larry Platt
The Citizen co-founder talked with the former Eagle, whose new book chronicles his journey from tragedy to triumph
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy