Guest Commentary

What Market East Needs

The Economy League’s executive director responds to Philly Mag’s roundtable about the struggling corridor with an idea to boost the neighborhood’s economic potential

By Jeff Hornstein
The New Urban Order

Putting Pedestrians First

Atlanta’s 20-year-old Beltline proves comprehensive pedestrian-centered development — in contrast to Philadelphia’s piecemeal approach — has rich rewards

By Diana Lind

How Not to Plan A Neighborhood

The controversy over a new restaurant planned for Fishtown is another instance of the City making it harder for small businesses to operate. Councilmember Squilla, are you listening?

By Jon Geeting
Listen

Ali Velshi Covers the Gordie Howe International Bridge Saga

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member joins Mitch Landrieu and Fred Hochberg to discuss Trump's threats and damage to our infrastructure projects

By Ali Velshi
Guest Commentary

Renters Need Safe Healthy Homes Too

Homeowners aren’t the only ones who need affordable housing that’s fair for its occupants. A tenants rights advocate asks City Council to crack down on negligent landlords

By Melissa Monts
The New Urban Order

276,000 Acres of Public Land Hiding in Plain Sight

How can cities unlock land they already own for uses like affordable housing and conservation? The head of one promising initiative offers new tools — and potential solutions

By Diana Lind
The New Urban Order

The Atlanta Idea Philly Should Steal

What Market East could learn about enlightened development from ATL’s burgeoning South Downtown

By Diana Lind
Guest Commentary

It’s Philadelphia’s Big Housing Moment. Who’s Keeping Watch?

H.O.M.E. is Philadelphia's most ambitious housing investment in decades. A civic infrastructure consultant argues that the city still lacks something essential: an independent account of housing system health.

By Amanda Soskin
The New Urban Order

Would You Move for Built-in Community?

A program that pays people to relocate to Tulsa, Oklahoma has grown the city’s population and quadrupled its investment. Is this an idea Philly should steal?

By Diana Lind

Defining Our Housing Challenge(s)

Laying out the seven distinct but intersecting problems that boil down to: "How do you build more homes that people can afford?"

By Bruce Katz and Colin Higgins