A Major Pocketbook Issue

New property assessments out today could significantly raise taxes next year for Philadelphia homeowners. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on what the City can do to ease the burden

By Jon Geeting

Business for Good: BirdWatch/birdSEED

Real estate entrepreneur Lisa Wise turns first-time Washington, D.C. homebuyers into homeowners with no-strings-attached microgrants — and plans to do the same in Philly

By Courtney DuChene

WATCH: Philadelphia Thinks Big

A live discussion about redeveloping the Parkway, Penn’s Landing and the Navy Yard, part of our Development … for Good series

By Lauren McCutcheon

SEPTA for the Win

The transit agency’s new pilot will give 15,000 workers free Anywhere Passes. Philly 3.0's engagement director on why Key Advantage could save public transportation

By Jon Geeting

How Philly Sees Philly

A new poll by civic nonprofit A Greater Philadelphia shows that despite the noise, it’s public safety and good government that matter most to Philadelphians

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Philadelphia Integrity Icon 2022: Meet Winner Stephanie Ridgeway

The biking ambassador for the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability was nominated for her work to increase access to the Indego bike program for all Philadelphians

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Ideas We Should Steal: Cool Streets to Cool the Air

America’s hottest city—Phoenix—lowered surface temperatures of a neighborhood by more than 10 degrees with a new water-based surface on its streets. Could Philly be next?

By Leah Garden

Pothole Whack-a-Hole, Anyone?

Find a pothole, get it fixed, win a prize! 

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy