Why Philly Must Win the Transit War

Jobs, housing and economic mobility all rely on good public transportation. Can Philly rise to the occasion before it’s too late?

By Diana Lind

Want Less Traffic? Fix Trash Pickup

Philly 3.0’s engagement director on the unlikely solution to Philly’s congestion problem

By Jon Geeting

SEPTA’s Most Important Choice

With the impending retirement of its GM next year, Philly 3.0's engagement director says the transit agency may—finally—make urban riders a priority

By Jon Geeting

Council’s Housing Reactionaries

As Philly 3.0’s engagement director wonders, why is City Council ducking the voter-approved process for zoning changes?

By Jon Geeting
Reality Check

Philadelphia’s Really Bad Gas Problem

The PES refinery fire, WURD’s afternoon host argues, proves our embrace of gas plants doesn’t square with Mayor Kenney’s green rhetoric

By Charles D. Ellison

Dear Potholes

An affectionate open letter to the scourge of Philadelphia’s streets

By Richard Vague

Who Comes First in Affordable Housing?

As Philly 3.0’s engagement director makes clear, our city must do more to help those who most need homes

By Jon Geeting

Kenyatta’s Gentrification Blame Game

The Councilman says his opponent is responsible for soaring home prices in South Philly. But as Philly 3.0's engagement director notes, he's the one with the power

By Jon Geeting

The Nowak Urban Innovation Award Goes to…

The Women's Community Revitalization Project won $50,000 to bring "development without displacement" to Grays Ferry

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Move the Navy Yard North

It’s unlikely we’ll get a subway extension to the Navy Yard soon. Philly 3.0’s engagement director suggests instead focusing development at the current end of the line

By Jon Geeting