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

Shining a Light On Land Sales

As the City rethinks how it sells valuable vacant land, Philly 3.0's engagement director suggests something radical: Telling the truth about the process

By Jon Geeting

“It’s Not Just About Housing”

Stephanie Sena’s latest project to help the homeless would create villages of small houses on lots around the city. Is community the solution to one of our biggest ills?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Reality Check

How “Good Cause” Fails Renters

WURD’s afternoon host on why City Council members should not be celebrating their tepid attempt to reform tenant protections in Philly

By Charles D. Ellison

What’s in a Wiki page?

A team at Penn is trying to balance the scales of gender representation in urban planning—through Wikipedia

By Meerabelle Jesuthasan
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2018

Community Centered Development

A Portland B Corp is pushing a more inclusive process for building up a neighborhood. Can Philly learn a lesson from the most gentrified city in America?

By Jill Harkins

The Next Silicon Valley Will Be…Philly?

If we want to become a major innovation hub, we’d better embrace a concept that translates roughly into “love of place”

By Ajay Raju
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2018

Pedal to Porch

The Detroit group tempers the effects of gentrification by connecting newer and older residents through the power of storytelling

By Jill Harkins