Median Matters

What we’re talking about when we talk about South Philly parking wars

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

How To Achieve Parking Peace

Want a simple solution to neighborhood parking angst? Let’s try a “Cap-and-Trade” parking permit system

By Jon Geeting

A Park of Their Own

Can fixing a park in South Philly’s Cambodia Town help build a vibrant neighborhood in a forgotten corner of the city?

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Reality Check

Who decides what buildings to preserve?

WURD’s afternoon host wonders why there are so few black and brown people on the city’s new Historic Preservation Task Force

By Charles D. Ellison

Rebuilding Philadelphia, Together

A local non-profit supported and powered by banks and corporations helps low-income homeowners make much-needed repairs

By Quinn O'Callaghan

In Defense of Philly Parking. Yes, Parking

Why Philadelphia’s off-kilter parking is one of the best things about my adopted city

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Ideas We Should Steal

Berlin’s Rent-Control Laws Stabilize Prices

The German capital's innovations in rent control could provide solutions to housing affordability crises in city's around the world

By Amanda Lien
Problem Solving Must-Read

Actual Cardboard Homes for the Homeless

Plus: Crowdsourcing solutions to Bay Area climate change, and a unique city density comparison tool

By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian
Week 17

Connor Barwin’s Civic Season 2016

This week, the Eagles lineman and citizen activist measures how our civic health stacks up against Dallas

By Connor Barwin
Trump and The City

Housing

The third in a series on how to navigate our new reality.

By Jeremy Nowak