Development
Replacing Highways with Mass Transit
Plus: An economically-savvy New York City housing project fosters community, and Seattle glamorizes waste disposal
By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian
Healthy Rowhouse Project
The two-year-old nonprofit and the city discuss a low-interest loan program—one of the first in the country—to help homeowners repair their houses
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Shift Capital
The developer’s massive project in Kensington promises holistic neighborhood revitalization—from housing to environment to jobs
By Quinn O'Callaghan
Bringing back the ‘Jay Driver’
A look back at the contested history of the city street on the eve of Philly Free Streets Day
By Dave Kyu
South Philly Split on Broad Street Parking
Our survey shows a small preference for continuing to allow parking on the median—and lots of anger on both sides of the issue
By Stephen St. Vincent
Parking on the Broad Street Median?
Clearing cars from the median during the DNC has renewed calls to ban the quirky practice. Yo, South Philly, what do you think?
By Stephen St. Vincent
Capping Vine Street
A new project aims to reverse the divisive effects I-676 has had on Chinatown and Callowhill, but it can’t move forward without public support
By Josh Middleton
Park Love
LOVE Your Park Week starts Saturday with a citywide cleanup—and continues with park-celebrating events all week
By Josh Middleton
“Build, Baby, Build!”
Next Monday, pro-development “anarchist” Sonja Trauss, recently featured in the New York Times, leads a discussion on affordable housing, development and the future of the city. Join us!
By Larry Platt
Healthy Rowhouse Project
A program to keep low-income residents in their homes gets a $1 million startup grant
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy