What the SEPTA Saga has Revealed about Parker and Shapiro

The Mayor has been silent. The Governor is rallying the already converted. Whatever happened to preventing a crisis before it starts?

By Larry Platt

The Politics of Trash

The drama of DC 33's eight-day strike leaves us with not only lingering stench, but also questions about city leadership

By Larry Platt

It’s Not Just The Strike Making Philly Streets So Dirty

Mayor Cherelle Parker campaigned on a cleaner city. More than a year into her term, Philly’s streets seem dirtier. How can we fix this, for real?

By Courtney DuChene

What’s Hidden in Parker’s Housing Plan?

Mayor Parker’s $2 billion initiative to build or rehab 30,000 affordable homes includes $800 million in municipal bonds — which might come with their own hefty price tag

By Jade Craig

Hey Mayor Parker, It’s Time For Your Performance Review

Ahead of the 2023 mayoral election, we asked citizens to play the role of hiring manager. Now we're once again inviting Mayor Parker to appear before you, her employers

By Courtney DuChene

In Defense of Market-Rate Housing

Yes, we need more affordable homes for more Philadelphians. This is an underlooked way to get there

By Jon Geeting

Mayoral Misdiagnosis?

Cherelle Parker’s budget boiled down to jobs versus housing. Did she and City Council make the right bet?

By Larry Platt

How to Get More of the Housing Philly Needs

Two relatively simple fixes in the City’s building codes could let developers build more housing units for less money. Now is the time to make that happen

By Jon Geeting

Mayor Parker, Put that “One City” Rhetoric into Action

Jew hate in a Center City bar. A cop shot during a brawl outside Overbrook High. An assassination attempt on our Governor. Maybe it’s time for a rally that reminds us to refocus on shared values and seeing ourselves in one another?

By Larry Platt

Why Did I Send a Book to the Mayor and City Council?

Because, as this budget season reminds us, Democrats had better stop celebrating what they spend — and instead focus on what they actually build and deliver for real people

By Larry Platt