Topic: Housing
A Luxury Philly Can’t Afford
City Council’s housing policy power grab is crippling Philly’s big-picture goals on affordability and climate. Where, Philly 3.0’s engagement director wonders, is Mayor Kenney in all this?
By Jon GeetingFighting Crime Through…Home Repairs?
According to new Penn research, home improvements can cut homicides by nearly 22 percent. Philly 3.0’s engagement director breaks down what that means for Philly
By Jon GeetingWhat Philly Should Watch For in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Now is the time to implement major infrastructure and transportation changes that will benefit Philadelphians
By Jon GeetingLeaving Money on the Table
Rising house prices should mean rising tax revenue to help close Philly’s budget gap. Too bad, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, the City’s property office is still too dysfunctional to reassess values
By Jon GeetingDesegregating the Region
A Connecticut coalition is fighting housing discrimination, and its effects, by taking on a little-understood piece of bureaucracy: zoning laws. Could a similar approach make for a more equitable Philly region?
By Jessica Blatt PressCan Free Cash Solve Philly’s Poverty Problem?
More than 30 cities, including ours, have signed on to give unrestricted cash payments to some residents this year. Is this a progressive fad or the way to really fix what ails us?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyAequo Fund
The new program aims to take on the failings of the finance world by providing capital (and more) to promising minority and women developers
By Christine Speer LejeuneHow Biden Could Make Philly Housing More Affordable
The issue is income, not high housing costs—and that, Philly 3.0’s engagement director says, is where the new president may be part of the solution
By Jon GeetingHouwzer’s Next Move
Mike Maher’s growing, Philly-based real estate company has launched a nonprofit arm that's poised to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help underserved people buy homes
By Jessica Blatt PressFive things Diana Lind taught us about housing
The author of the acclaimed new book Brave New Home joined urbanist Bruce Katz for a virtual discussion about making housing more affordable, accessible and in line with our times
By Jessica Blatt Press