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23-year-old superfan wins protections for West Philly gingerbread houses
- Saturday, January 12, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Between the University of Pennsylvania and Cedar Park in West Philadelphia lies what is believed to be the largest collection of Victorian homes in America. Only a handful of them are…
Petition wants to make visiting the dead at Woodlands Cemetery safer for the living
- Tuesday, September 18, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Woodlands Cemetery director Jessica Baumert wants people to visit the historic West Philadelphia burial grounds. But those visits shouldn't turn into permanent stays because of the dangerous road conditions right outside…
Facade work refreshes 30th Street Station as Amtrak shops its commercial-district plan
- Wednesday, August 8, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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When Pennsylvania Railroad moved its headquarters from Broad Street to 30th Street Station upon its completion in 1935, the shift was seen as an attempt to move Philadelphia’s downtown to the…
A mysterious zoning bill hints at a high-rise future for one of University City's last large undeveloped parcels
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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When drivers exit University City, headed to the Schuylkill Expressway, they breeze past a ghostly Mid-century Modern motel building at 600 University Avenue. Marooned at the edge of the University of…
Community leaders hopeful as Brandywine and Penn Medicine commit to local and minority hiring for upcoming projects
- Tuesday, June 27, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Philadelphia’s leaders gathered Tuesday under the gilded trim of the Mayor’s reception room in City Hall to celebrate a job well done on work that’s yet to begin. Joined by city…
Aiming for inclusive public spaces, University City District bucks defensive design trends
- Tuesday, June 6, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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University City District covers one of the blessed corners of Philadelphia. There’s little blight or crime for the special services district to contend with. Job growth can fairly be described as…
PPA expands taxi flat rate zone for airport trips
- Wednesday, May 31, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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On Wednesday morning, the PPA board authorized an expansion of the flat rate zone for taxi trips between Center City and Philadelphia International Airport. The PPA will need to change the…
Brookings report calls for more local investment to unleash 'innovation district' potential
- Monday, May 22, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Before a room packed with Philadelphia’s business elites Thursday morning, Brookings Institution researchers described the city as standing on the precipice of greatness. All it will take is a little leap…
SEPTA hears criticism of proposed bus route through University City
- Tuesday, May 9, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA’s proposed Route 49 bus represents a potential transportation gold rush, supporting residential real estate in Brewerytown, Fairmount and Grays Ferry by linking those neighborhoods with job-rich University City. But, just…
Blackwell backs parking-protected bike lane on Chestnut Street at community open house
- Thursday, April 20, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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A modest crowd of cyclists and West Philadelphia residents gathered at the Enterprise Center Wednesday evening to listen to planners from the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS) and the…
Art Commission greenlights design for Discovery Center in Strawberry Mansion
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- By Max Marin
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On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Art Commission glowingly approved designs for the 14,000-square-foot Discovery Center at the East Park Reservoir, a long-anticipated project that seeks to provide public access to a unique…
City will replace delineator posts on Walnut Street Bridge bike lane
- Tuesday, April 4, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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- Walnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia PA
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Like a phoenix from its ashes — or perhaps some lego towers from a toy chest — the delineator posts buffering the bike lane on the Walnut Street Bridge shall rise…
SEPTA previews new bus route to link University City with Brewerytown, Fairmount and Grays Ferry
- Wednesday, March 29, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Bathrooms. It always begins and ends with bathrooms. A SEPTA bus route, that is—they all must have a bathroom at the end of the route for drivers to use during their…
Saying farewell to the last remaining grove of English Elms in the country
- Monday, March 13, 2017
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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- The Woodlands, 4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia PA
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The Woodlands cemetery is the biggest open space near University City in West Philadelphia. It has beautiful and rare trees and many neighbors use it as a park. On Thursday night,…
New elevators for SEPTA's 30th Street trolley and El station
- Friday, March 3, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 31st and Market streets, Philadelphia PA
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Big changes are coming to 30th Street Station. The ambitious Schuylkill Yards project will transform the area, and SEPTA has plans to refurbish one of its busiest stations in tandem with…
City plans parking-protected bike lane for Chestnut Street in West Philly
- Wednesday, March 1, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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At Wednesday’s Vision Zero conference, the city’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS) shared its plans to build a parking-protected bicycle lane on Chestnut Street between 34th and 45th…
SEPTA proposes new buses for University City, Roosevelt Blvd.
- Wednesday, February 15, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA unveiled the name for its new express bus service coming to Roosevelt Boulevard: the Boulevard Direct Bus. Technically, the Boulevard Direct Bus is a mere proposal—nothing set in stone—one of…
After blowback, Blackwell scraps her sidewalk bill
- Monday, February 6, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- West Philadelphia
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At last week’s City Council session Jannie Blackwell introduced a short bill requiring that anyone wishing to place a bench, planter, or street furniture on a public sidewalk would first need…
Planning Commission hears community concerns, supports rezoning for first phase of Schuylkill Yards
- Wednesday, January 18, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Jerry Sweeney breezed through a presentation he’s given dozens of times before: Brandywine Realty Trust’s vision for a new 14-acre, $3.5 billion “innovation district” just west of 30th Street Station: Schuylkill…
University City District measures five years of The Porch
- Tuesday, December 13, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- The Porch at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia PA
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The University City District installed the Porch at 30th Street Station in 2011. Back then it seemed like a quixotic attempt to insert public space into a bleak, auto-dominated corner of…
