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Articles for Central
On Market East, an unusual fight in old battle pitting preservation against progress
By Ashley Hahn
Market Street east of City Hall was one of Philly’s great shopping streets. After years of decline, the tide has shifted, bringing new development to parts of this…
Movie theaters strike back in downtown Philadelphia
In the first half of the 20th century, towering palaces to cinema were built in Center City Philadelphia.
These massive buildings were ornately decorated with elaborate statues, gilded ceilings, and even orchestra…
Articles for Lower Far Northeast
District plan aims to make Far Northeast more pedestrian friendly
At the February meeting of the Philadelphia Planning Commission, the draft district plan for the Far Northeast made its debut. The proposal focuses on making three key areas in the auto-centric…
SEPTA proposes new buses for University City, Roosevelt Blvd.
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…
Articles for Lower North
Hispanic and Asian communities frustrated by city's fair housing assessment process
This summer Philadelphia’s housing agencies began collecting data for a forthcoming plan to address segregation and fair housing in the city. The results of the federally-required initiative are not yet available,…
Saving face: Commission votes to protect Blue Horizon facade, not interior
The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted on Friday to add the front facade of the Legendary Blue Horizon boxing venue on North Broad Street to the local Register of Historic Places. At…
Articles for Lower South
Gov. Wolf announces $292 million for Port of Philadelphia to expand container capacity
Governor Tom Wolf announced plans to double container capacity at the Port of Philadelphia via a $292 million capital investment from Harrisburg, promising 2,250 new jobs.
The announcement comes just weeks…
Lens: Finding Stonehouse Lane, South Philly's lost neighborhood
A trip through the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin archives reveals detail on the otherwise lost neighborhood Stonehouse Lane, in deepest southeast Philly, where residents lived on the fringe of city life in…
Articles for Lower Southwest
Lower Southwest District Plan adopted by commission
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt the Lower Southwest District Plan--the 12th of 18 District Plans to be completed as part of the city’s Philadelphia 2035…
From Above: Refining along the Lower Schuylkill, 1926
In honor of the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan’s [pdf] release earlier this month, we head back into the past to look at a section of the Lower Schuylkill from above.…
Articles for North Delaware
Living shoreline at Lardner's Point a model project
The shoreline at Lardner’s Point Park is tidy—kind of. The rows of willows on the slope leading away from the water are neatly maintained, and a manicured dirt path leads from…
DRCC gets $125,000 to update plan for North Delaware Greenway
Philadelphia’s North Delaware riverfront is evolving after years of work from the Delaware River City Corporation (DRCC) and its partners to advance the cause of a new recreational greenway and public…
Articles for River Wards
Pew study finds LOOP program in use around Center City
The Longtime Owner Occupants Program, a relief measure passed by City Council in 2013 to ease sudden tax spikes for some homeowners after a citywide reassessment of property values, is…
Commission releases draft plan for River Wards
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission has released a draft plan for the River Wards, the area of the city stretching north along the Delaware River from Fishtown to Bridesburg and west…
Articles for South
Neighbors bid a reluctant goodbye to South Philly chocolate factory, welcome new homes and shops
The Frankford Chocolate Factory looms over Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia, covering an entire city block, anchoring the roadway in the industrial uses that dominated it for the past century or…
A plan for rebirth in the works for South Philly's FDR Park
With its bucolic lakes, verdant golf course, plentiful tennis courts, and picturesque wedding venue at the American Swedish Museum, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is kind of like a working man’s country…
Articles for University/Southwest
Woods Square and new buildings at Penn and USciences pass design review
August doldrums didn’t stop the Civic Design Review (CDR) board from grilling a return applicant on Tuesday. Although only four of seven members were in attendance — chair Nancy Rogo Trainer,…
Seeking common ground through Shakespeare in Clark Park
Now in its eleventh season, Shakespeare in Clark Park (SCP) staged five free nights of The Two Gentlemen of Verona for its loyal audiences in West Philly from July 27 through…
Articles for Upper Far Northeast
District plan aims to make Far Northeast more pedestrian friendly
At the February meeting of the Philadelphia Planning Commission, the draft district plan for the Far Northeast made its debut. The proposal focuses on making three key areas in the auto-centric…
Far Northeast district planning kicks off in Somerton
On Wednesday night the district planning process for the Far Northeast launched in a nursing home on Roosevelt Boulevard. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s lead for the region, Greg Waldman, spoke…
Articles for Upper North
Planning Commission weighs in on medical marijuana, Logan Triangle zoning
On Tuesday afternoon, the Philadelphia Planning Commission voted to recommend a raft of remapping bills and two bigger changes to the zoning code. One would add a new “sustainability coordinator” position…
Upper North District Plan focuses on Logan Triangle, boosting Broad, keeping neighborhoods stable
At the final community meeting for the Planning Commission’s Upper North District Plan, the fruits of the previous four and a half months’ work were arrayed on placards in a half…
