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Q&A: Council candidate Andrew Stober on bike share politics, Councilmanic prerogative, and the vacant land problem nobody's talking about
- Thursday, September 24, 2015
- By Jon Geeting
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Back in June we reported that Andrew Stober, former chief of staff at the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, would be making an independent run for an At-Large City Council…
Q&A: Helen Gym on Vision Zero, Council politics, and how the school funding debate ties into planning
- Thursday, June 11, 2015
- By Jon Geeting
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Continuing our Agenda 2015 series, PlanPhilly will be publishing Q&A's with potential City Council newcomers talking about their views on a range of city planning and built environment topics. For the…
Nutter transportation staffer to launch independent Council bid
- Thursday, June 4, 2015
- By Jon Geeting
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Andrew Stober, who recently stepped down as Chief of Staff at the Mayor's office of Transportation and Utilities, will soon announce an independent bid for an At-Large City Council seat, PlanPhilly…
Mayor 99: Steal these six ideas from Diaz
- Wednesday, June 3, 2015
- By Barry Caro
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If Democratic mayoral nominee Jim Kenney wants to support smarter development and stronger transit, here are six ideas he could poach from Nelson Diaz’ mayoral campaign, offered up in this op-ed…
Toward a safe and thriving city
- Friday, May 15, 2015
- By Kiki Bolender
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The next mayoral administration will inherit a revamped and strengthened planning and development environment, but architect and Design Advocacy Group Chair Kiki Bolender argues the work is only half done. In…
Streetviews: Q&A with LISC's Andy Frishkoff
- Thursday, May 14, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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For our last installment in our Agenda2015 Streetviews Q&A series, we sat down with Andy Fishkoff from Philadelphia LISC, a nonprofit that provides assistance to community development corporations citywide. We…
Urbanism and the mayoral primary: How do the candidates compare?
- Thursday, May 14, 2015
- By PlanPhilly staff
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Welcome to PlanPhilly’s Mayoral Matchmaker: the voter guide for planners, designers, neighborhood advocates, and anyone else who reads this site and cares about how this election will impact nitty gritty planning…
Just tuning in? Put PlanPhilly's election reporting to work for you.
- Thursday, May 14, 2015
- By Jon Geeting
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With the May 19th primary election less than a week away, we're starting to get the emails:"Hey, I know you've been paying pretty close to this election. I've been so…
Q&A: Milton Street on Michael Nutter, community planning, tax abatements, aging
- Wednesday, May 13, 2015
- By Jared Brey
- 0 COMMENTS
- 22nd and Lehigh, Philadelphia, Pa.
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On Tuesday morning, PlanPhilly sat down with Milton Street, the former state senator, two-time mayoral contender, and brother of former mayor John Street, for the last in our series of 2015…
Who will weather extreme weather?
- Tuesday, May 12, 2015
- By Amy Laura Cahn
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From tidal floods to heat waves, extreme weather is in Philly’s long-term forecast. How can the city be better prepared, responsive, and resilient in the face of this challenge? In this…
This election, let's take care of business
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015
- By Jamie Gauthier
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Small businesses are the lifeblood of Philadelphia's economic ecosystem. They account for 54% of local jobs and support healthy commercial corridors. By better serving the needs of small businesses, Philly's economy…
Philadelphia policy makers must boost affordable home investments and strategies
- Friday, May 1, 2015
- By Maria Gonzales
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In this week’s Agenda 2015 op-ed, HACE's Maria Gonzalez argues that by answering the need for decent affordable housing the city's residents will build more stable lives, and our neigborhoods will…
Meet the City Council candidates running on Vision Zero
- Thursday, April 30, 2015
- By Jon Geeting
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Last fall, when we first wrote about Vision Zero, the aggressive new approach to reducing pedestrian and cyclist injuries being employed in New York, San Francisco and Seattle, there was an…
Streetviews: Q&A with Francisville NDC's Penelope Giles
- Friday, April 24, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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When Penelope Giles grew up in Francisville it was a bustling, middle-class neighborhood. Since she moved home to Francisville 15 years ago Giles has worked to turn the neighborhood back into…
Three reasons why walkability is essential to Philadelphia’s future
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015
- By Daniel Wolf
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In this week’s Agenda 2015 op-ed University City District’s Daniel Wolf argues that Philly deserves a more walkable future. To get there the Better Mobility Platform calls on the city to…
Q&A: Melissa Murray Bailey on fresh perspectives, jobs, L&I and vocabulary words
- Monday, April 20, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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Last week, PlanPhilly sat down with brand consulting executive Melissa Murray Bailey, the lone Republican candidate campaigning to be the city’s next mayor. Over a 30-minute interview held in the living…
Streetviews: Q&A with Azavea's Robert Cheetham
- Friday, April 17, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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For this week’s Streetviews Q&A we sat down with Robert Cheetham, founder of the civic minded geospatial and software firm Azavea, about the big opportunities ahead in open data as an…
Funding Common Ground: Parks, programming and unfulfilled potential
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015
- By Lauren Bornfriend
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Philadelphia has amazing park and recreation resources, yet the city consistently under-commits funds to maintain and plan for improving these assets. As part of our Agenda 2015 op-ed series Lauren Bornfriend,…
Q&A: Lynne Abraham on L&I, councilmanic prerogative, protected bike lanes and more
- Monday, April 13, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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- 1650 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
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Last week, PlanPhilly sat down with former judge and District Attorney Lynne Abraham, one of six Democratic candidates campaigning to be the city’s next mayor. Over a 30-minute interview in Center…
Streetviews: Q&A with Development Workshop's Craig Schelter
- Friday, April 10, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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Craig Schelter worked at the Planning Commission for 15 years and spent 19 years at the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. He knows a thing or two about what makes Philly tick…
