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In Common: Bethel Burying Ground memorial to advance in 2019, creating learning opportunity for the living at Weccacoe Playground
Our 2018 series about Philly's changing public spaces concludes in Queen Village where a new memorial is being developed to honor…
Car-free in Philly: Living well without a car, with a baby
In August 2015, Community Contributors Katy and Erik Johanson shared with us what their household gained by going car free.…
Ten years later, five ways Philly should keep building on Civic Vision for Central Delaware
On this day in 2006 then-Mayor John Street signed an executive order to create a civic vision for seven miles of…
Washington Avenue needs safety first
Washington Avenue is going through a well-documented public identity crisis as it transitions from a hard neighborhood boundary lined with…
May 1-3: Join us for Jane's Walk
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” - Jane…
Washington Avenue restriping plan aims for balance, offers minimal improvement for bikers
Washington Avenue is a rough street. Cars tango with trucks loading, people park in the median, pedestrians skirt forklifts, and cyclists…
Site work underway at JKR's Queen Village townhome development
JKR Partners is doing the literal groundwork at its 75-townhome BridgeView development in Queen Village, where the I-95 Washington Avenue off-ramp…
Sensitivity and the search for common ground at Weccacoe Playground / Bethel Burying Ground
Each marker and memorial at the Bethel Burial Ground in Queen Village was intended to endure. But forever is a long…
New vision for public space at Bainbridge Green
Bainbridge Green, the parking-surrounded planted sliver in the middle of a wide stretch of Bainbridge Street between 3rd and 5th, is…
Three schools to get green stormwater makeovers
As the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) looks ahead to the new year, one thing they will continue to work on is…
City's newest sprayground opens at Shot Tower Rec Center
Like a sweet reward for getting through last week’s brutal heat wave, the city’s newest sprayground opened Saturday at the Shot…
Residential conversion likely for Antiquarian's Delight, former synagogue
As Passyunk Post reported this week, The Antiquarian’s Delight, once a treasure trove of vintage vendors, is closing. The antique/vintage mart…
Stormwater art speckles Christian Street
The 300 block of Christian Street has broken out in a rash of blue dots. You'd be forgiven for thinking this…
Turning Bainbridge Green from a place to park into a public space
Bainbridge Green is the oddly wide tree-lined strip running down the center of Bainbridge Street between 3rd and 5th streets. Technically,…
May 3-5: PlazaPalooza | Queen Village house & garden tours | African American Presence on the Delaware | Preservation Alliance walking tour | Bartram's plant sale | Manton Street Park cleaning | Burger Brawl
Happy weekend Streeters! This weekend is packed with outdoor activities to help you make the most of the beautiful weather in…
Fabric Row Fire Relief Fund launched
The Queen Village Neighbors Association launched a Fabric Row Fire Relief Fund to assist those displaced by Saturday's tragic fire at…
Soak It Up! finalists find stormwater solutions
Ease the flow of stormwater runoff, boost the flow of innovative stormwater solutions – that’s been the goal of Infill Philadelphia:…
December 7-9: Lucia Fest | Crafty Balboa | March of Lights | Menorah lighting
75th Annual Lucia Fest Gloria Dei (Old Swede’s) Church, Columbus Boulevard and Christian Street. Friday, December 7, 6pm and 8pm. Saturday,…
Callowhill Neighbors appeal Assumption demo | New waterfront zoning in 2013 | 245 hybrid buses replacing diesel | Market West smut duo closes
Good morning, Streeters. Happy Thursday. Today’s City Council agenda [pdf] includes votes on the city’s Complete Streets legislation and residential parking…
Soak It Up!: Green infrastructure design competition
Philadelphia’s pioneering Green City, Clean Waters plan to manage stormwater using green infrastructure is slowly rolling out through early action projects…
