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Seeking refuge in pedestrian spaces on Baltimore Ave
- Friday, October 28, 2016 7:09am
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 48th St and Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia PA
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What a difference a dozen huge, ceramic planters can make. Midway through 2013, residents of West Philadelphia’s Cedar Park neighborhood noticed…
Dear PennDOT: Save us from ourselves and remove South Broad’s parking median, permanently
- Friday, July 15, 2016 4:50pm
- By Jim Saksa
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- South Broad Street, Philadelphia
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As Philly gets ready to host Democrats, the city is tidying up. On South Broad that means a mural and parking…
How South Street West became a bike-ped haven
- Saturday, April 9, 2016 10:21am
- By Marcus Ferreira
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- 1509 South Street, Philadelphia
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A handful of in-street parking spaces on South Street West have been converted to support bike and pedestrian amenities instead of…
East Market Street requires redesign
- Thursday, March 17, 2016 2:00pm
- By Jonas Maciunas
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- 10th and Market streets, Philadelphia PA
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With millions of dollars being invested along Market Street east of City Hall, and a high incidence of pedestrians being struck…
Back to the Future: Open Streets in Philly, 1971
- Wednesday, November 11, 2015 7:32am
- By Jon Geeting
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During a segment on Marty Moss-Coane’s Radio Times show in October about the Open Streets Philly campaign*, a woman called in…
No, Stu, Open Streets aren’t the enemy
- Thursday, October 22, 2015 1:25pm
- By Jim Saksa
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The papal weekend was a real headache for a lot of Philadelphians. Street closures, truncated public transit services, and security fences…
Pope Ride time lapse
- Monday, September 28, 2015 2:32pm
- By Ashley Hahn
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The open streets of Center City thanks to the papal visit were a dream for the thousands of people who got…
Washington Avenue needs safety first
- Thursday, September 10, 2015 6:30am
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Washington Avenue, Philadelphia PA
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Washington Avenue is going through a well-documented public identity crisis as it transitions from a hard neighborhood boundary lined with…
Spotted: Temporary fixes for part of Camac Street's wooden block
- Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:41am
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 210 South Camac Street, Philadelphia
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I count Philly’s wee streets as some of our most special public places, and the block of Camac Street between Walnut…
Crossing Frankford: Time to make Fishtown’s resurgent commercial corridor crossable
- Thursday, August 13, 2015 8:00am
- By Conrad Benner
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- Frankford Avenue and Crease Street, Philadelphia PA
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Community Contributor and Native Fishtowner Conrad Benner turns his gaze from photography and street art to pedestrian safety on Fishtown's stretch of…
Speak Easy: Philadelphia Streets Under Pressure
- Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:21am
- By Ashley Hahn
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Streets are shared spaces, but often they’re contested spaces too. Cyclists jockey with buses next to pedestrians tangoing with motorists. What…
For safer more complete streets, increase Streets Department budget
- Monday, April 20, 2015 7:45am
- By Sarah Clark Stuart
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More than 30% of Philadelphia's streets are overdue for resurfacing but the Streets Department simply doesn't have the paving budget to…
