A gantry crane at the Port of Philadelphia | Photo: Natalie Kostelni, for the Philadelphia Business Journal
- For the sixth straight year, the Port of Philadelphia is reporting an increase in handled cargo: 6.09 million metric tons went through the port in 2015, an increase of 2.38% from the previous year. The Philadelphia Business Journal’s Natalie Kostelni breaks down some of the highlights, cluing us in to Philadelphia’s ever shifting position within the global trade network.
- Tired of waiting for the return of a city-wide street cleaning service, Point Breeze Community Development Corporation hopes to initiate a pilot program next month to clean a select area (between 19th and 24th Streets, from Alter to Federal Streets) each Wednesday. The program would be facilitated by Ready, Willing & Able, a non-profit that specializes in providing job training for the homeless and returning citizens, reports the Passyunk Post.
- Councilman Bobby Henon introduced a bill yesterday in an attempt to bring another billboard alongside I-95, this across from the Detention Center at 8201 State Road. Plan Philly’s Jared Brey explains that this parcel, held by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, is only nominally zoned for parks and open space; “the owner of an adjacent property has paved over the land in question.”
- AT&T is reportedly working to double the capacity of the Wells Fargo Center’s wireless networks, says CBS Philly, an intervention that will largely remain in place for Philadelphians long after Democratic Party officials and delegates leave the city after this July’s convention.
- University City Review’s Nicole Contosta notes that the Zoning Board unanimously approved the zoning variances needed for the University City District’s trolley plaza at 3940 Baltimore Avenue. The reinvigorated trolley portal will be joined, in fall 2017, by another iteration of Northwest Philadelphia developer Ken Weinstein’s Trolley Car Diner franchise.
About the author
Stephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how Philadelphians engage their vibrant past. Besides skimming through 18th century letters, Steve is also interested in music and travel.
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