Can We Undo 1954?
As the Northeast's car-centered suburban form wasn't inevitable--it didn't start out that way--Sandy Smith wonders if it can now be reversed. Upcoming work on the Central Northeast District Plan might be a place to start > more
The Other Parking Problem
Bike to your neighborhood grocery store? Good luck finding parking, says Sandy Smith > more
SEPTA Buses Not As Green As They’d Like You To Think
SEPTA's recent sustainability award and it's advertising claims belie a bias against clean electric trolleys and electric trolleybuses, says writer Mike Szilagyi. Even hybrid diesel buses, he says, are hardly green > more
Making Pedestrian Oriented Avenues The Future For Lower Northeast
The growing district needs livelier retail avenues, says writer Elizabeth Schlingmann. On Castor, a plan to increase density and building height to draw growth away from traditional single family streets solves two problems at once > more
Raising Expectations In The Lower Northeast
One of the most diverse places in the city is growing; on the Daily this week we have coverage and analysis on plans for Frankford, Northwood, Lawncrest, Summerdale, and Oxford Circle > more
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