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Can We Undo 1954?
Urbanism

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

The Other Parking Problem
Urbanism

The Other Parking Problem

Bike to your neighborhood grocery store? Good luck finding parking, says Sandy Smith

SEPTA Buses Not As Green As They’d Like You To Think
Urbanism

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

Making Pedestrian Oriented Avenues The Future For Lower Northeast
Urbanism

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

Raising Expectations In The Lower Northeast
Urbanism

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

Tyson Theater To Become Retail Outlet, Will Preserved Theater Survive?
Preservation

Tyson Theater To Become Retail Outlet, Will Preserved Theater Survive?

This restored vintage theater on the key shopping street in the lower Northeast is reborn again–for shopping


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