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Navy Yard Gears Up For Growth With New Power Plant
Development

Navy Yard Gears Up For Growth With New Power Plant

The Navy Yard, home to one of the nation's largest private microgrids, prepares for the future with a new energy plant. Michael Bixler ...
Development

In Age Of Trump, Philly Has Legal & Political Power To Resist: Here’s How

Philadelphia's future under President-Elect Trump "depends on the exercise of political power in Washington," says Richard Schragger, the author of City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age, in an interview with Nathaniel ...
Ed On Ed: Hidden City Chats With Rendell, Set To Receive Bacon Prize
Urbanism

Ed On Ed: Hidden City Chats With Rendell, Set To Receive Bacon Prize

Former Mayor and Governor Ed Rendell will on Tuesday receive the 2014 Edmund N. Bacon Prize, given annually to someone for their accomplishments in planning, development, design, and community improvements. Rendell's advocacy and investment in ...
Cutler On State Transit Funding, Bike Share & The Future
Urbanism

Cutler On State Transit Funding, Bike Share & The Future

In just five years, the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities, under Rina Cutler, has assembled an impressive list of civic accomplishments. But with significant transportation funding in political limbo, SEPTA's fare system still working ...
Superstructure At 33rd In Thirds
History

Superstructure At 33rd In Thirds

Little fanfare accompanies the short trek between Fairmount Park's East Park and Lemon Hill sections, but under your feet (or tires), the 33rd Street superstructure, including an unusual brick skew arch tunnel, is still doing ...
Saturday’s Party For The Viaduct Underscores Progress, Exposes Challenges
Art & Design

Saturday’s Party For The Viaduct Underscores Progress, Exposes Challenges

With public support building, Saturday's Rally for the Rail Park block party culminates a year of progress toward a Reading Viaduct Park. Key questions linger, however, as Nathaniel Popkin ...
Only Temporary?
Art & Design

Only Temporary?

All across the city, we've come to rely on temporary interventions. Is this merely an honest approach or evidence of shrunken expectations? ...
Rethinking The Hazardous Waterfront
Urbanism

Rethinking The Hazardous Waterfront

What's the most unhealthy part of Philadelphia? A new study says anywhere along the Delaware River. In a Soapbox column today, Chris Mizes argues that while planners are taking into account public health by promoting ...
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