Urbanism The Green Grass Of The Middle Class Philadelphia, like all cities, is experiencing a decline of the middle class, which is why, argues Sandy Smith, we need to pay careful attention to the ...
Urbanism O’Neill’s Attempt To Repeal New Commercial Zoning In NE Advances; Here’s Why It Matters Castor Avenue is poised to become the Northeast's "downtown"--the kind of a walkable and engaging shopping district the growing Northeast deserves. Maneuvers in City Council today may mean another wasted opportunity, argues writer--and Oxford Circle ...
Urbanism New Womrath Park To Open In November A neighborhood park at the southern gateway to Frankford becomes an active cog in the city's stormwater management ...
Urbanism Where There’s A Will, There’s A Greenway The last major open air creek without surrounding green space in the city, the Frankford Creek is poised to be lined by a trail and park connecting the Tacony Creek Park, now under construction, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
