As The Zoning Code Turns One, A Reminder That Planning Is Political
The first in our assessment of the new zoning code on its first anniversary, Sandy Smith explores the rewards and dangers of an inherently political process > more
Grants Secured For Two Frankford Improvement Projects
A half-million to fuel development in Lower Northeast District, shortening the leash on deadbeats contracted by the School District, Wayne Junction-area daycare proposal not too popular, and > more
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 the Delaware River. A feasibility study for the project will begin in 2013 > more
Finnigan’s Opposition
Why neighbors of Spring Garden's Finnigan's Wake are anxious once more, unpopular plans for waterfront apartment building approved, Lower Northeast plans look at short and long term, and rental homes finished in Northern Liberties > more
The Untenability Of Alternative Art Galleries
The obstacles for the city's art spaces, the contorted art of delivering a crane to the Goldtex building, the Lower Northeast Plan gets some last community vetting before being set to the PCPC, and Cole Hamels helps to realize a modern playground in North Philadelphia > more
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