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Real Estate Brochure For Vacant School Sounds Alarms in Germantown
Development

Real Estate Brochure For Vacant School Sounds Alarms in Germantown

Neighbors rally around Germantown High School after a real estate listing revealed potential redevelopment plans. Emily Birdy Busch has the news

Historic Districts Make A Comeback
Preservation

Historic Districts Make A Comeback

After nearly a decade of lost opportunities, creative new strategies emerge for protecting Philadelphia’s historic neighborhoods

The Spring Garden Tunnel: A New Bike Route to West Philadelphia?
Urbanism

The Spring Garden Tunnel: A New Bike Route to West Philadelphia?

The unused lane of Spring Garden’s Street seems like a no-brainer to make for a safe bike passage under very-busy Eakins Oval. Or does it? Brendan Skwire tried it out for himself before deciding

The Unbuilt Vision For A Grand Cathedral Road
Urbanism

The Unbuilt Vision For A Grand Cathedral Road

Like so many cities, Philadelphia had such grand postwar visions for urban renewal that only a fraction of them were built—thankfully. Among the unbuilt visions was a grand boulevard that would have linked the Main Line and Chestnut Hill—across new bridges over the Schuylkill and the Wissahickon. Brad Maule explores what might have been on Cathedral Road

The Complicated Growth Of CHOP
Development

The Complicated Growth Of CHOP

What happens when a growing healthcare institution meets with a growing residential neighborhood at a crucial location for the entire city? The answer, Theresa Everline finds, is quite complicated, in this detailed look at CHOP’s expansion on the east side of the South Street Bridge

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 infrastructure earned him this year’s Prize. Hidden City co-editor Brad Maule talks with him about Bacon, water mains, Penn’s Landing, preservation and more in this Q&A

Weighing Futures In The Central Northeast
Urbanism

Weighing Futures In The Central Northeast

Reversing car dependency, creating pedestrian scale on Cottman Avenue, increasing density and mixed-uses, and preserving Midcentury Modern commercial architecture are key features of the plan as it head toward its final form. Sandy Smith reports

As Central Northeast District Plan Moves Forward, Cottman Avenue Becomes Focus
Urbanism

As Central Northeast District Plan Moves Forward, Cottman Avenue Becomes Focus

The Planning Commission’s Central Northeast District Plan should be ready for action in the spring, but in the meantime they’re engaging Northeast residents with meetings and workshops to guide their direction. Sandy Smith reports on last week’s which focused on Cottman Avenue, Northeast’s downtown


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