In Northeast Philadelphia, A Rich History Of Train Tracks And Acquisitions
Ed Duffy give us a panoramic view of railroad history in Northeast Philadelphia with this longform essay > more
The Vanishing Of Northeast Village
David Coyne traverses bramble and broken blacktop along Roosevelt Boulevard to reveal a military housing community that was evacuated and demolished in the 1960s > more
With Pedestrian Improvements Starting Today, Can Mass Transit Be A Possibility For Boulevard?
A century of transit proposals for the Boulevard have failed. Will recent tragedy coupled with an ongoing planning study lead to real transformation? Angela Taurino reports > more
A Case For An Urban Expressway
Turn Roosevelt Boulevard into a submerged expressway with a subway in the middle, argues veteran journalist and new resident of the Lower Northeast Sandy Smith > more
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 > more
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