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Economy, Environment, Government, Haddington, Housing, Social issues, Transportation, West Philadelphia »

May 6, 2013
Local business owner Steve Austin explained how businesses are being eradicated from the neighborhood.

One of Philadelphia’s oldest high speed lines, the Market Frankford Blue Line, allows commuters to travel between Center City and West Philadelphia within a matter … Read the full story >>

Fishtown, Politics, Social issues, Transportation »

May 6, 2013 (2 Comments)
Neighborhood bars, such as Les & Doreen's Happy Tap, have experienced less outsider business due to parking issues.

The revitalization of Fishtown in recent years, bringing in an influx of new residents has aggravated an old problem: parking – specifically too few parking … Read the full story >>

Transportation, Wynnefield »

April 21, 2013
Walter Martin, block captain, standing in front of his home on the 5400 block of Wynnefield Avenue.

 

The residents of the 5400 block of Wynnefield Avenue aren’t too happy that SEPTA decided to re-route the 52 bus to travel northbound on … Read the full story >>

Environment, Government, Health, Politics, Spring Garden, Sustainability, Transportation »

April 18, 2013
A bicyclist used the bike lane on Spring Garden Street.

The Spring Garden Street Greenway project has surpassed the urban planning phase and started the engineering stage. After a public engagement process the Pennsylvania Environment Read the full story >>

Mantua, Transportation »

April 11, 2013
Zoo officials hope to build a train platform at the site of this old one on Mantua Avenue.

It has been nearly 111 years since the last train stopped at the Philadelphia Zoo. Last week zoo officials announced a proposal to move forward … Read the full story >>

Frankford, neastphilly.com, Transportation, Zoning »

March 7, 2013
Ian Litwin showed Frankford resident Doris Booker some of the changes the City Planning Commission want to make.

In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which she proposed supporting neighborhoods’ use of community-based initiatives.

Fast-forward … Read the full story >>

Featured Stories, Strawberry Mansion, Transportation »

February 12, 2013
Tonnetta Graham explains the plans for the bus loop on 33rd and Dauphin.

Renovations of the bus loop on 33rd and Dauphin continue as construction workers began installing the steel structure of the project.

The 33rd & Dauphin … Read the full story >>

Education, Social issues, Sports, Transportation, West Philadelphia »

October 3, 2012
Mustafa Abdul-Rashid helped a child adjust his bicycle chain outside of the Haddington bike shop.

Tucked away on a small residential street in West Philadelphia, Haddington’s Neighborhood Bike Works shop is easy to miss. If it were not for the … Read the full story >>

Transportation, West Philadelphia »

June 8, 2012
Center City Toyota used labor union construction workers for their work.

There is never a shortage of cars on city streets, but you’d be hard pressed to find places that sell them–unless you wander into West … Read the full story >>

Center City, Chinatown, Plan Philly, Transportation, Zoning »

June 6, 2012
Officer Michael Brady talked to his partner about how helpful the bike lanes have been.

Bicycles are a trendy, new form of transportation, especially with this year’s sky-rocketing gas prices. It has become too expensive to drive for some people…. Read the full story >>