Center City
Chinatown: City Planning Commission and Residents Discuss Future of Roundhouse Site
Following the PPD headquarters move, city-wide outreach has begun to decide what to do with the vacant land parcel. [continue reading…]
Zoning
Community Meetings
Kensington: Developer Seeks to Build Multiuse Property on American Street
The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.
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Center City
Old City: City Council Candidates Vie for 5th Square Endorsements
Members Philadelphia’s urbanist PAC, 5th Square, met for their October monthly meeting to discuss issues and meet city council candidates. [continue reading…]
History
Manayunk-Roxborough: Residents Confront Perennial Problems With Parking And Traffic
On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting [continue reading…]
Community Meetings
Powelton Village: Residents Pinpoint Zoning As Critical Issue
In a nearly 150-year-old church, Powelton Village Civic Association (PVCA) members discussed efforts to encourage developers to abide by the neighborhood’s conservation overlay (NCO) district status. This status establishes guidelines for development in the area [continue reading…]
Community Meetings
East Falls: East Falls Forward Hosts Community Meeting to Discuss Plastic Reduction and Zoning
A group of about 15 to 20 people gathered in BuLogics, a tech company off Midvale Avenue, to eat, socialize, enjoy each other’s company and discuss pressing issues in East Falls on Feb. 21 as [continue reading…]
East Falls
East Falls: Community Organizations At Odds With Each Other
East Falls, a 1.45 square mile neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia that is home to about 9,650 residents, is served by two registered community organizations: East Falls Community Council (EFCC) and East Falls Forward (EFF). It is also covered [continue reading…]
Housing
Mt. Airy: Zoning Issue Puts Spotlight On Development In Community
Cresheim Road resident Ginny Barnwell had no idea she needed to be concerned after a local construction company bought two homes a few doors from her in February. Barnwell, who’s lived on the 7000 block [continue reading…]
Business
East Falls: EFCC Zoning Committee Tests Out New Meeting Spot And Timmons House Spared
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, community members gathered at Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloon for an East Falls Community Council’s (EFCC) zoning meeting. Presenters at the meeting included representatives from William Penn Charter School and the Kelly [continue reading…]
Housing
Zoning: Mt. Airy Residents Hold Rally To Halt Apartment Construction
Residents of the 7000 block of Cresheim Road held a rally Saturday morning, Oct. 13, to protest the proposed construction of an apartment building on their block. Speakers, including representatives from West Mt. Airy Neighbors [continue reading…]