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All problems are easier to solve in walkable neighborhoods with access to mass transit. Biji Kurdistan & Slava Ukraini
A terraced park reaching all the way from the Cira Green to the water. The more I think about this crazy idea the more I like it. 125 feet high, 400 feet long, the grade of a normal staircase.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A terraced park reaching all the way from the Cira Green to the water. The more I think about this crazy idea the more I like it. 125 feet high, 400 feet long, the grade of a normal staircase.
Is this really so much to ask for?
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Is this really so much to ask for?
I don't understand the AI issue of sometimes just ignoring refinement. Even programs that specialize in images. I just want a good image of a cable car going between the zoo and the art museum.
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I don't understand the AI issue of sometimes just ignoring refinement. Even programs that specialize in images. I just want a good image of a cable car going between the zoo and the art museum.
hate parking garages but if you're gonna build one, public plaza, ground floor retail, green roof, and even rooftop commercial is a pretty good way to do it. Stadiums take note.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
hate parking garages but if you're gonna build one, public plaza, ground floor retail, green roof, and even rooftop commercial is a pretty good way to do it. Stadiums take note.
The CDR materials include a "Future Phases" section. With 20 units per floor the front building is 620 units, the one behind it is 860, and the one to its left is 700. 2180 total!
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The CDR materials include a "Future Phases" section. With 20 units per floor the front building is 620 units, the one behind it is 860, and the one to its left is 700. 2180 total!
This half-acre lot right above a subway station should be 100 living units over a Met Fresh
New York-based Met Fresh is on track to open its first Philly location in January inside the former Walgreens at Broad and Snyder Streets.
A vacant South Philly Walgreens is set to become a supermarket
The New York-based chain is on track to open the Broad Street store by early 2026. Plans include a pharmacy, a deli counter, a fresh produce department, and free home delivery for local seniors.
www.inquirer.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This half-acre lot right above a subway station should be 100 living units over a Met Fresh
Living Units Permitted 2025 through July
Exceeds Expectations: Lebanon, Northampton, York, Lancaster, Franklin, Warren, Lower Merion Township (430 MF units!)
Below Expectations: Philly, Bucks, DelCo, Dauphin, Cumberland, Northumberland, Jefferson
Cameron continues to be fictional
Exceeds Expectations: Lebanon, Northampton, York, Lancaster, Franklin, Warren, Lower Merion Township (430 MF units!)
Below Expectations: Philly, Bucks, DelCo, Dauphin, Cumberland, Northumberland, Jefferson
Cameron continues to be fictional
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Living Units Permitted 2025 through July
Exceeds Expectations: Lebanon, Northampton, York, Lancaster, Franklin, Warren, Lower Merion Township (430 MF units!)
Below Expectations: Philly, Bucks, DelCo, Dauphin, Cumberland, Northumberland, Jefferson
Cameron continues to be fictional
Exceeds Expectations: Lebanon, Northampton, York, Lancaster, Franklin, Warren, Lower Merion Township (430 MF units!)
Below Expectations: Philly, Bucks, DelCo, Dauphin, Cumberland, Northumberland, Jefferson
Cameron continues to be fictional
Was happy to show off how we’re continuing to adapt our home as our family grows so that we can stay in the city in perpetuity. share.inquirer.com/I90ekd
Their South Philly neighborhood was everything they wanted. With a baby on the way, they renovated
Determined to stay in South Philly with a baby on the way, Danielle and Jonah Abrams made their 1,000-square-foot house into a family home.
share.inquirer.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Was happy to show off how we’re continuing to adapt our home as our family grows so that we can stay in the city in perpetuity. share.inquirer.com/I90ekd
This tool from the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social is genuinely fun and interesting to play around with:
apps.urban.org/features/cos...
apps.urban.org/features/cos...
The cost of affordable housing: Does it pencil out?
Building affordable housing is not particularly affordable.
apps.urban.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This tool from the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social is genuinely fun and interesting to play around with:
apps.urban.org/features/cos...
apps.urban.org/features/cos...
By championing the business and policy of Energy Efficiency for over 30 years, my dad has successfully kept more CO2 from our atmosphere than you or I can even imagine. This lifetime achievement award is well deserved.
September 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
By championing the business and policy of Energy Efficiency for over 30 years, my dad has successfully kept more CO2 from our atmosphere than you or I can even imagine. This lifetime achievement award is well deserved.
Happy New Year to all who celebrate
September 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Happy New Year to all who celebrate
This is 3 blocks from what should be a thriving transit hub at North Philadelphia Station if we only cared about our city.
t.co/3dKVOYeqE5
t.co/3dKVOYeqE5
https://whyy.org/articles/west-philly-demolished-houses-west-monmouth-street/
t.co
September 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is 3 blocks from what should be a thriving transit hub at North Philadelphia Station if we only cared about our city.
t.co/3dKVOYeqE5
t.co/3dKVOYeqE5
City should should absolutely be made bidirectional, and also car-free.
A simple way to improve American downtowns: Make one-way arterials bidirectional.
Doing so will improve safety, boost retail sales, and attract pedestrians.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Doing so will improve safety, boost retail sales, and attract pedestrians.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
One-Way Streets Are the Wrong Way to Tame Downtown Traffic
In the 1950s, US traffic planners thought unidirectional arterials were better for moving cars through urban areas. Now many cities are having second thoughts.
www.bloomberg.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
City should should absolutely be made bidirectional, and also car-free.
I assume this means Taylor will be on the next Eagles Christmas album. An entirely Taylor produced album for charity would be apt as well.
September 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I assume this means Taylor will be on the next Eagles Christmas album. An entirely Taylor produced album for charity would be apt as well.
Being delayed over an hour wouldn’t be as bad if you knew it ahead of time but updates every 20 minutes that it’s delayed another 20 minutes is torture, especially when there’s zero shade. Nationalize the freight companies!
August 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Being delayed over an hour wouldn’t be as bad if you knew it ahead of time but updates every 20 minutes that it’s delayed another 20 minutes is torture, especially when there’s zero shade. Nationalize the freight companies!
This photo should just be the new logo for the PAGOP: anti-transit, anti-accessibility, anti-baby
August 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This photo should just be the new logo for the PAGOP: anti-transit, anti-accessibility, anti-baby
Spotted at a Poconos airbnb
August 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Spotted at a Poconos airbnb
Obviously the Trump/Putin meeting should take place in Moscow, PA
August 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Obviously the Trump/Putin meeting should take place in Moscow, PA
I’m a past president of George Mason University Hillel… ask me anything?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I’m a past president of George Mason University Hillel… ask me anything?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
My wife and baby advocated for @repfiedler.bsky.social’s House Bill 200 for #PaidFamilyLeave and @whyynews.bsky.social listened! Visit @momsfirst.bsky.social to learn how to advocate in your state!
whyy.org/articles/pop...
whyy.org/articles/pop...
WHYY pop-up newsroom brings dozens to share stories at Philadelphia City Hall
The event in City Council’s chambers gave people a chance to interact with journalists and editors and pitch ideas for future stories.
whyy.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My wife and baby advocated for @repfiedler.bsky.social’s House Bill 200 for #PaidFamilyLeave and @whyynews.bsky.social listened! Visit @momsfirst.bsky.social to learn how to advocate in your state!
whyy.org/articles/pop...
whyy.org/articles/pop...
The Qattara Depression could hold about 3500 cubic kilometers of ocean water, about 3 years worth of sea level rise. Plus another 12 days of sea level rise would evaporate every year. Florida should pay for this.
July 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Qattara Depression could hold about 3500 cubic kilometers of ocean water, about 3 years worth of sea level rise. Plus another 12 days of sea level rise would evaporate every year. Florida should pay for this.
Do I have this right? Who will the Allan Domb and Jeff Brown be? Will Amen Brown be the Amen Brown? And will the results be the same?
July 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Do I have this right? Who will the Allan Domb and Jeff Brown be? Will Amen Brown be the Amen Brown? And will the results be the same?
Thank you @whyy.org for featuring us and the whole Percy Street Project team on Albie’s Elevator today! It was a great episode about taking care of public spaces and everyone should watch it.
www.pbs.org/video/pepper...
www.pbs.org/video/pepper...
July 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Thank you @whyy.org for featuring us and the whole Percy Street Project team on Albie’s Elevator today! It was a great episode about taking care of public spaces and everyone should watch it.
www.pbs.org/video/pepper...
www.pbs.org/video/pepper...
If the Big Beautiful Bill kills UPMC Horizon in Greenville and UPMC Jameson in New Castle, that could put two State House districts in play.
July 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If the Big Beautiful Bill kills UPMC Horizon in Greenville and UPMC Jameson in New Castle, that could put two State House districts in play.
Wait how did the PA Dem Chair who oversaw the loss of Bob Casey keep that job?
www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
State Sen. Sharif Street launches campaign for Congress, vying to replace retiring Dwight Evans
Street, the state party chairman, launched his bid with a simple message: “I’m all in.”
www.inquirer.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Wait how did the PA Dem Chair who oversaw the loss of Bob Casey keep that job?
www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...