Pennsylvania
Sprint, Fire Officials Team Up For Cell Tower
Despite protests from the local community, the unusual alliance and 130-foot tower will benefit both cell phone users and emergency officials looking for fewer dropped calls.
Is Outsourcing Waste Management Necessary?
Despite apparent problems at a biosolids processing facility in Philadelphia, employees maintain that the place is safe and should continue operation.
Condos To Block Out Sun?
Local residents protest a towering proposed development plan in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Needs Predictable Zoning And Development Process
In Philadelphia, politics, not planning, determines what gets built, according to UPenn Fellow Mark Alan Hughes. A project that can be built as-of-right under the current zoning has riled elected officials and neighbors.
Biowaste: A Serious Health Concern
In Philadelphia, 200,000 tons of dried human waste could be the cause of numerous health problems for area residents, from asthma to cancer.
'Commuter Options' In Philadelphia
A federally funded program provides low-income commuters, who regularly need three-hours or more on public transit in order to reach suburban jobs, with faster, more feasible options.
Traffic Tickets: Untapped Millions For Highway Upkeep
In Philadelphia alone, $250 million in unpaid traffic tickets could be put to use; new collection techniques are now beginning in earnest.
6,274 Committee Positions Open In Philadelphia's Neighborhoods
The Philadelphia City Paper chronicles unprecedented enthusiasm for filling the lowest level elected positions in the city, answering questions about how the upcoming election could have a big impact on local politics.
The Two Sides To Historic Preservation
There's a thin line between critical revitalization and excessive gentrification.
Funding Non-Profits Through BIDs
In Philadelphia, small non-profits can force payment from area businesses and owners through Business Improvement District regulations.
Can A Sports Team Define A City?
Pittsburgh lives and dies with the Steelers. Good thing they won.
Reforming Philadelphia's Residential Tax Abatement
While the abatement can be a 'wealth magnet' for the city by generating market value from tax-free properties, the real benefit may be limited to the developers who cash in.
Philadelphia Yet A World-Class City?
As Mayor John Street's eight-year term comes to a close, it's clear he has accomplished much locally, but how much has the city's reputation really improved?
The Pioneers Of Gentrification
Creative class or not, Philadelphia artists are making a tangible impact on the city's neighborhoods, with support from major donors, and developers looking to cash in.
Group Looks To Dump Trump Casino Plan
Members of an underfunded Philadelphia neighborhood protest the gaming investment when basic services, such as a hospital, are lacking.
Student Ghetto Losing Ground To Family Conversion Trend
Philadelphia's University City neighborhood is seeing existing housing stock moving full circle; having gone from single family to multi-apartment student rentals, it's being reborn as quality family housing.
Gambling Away A Community's Future?
Philadelphia's Civic Coalition on Slots hopes not, seeking to force future casinos in the neighborhood to pay for millions of dollars worth of community improvements.
Cars With California Emissions Control Systems Not Needed in Pennsylvania
This op-ed rebuts the calls for Pennsylvania to require that new cars sold across the Commonwealth be equipped with emission controls that comply with California state requirements.
Does Triple-A Mean Triple Pollution?
The auto group is lobbying against a Pennsylvania program that would reduce vehicle emissions.
America's Newest Suburbs: Aging Industrial Cities
A revival of industrial towns just outside expensive metropolitan areas accompanies the grueling commutes of the new residents. While describing the Lehigh Valley, the reporters also mention the far-out regions of Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
