Enjoy downtowns, neighborhood biz districts, and travel. Director of Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corp https://teapawt.net/t.co/n9WCYXcMUK in PHL. Views are my own.
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A safe, clean, competitive city that welcomes businesses and makes it easy to get things done gives people concrete reasons to choose a city, writes Allan Domb.
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A new apartment building proposed for South Broad Street is shorter, and smaller, than might be expected (the property is within walking distance of two subway stops). It also has one parking spot for every two apartments: inquirer.com/real-estate/hou…
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What do you think it should be? SEPTA wants to transform a historic East Passyunk trolley substation into something new inquirer.com/transportation/… via @phillyinquirer
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🍴When dining outdoors at a Philly restaurant, what would you want your streetery experience to feel like?
@phillymayor and @phlcommerce want to hear from you!
ALT New streetery outdoor dining installation in Philadelphia.
ALT New streetery outdoor dining installation in Philadelphia.
ALT New streetery outdoor dining installation in Philadelphia.
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Still a couple hours of Illuminate Passyunk left! Get outside and see some cool art in unique public spaces!
🚨ATTENTION!🚨One of my FAVORITE events of all time is back in Philadelphia TOMORROW NIGHT as Illuminate Philly takes over Passyunk Ave for a night of Projection Art featuring over 20 artists and 5 different shows through the streets of South Philadelphia
If you ever go to ANY event I post about, make it this one. It’s seriously such a cool event that people of all ages will absolutely love
Thank you Illuminate Philly for such a fantastic program last night on East Passyunk. What an incredible way to bring out so many people to the street!
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When you prioritize people over cars, beautiful things can happen!
Response to the new streetscape from Greektown visitors has been overwhelmingly positive. Every business along Block 500 expressed an interest in keeping it vehicle-free permanently.
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It’s very important when doing this type of planning we stand in the financial truth of the connection between housing development and a market that can sustain these retail uses.
This is why Act 135 exists to address these dangerous properties. It costs the city nothing.
The City needs to more aggressively address blighted abandoned property – especially buildings deemed imminently dangerous.
I will keep working to cut red tape and give L&I and the Law Department the resources they need to respond quickly and effectively.
I want to shout out One PA West/Southwest Rising, which has been working on this for years now. I'm proud to be your partner in this work!
The Greektown Project is an incredible people-centered success story! Would love to add Passyunk Ave to this club someday!
Alex Balloon retweeted
The City needs to more aggressively address blighted abandoned property – especially buildings deemed imminently dangerous.
I will keep working to cut red tape and give L&I and the Law Department the resources they need to respond quickly and effectively.
I want to shout out One PA West/Southwest Rising, which has been working on this for years now. I'm proud to be your partner in this work!
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First-time developers are progressing on their planned $80M marina and entertainment complex in Northeast Philadelphia, which they say would include four restaurants. bizjournals.com/philadelphia…
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Nearly 15,000 apartments were built in Philadelphia from 2020 to 2024, and expanding grocery store chains like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have taken note. bizjournals.com/philadelphia…
This money would have been better spent improving Downtown Canton. Tourist attractions and vibrant Main Streets can complement each other extremely well, and Gettysburg is a great example. By contrast, adding more retail was a poor investment. nytimes.com/2026/08/08/busin…
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Currently, the L has been coming every 8 minutes; 3-minute L service would be a game changer!
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Scott Sauer told the SEPTA Board that the Brazil vs. Haiti match moved the second-highest single-event passenger total in SEPTA’s history — behind only last year’s NFC Championship Game open.substack.com/pub/buildp…
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I completely agree. A lot of American downtowns and parks have ben saved by BIDs. Quite possibly the most successful US urban governance innovation of the second half of the twentieth century, yet most people don't even know they exist.
