Entries by Ryan Briggs | Next City
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Local Transit Agencies Waiting on Further-Delayed PA Funding Plan
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett delayed the release of a comprehensive transportation funding plan once again, imperiling the state’s cash-strapped public transit agencies.
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Everyone Loves Parks, But No One Wants to Pay For Them
Parks funding has proven elusive for Philadelphia and many other cities.
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City Pats Itself On Back for Zoning Code Award
In an event held last night at the Center for Architecture in Philadelphia, city leaders and professional planners gathered to mark the progress since the the Zoning Reform Commission introduced a new zoning code last August, while looking ahead to the city’s long-term development strategy.
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PA Awaits Long-Delayed Transportation Budget
In a radio interview last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett promised to unveil a comprehensive transportation funding plan for a state that has long struggled to deal with numerous underfunded mass transit agencies and aging bridge and highway infrastructure.
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After Years of Public Conversation, Detroit Releases New Citywide Vision
The Kresge Foundation, a multibillion-dollar philanthropic organization, announced today at a press conference in the city’s famed Eastern Market that it would be awarding the City of Detroit $150 million to further its “Detroit Future City” initiative.
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Philadelphia Zoning Reform Wins Planning Award
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission has been chosen as the winner of the American Planning Association’s 2013 National Planning Excellence Award for Best Practices, in recognition of its four year long zoning reform process.
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The Cost of Doing Business
Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reward for-profit businesses with billions in tax forgiveness, grants and low-interest loans each year under the pretense of safeguarding and creating jobs. But do these programs actually work, or are they just handouts for the politically connected?
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With Families Staying Put, Philly and Baltimore Downtowns Continue to Grow
An annual report shows that downtown construction starts in Philadelphia’s Center City and surrounding areas increased for the second year in a row. Cohort cities, like Baltimore, show similar signs of growth in their downtowns.
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Auto-centric Philly Zoning Changes Trimmed By City Council
Responding to criticism, the Philadelphia City Council this week shrank the scope of a bill proposing zoning changes that would have lowered density and increased parking requirements across the city.
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Good Voter Turnout Slowed By Need For Provisional Ballots
Voters turned out in healthy numbers in Philadelphia, but a deluge of last-minute registrations had yet to be added to voter rolls, slowing down the voting process.
