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FITNESS FRIDAYS: Civic Design Review
Our weekly look into the built environment and how it can influence your health leans a little to the wonky side this morning as we touch on an aspect of the new Zoning Code that addresses these...
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“Look Mom! No Variance!” and other snippets while we get back on track
We appreciate how many of our loyal readers found a way to dry their free-flowing tears yesterday for long enough to alert us to the fact that someone, perhaps an anonymous someone, had hacked our...
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Get in the Zone: Urban Agriculture
Now that the new code is in effect, we’ll be spotlighting the zoning code every Monday (or a day late – thanks anonymous) in our “Get in the Zone” series. It’s that time of year when the suffocating...
View ArticleWONKY WEDNESDAY OVERDUE EDITION: Floor Area
We’ve been alluding to an explanation of Floor Area for weeks now, ever since we started our COUNTDOWN TO THE CODE. Without further ado, let’s have at it, Q&A style. Q: Floor Area doesn’t really...
View ArticleWhat’s Going On: Haiku Edition
Readers don’t love these But we can’t stop doing them So embrace them, k? Zoning Code Growing Pains RCO concerns We know, it’s complicated We’ll figure it out! Bikes and Beyonce To the left, to the...
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Get in the Zone:Eating and Drinking Establishments
Geno’s Steak’s is located in the heart of the Cheesesteak Square, er, Passyunk Square neighborhood. Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC Now that the new code is in effect, we’ll be spotlighting the...
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Get in the Zone: Registered Community Organizations
Now that the new code is in effect, we’ll be spotlighting the zoning code every week in our “Get in the Zone” series. Today’s Q&A topic: Registered Community Organizations (RCOs) Q: Am I a RCO?...
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Spotlight on the Districts: Castor Avenue in the Lower Northeast
Today’s district spotlight focuses on the Lower Northeast District Plan and specifically the plan’s ideas for Castor Avenue. On Tuesday, October 16th, the Lower Northeast District Plan will be...
View ArticleWonky (Day After) Wednesday/Thank Goodness Thursday Double Feature: CIVIC...
Today marks another step in the enactment and institutionalization of Philadelphia’s new zoning code with the announcement of six of the seven committee members for Civic Design Review. It’s wonky, as...
View ArticleSIGNS!
Sorry for the recent silence, folks. A busy time of year, as you know. Hearings continue apace in City Council over various amendments to the zoning code. To recap: 1) Stream buffer bill was passed (!)...
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