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Wal-Mart To Cut Costs, Selling Local Fruits and Veggies

In an effort to reduce shipping costs, Wal-Mart is cutting its food miles and passing the savings on to customer by selling locally grown produce.
3 July 2008 - 7:00am
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Pabst Paints Malt Liquor Murals on Philly Buildings

A local nonprofit named SCRUB caught Pabst Brewing creating "guerrilla marketing" ads disguised as decorative murals in Philadelphia, a violation of sign restrictions.
27 June 2008 - 11:00am
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Report Estimates Economic Value of Philadelphia's Park System

A report announced by Mayor Michael Nutter estimates that Philadelphia's park system has a combined economic value of $1.9 billion in services, income and taxes to the city.
12 June 2008 - 8:00am
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The End of Car Culture?

Transit ridership is spiking across the country as gas prices go up. Is this a tipping point for America's car culture?
31 May 2008 - 5:00am
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Pennsylvania Leases Turnpike To Private Consortium For $12.8 Billion

Though the deal still needs approval from the Pennsylvania legislature, the state hopes to generate over $1 billion a year for road, bridge and transit improvements from the proceeds.
20 May 2008 - 2:00pm
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Bike Beats Car and Bus In Race to City Hall

Cyclist wins a "race" across Philadelphia, beating a car and city transit in fight through morning traffic.
15 May 2008 - 5:00am
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City Mayors To Candidates: Notice Us!

Mayors of Reading and Scranton, Pa. plead for presidential candidates to address substantive city-region issues, such as transit access, investment in high-tech industries and increased federal funding for sustainable infrastructure improvements.
30 April 2008 - 5:00am
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Keeping Construction Projects From Blocking Sidewalks

One Philadelphia councilman wants his city to follow the lead of more pedestrian-friendly New York and ensure that construction projects don't interfere with sidewalks.
13 April 2008 - 1:00pm
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Cities Are Forgotten In Presidential Race

Urban issues and metropolitan policy are noticeably absent from the platforms of the three main presidential candidates.
4 April 2008 - 12:00pm
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Philly's Planning Process Revamp Moving Ahead Slowly

With a growing consensus for change, the challenge for the Philadelphia's leaders now is figuring out how to actually fix the city's planning and zoning system.
1 April 2008 - 12:00pm
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'Skyscraper Policy' Called For in Philadelphia

Big developments are on the slate in Philadelphia, and some argue that the city needs to develop a skyscraper policy to control the city's changing face.
26 February 2008 - 6:00am
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FEMA Trailers Finding New Life

Retired FEMA trailers originally sent to house the displaced after Hurricane Katrina have found new purpose in a government programs that distributes them for use by local municipalities.
21 January 2008 - 8:00am
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Keep Transit and Growth Mutual

Public transit systems must be closely linked with new development and projections of growth for communities to sustain themselves in a changing environment, according to this op-ed.
21 January 2008 - 7:00am
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Activist Building Support For Philadelphia Bike-Sharing Program

A community activist in Philadelphia is rallying support to pressure the city to consider a bike-sharing program similar to the Paris Velib system.
20 January 2008 - 1:00pm
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Two Cities Battle To Host Soccer Team, But Neither Is Prepared

St. Louis and Philadelphia are entering the final weeks of competition to become the host of a new Major League Soccer expansion team. One city has stadium plans, the other has investors. Neither has both.
1 January 2008 - 1:00pm
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Pennsylvania Toll Road Plan Hits Wall

Plans to convert a 311-mile section of Pennsylvania's Interstate 80 have been dealt a severe setback by the federal government, which recently returned the state's application.
17 December 2007 - 9:00am
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Inclusionary Housing Bill Gets Approval In Philadelphia

The Philadelphia city council has approved an inclusionary housing bill requiring developers to include a certain percentage of affordable housing in all projects of 20 units or more.
16 December 2007 - 9:00am
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After City Inaction, Philadelphia Casino Construction Approved By Court

Calling out the Philadelphia City Council for "deliberate inaction" on a casino developer's zoning requests, the state Supreme Court has overstepped the city authority to approve the casino's construction.
5 December 2007 - 7:00am
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Bringing Back Planning In Philadelphia

With the city undertaking several major planning efforts -- including a complete revision of its zoning code -- Philadelphia is entering a new shining era of city planning. But there's still more work to be done, argues a recent editorial.
28 November 2007 - 11:00am
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Plan For The Community, Not Developers

Philadelphia's new waterfront plan should lead the charge to take back the planning process from the city's real estate interests, argues one citizen activist.
13 November 2007 - 11:00am
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