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Walking To Work Not So Pedestrian

Philadelphia's Center City is the nation's largest "24-hour" downtown.
20 May 2003 - 9:00am
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Committing Urban Principles To Stone

Do today's city dwellers have the confidence to carve their highest principles in stone?
30 July 2002 - 2:00pm
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Residents Oppose Blight-removal Demolition

Residents oppose a $300 million Neighborhood Transformation Initiative in Philadelphia that aims to reverse blight by demolishing vacant buildings.
2 July 2002 - 7:00am
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Confessions Of A Suburbanite

A former writer for the Philadelphia Daily News has spent the last three years living in the 'other Philadelphia': the suburbs.
26 June 2002 - 1:00pm
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Orfield Diagnosis, Hughes Prescription

Myron Orfield brings his metropolitics to Philadelphia: we're not in Minnesota anymore.
11 June 2002 - 2:00pm
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New Philadelphia-Reading Railroad Could Save Centers

The Schuylkill Valley Metro could create the conditions necessary to reviving older cities and towns along the river between Philadelphia and Reading.
29 May 2002 - 9:00am
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City Versus Suburban Living Debated

A Philadelphia suburbanite and city dweller debate the merits of city living versus living in the suburbs.
23 May 2002 - 9:00am
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Proposed L.A. Breakup Is Bold Model

This opinion column examines the proposed breakup of Los Angeles as an option to consider for Philadelphia
8 May 2002 - 7:00am
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The Case For A Philly Civil War Museum

Philadelphia is the cradle of American liberty, but it's also the attic of the American Civil War.
5 March 2002 - 1:00pm
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Is Philadelphia Blight Plan Worth The Debt: YES

Columnist Elmer Smith debates his colleague Mark Alan Hughes on the merits of Philadelphia's new $300 Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.
4 March 2002 - 6:00am
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Is Philadelphia Blight Plan Worth The Debt: NO

Op-ed Columnist Mark Alan Hughes debates his colleague Elmer Smith on the merits of Philadelphia's new $300 Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.
4 March 2002 - 5:00am
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Age-old Tax Gripes Gaining Traction In Philadelphia

Local tax reform must drive a wedge between poor city voters and a mayor who defends the status quo.
19 February 2002 - 1:00pm
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Housing Scam Rocks Philadelphia

For three years Rickie Williams sold neglected homes that didn't belong to him.
13 February 2002 - 11:00am
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Decline Challenges Philadelphia Leadership

The radical annexation by Philadelphia of its surrounding county in 1854 occurred under conditions remarkably like today.
17 January 2002 - 2:00pm
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Philadelphia's Master Builder

It's time to thank the man who built what many will remember as turn-of-the-century Philadelphia.
18 December 2001 - 10:00am
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Philadelphia Tax Reform Breakthrough

A smart, feasible plan to end fifty years of suicidal tax structure.
27 November 2001 - 2:00pm
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Philadelphia Has Only One Problem

This opinion column argues that rich households are treated as an enemy of city policy rather than as something to be pursued.
13 November 2001 - 1:00pm
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If Sprawl Is A Defense, It's Fighting The Last War

Do dense cities or sprawling suburbs make the best defense against terrorism?
30 October 2001 - 2:00pm
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Is The Philadelphia Blight Plan Dead?

A good idea succombs to arrogance and ineptitude.
2 October 2001 - 12:00pm
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WTC: The End Of Business Clustering?

Until a month ago, financial service firms located in lower Manhattan because of the benefits of "clustering."
25 September 2001 - 12:00pm
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