Philadelphia's War On Blight Draws Neighborhood Praise

Most residents in the Tioga neighborhood are pleased with the neighborhood's transformation after demolitions as part of an anti-blight initiative.

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October 17, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

As part of Mayor Street's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI), "the city has torn down more than 90 of 158 abandoned and dangerously dilapidated rowhouses targeted for demolition in Tioga, dramatically changing the neighborhood landscape. About 30 demolitions are under way."

Thanks to Kurt Paulsen

FULL STORY: Hailing city's war on blight in Tioga

Thursday, October 16, 2003 in The Philadelphia Inquirer

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