Pennsylvania
More landlords are refusing Section 8 vouchers for housing, neither willing to deal with the federal bureaucracy nor to risk missing out on the peak windfall of an expansive rental market.
The New York Times
Getting serious about mobility and traffic safety in the City of Brotherly Love.
Smart Cities Dive
A report suggests that the older a state is, the more likely it is that special interests have entrenched themselves, negatively impacting the public purse.
Governing
The city of Philadelphia released a document detailing its intentions around housing and related policies. The plan, which has been described as "ambitious," places a focus on equity.
PlanPhilly
Construction unions fought for electronic enforcement, citing high fatalities in work zones.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
With buses crawling along through downtown Philadelphia, the city has plans to step up law enforcement to help them move faster.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
And perhaps regrets it.
philly.com
Philadelphia is sweetening the deal in a proposal that would offer developers density bonuses if they send money to the city's Housing Trust Fund.
PlanPhilly
Efforts across the country show that these projects have the added benefit of improving community safety.
Urban Institute
One of Philadelphia's most potent code enforcement tools is back in effect after the state Supreme Court overturned a previous ruling by a lower court.
PlanPhilly
Urban design media mourned the passing of Robert Venturi this week.
The New York Times
Pennsylvania legislation would make it harder for communities to regulate the new wireless network infrastructure.
PlanPhilly
The city of Pittsburgh and the Port Authority of Allegheny County are working together on a proposal to build dedicated bus lanes between Downtown Pittsburgh and the suburb of Oakland. A federal partner is still necessary.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It's been over 60 years, but at long last a missing stretch of I-95 between New Jersey and Pennsylvania has been completed. Meanwhile, disrepair threatens the rest of the system.
Quartz
Philadelphia officials are calling a new housing plan the city's first comprehensive citywide housing strategy.
PlanPhilly
A plan to get a SEPTA Regional Rail link to Phoenixville in record time has its skeptics, but advocates are convinced they can make it happen.
PlanPhilly
Small jurisdictions in Pennsylvania are losing population and revenue, and some of them are ready to call it a day.
Governing
As the city continues to make little progress on planned bike lanes, cyclists are turning to the courts for relief.
PlanPhilly
The memorial to the heroes of United Flight 93 is nearing completion in Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
It's been radio silence from Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney since the City Council approved a dedicated stream of funding for affordable housing.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
