Philly

Vision zero says residents should report unsafe streets. But is this working for residents? The city’s most recent Vision Zero report for 2024 showed promising results along Roosevelt Boulevard but alarming stats for pedestrians.  According to the report, preliminary 2024...

City council members held a hearing in October to understand the challenges of acquiring vacant lots through the Philadelphia Land Bank. One Kensington community garden shares its struggles of operating without land ownership. In Kensington, a chilly light rain poured...

Her sidewalk Germantown Garden brought together neighbors during COVID. Her next vision: a future farm retreat. Over the last four years of running a Germantown community garden, Kera Gibbs, a 2024 SustainPHL nominee, has seen the transformative power that growing...

SEPTA’s Chief Innovation Officer and former Smart City Director talks sustainability and public transit SEPTA is at the center of tight state budget conversations. The mass transit agency is the largest in the state, averaging over 797,000 unlinked passenger trips...

Zero Fare’s success highlights the importance of free public transit for underserved communities. For many Philadelphia pedestrians, paying for public transportation can be a significant financial strain, limiting access to essential resources like employment, healthcare, and healthy food. The Zero...

In our latest Civic Catalysts column, Rep Rabb talks nerding out about cool science, vertical farming & holding greenwashers accountable. Role: State Representative for the 200th Legislative District of Pennsylvania. Rabb represents 68,000 constituents in four Philadelphia neighborhoods –Chestnut Hill,...

The next presidential administration could keep or cut critical programs that benefit Philly. Did you know that an estimated 13 million citizens care deeply about the environment but will skip the polls? This staggering number comes from the Environmental Voter Project, an...

More Philly students will be riding to school in clean buses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced nearly $17 million in federal investments in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) through the EPA’s Clean School Bus program. This...

Casey Kuklick, Deputy Director of the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives, lays out the office’s Fall 2024 plans.  In January, newly-appointed Mayor Parker released her 100-Day Action Plan for a “Safer, Cleaner, Greener Philadelphia,” which outlined a long-term Clean...