Here's what we're reading this week about the projects, people and policies driving local development:
Inquirer: Almost 20,000 Philadelphia residents responded to a survey administered by Temple University to track satisfaction with a range of City services; Mayor Kenney is using the results to inform policies for his second term
by Laura McCrystal, Updated January 14, 2020
WHYY: In City Council’s first working session of the new term, Working Party Councilmember Brooks introduced a resolution calling for hearings to examine rent control
by Jake Blumgart, January 23, 2020
KYW Newsradio: As former Councilmember Reynolds-Brown leaves City Council, she relocates downstairs in City Hall for a job working for newly elected Register of Wills, Tracy Gordon
by Pat Loeb, January 9, 2020
Inquirer: More details emerge about the new tower being built for Morgan Lewis at the west end of the Market Street corridor in Center City, as other new proposed projects emerge at the west end of Center City
by Jacob Adelman, Updated January 21, 2020
WHYY: The Redevelopment Authority followed through on foreclosing on a portfolio of affordable rentals in Germantown that had seriously deteriorated since the demise of a corrupt community organization that had developed them
by Aaron Moselle, January 22, 2020
Brookings Institute: For the first time since the US Census began tracking annual household moves in 1947, fewer than 10% of American households moved home
by William H. Frey, November 22, 2019
Pew Charitable Trusts: PICA, which holds state oversight authority for Philadelphia’s budget, including five year fiscal plans, is set to expire in 2023. The Pew Charitable Trusts takes a deep dive into what PICA does, what may happen in 2023, and the City’s options going forward
by Peter Tobia, January 7, 2020