What We're Reading: Week of April 27, 2020

Here's what we're reading this week about the projects, people and policies driving local development:

WHYY: Mayor Kenney released his revised budget proposal, including deep cuts and some increased taxes to close a widening gap projected due to the coronavirus shut downs

by Ryan Briggs, April 30, 2020

WHYY: Mayor Kenney announced the opening of construction activity in Philadelphia, with safeguards, in a first round of opening up the city

by Zoë Read and Katie Meyer, April 29, 2020

WHYY looks at how the restart of construction sites might roll out

by Miles Bryan, May 1, 2020

Inquirer: Tenant activists attempt to use the crisis to cancel all rent and mortgage payments, regardless of employment status; the Inquirer profiles the pro and con views

by Staff, Last Updated April 29, 2020

WHYY: A package of “pandemic relief” bills were introduced in City Council, mostly related to tenant evictions, but also to freeze rents

by Catalina Jaramillo, May 1, 2020​