What We're Reading: Week of December 28, 2020

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

State Impact Pennsylvania: With proposals for utility sized solar farms increasing across Pennsylvania, it’s becoming clear that most zoning codes provide little guidance on how they get approved

by Rachel McDevitt, December 23, 2020

Inquirer: In a year with greatly reduced tax revenue, the City of Philadelphia is projected to have its largest cost yet in staff overtime, as much as $200m, and PICA wants the City to come up with a plan to deeply cut overtime costs

by Laura McCrystal, December 22, 2020

The Inquirer examines the reduced influence of business in City Council over recent years

by Sean Collins Walsh, Updated December 28, 2020

Inquirer: The Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Cleveland developed a new portal where workers with low-skill jobs can pair their skills with higher wage positions in growing fields in the same region

by Ezequiel Minaya, December 30, 2020

NBC10: Philadelphia is projecting reduced wage tax revenue of at least $100 million due to city employees working from their homes outside the city

by Claudia Vargas, December 31, 2020

Inquirer: SEPTA awarded a contract to begin the process of looking at a new bus network layout, basically designing routes from scratch based upon current needs, after a century of making periodic minor changes to changing residential, work and commuter patterns

by Patricia Madej, December 17, 2020