What We're Reading: Week of January 4, 2021

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

Plan Philly: The Redevelopment Authority is trying a new process for turning city-owned land into affordable housing without using any city funds toward subsidies, putting out an RFP for redevelopment employing a land trust to maintain control of the land and development

by Ryan Briggs, January 7, 2021

The Atlantic takes a look at how gentrification actually occurs in high cost cities, with glass towers lagging the real change that happens one house rehab at a time

By Jacob Anbinder, January 2, 2021

Green Building United has released the latest update on the District 2030 program to improve 23 million square feet of commercial space across Philadelphia’s largest buildings

By Katie Bartolotta & Isabelle Coupet, December 31, 2020

Spotlight PA: The Pennsylvania legislature moved a step closer to partisan gerrymandered State Supreme Court elections

By Marie Albiges, January 13, 2021

Plan Philly: Philadelphia is working to streamline the process for extending it rental assistance program with a new influx of federal relief funds

By Taylor Allen, January 12, 2021

Inquirer: Old City neighbors of the Painted Bride voted against a creative revised development plan that save a treasured mosaic mural by Isaiah Zagar

By Inga Saffron, January 15, 2021