What We're Reading: Week of September 21, 2020

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

WHYY: The Durst Organization’s proposal for a prominent piece of the Delaware River waterfront was selected over three other proposals, including one proposed by the owners of the Sixers, with DWRC citing it as the closest to the elements of the master plan, and for not requesting any public subsidy

by Ryan Briggs, September 9, 2020

Inquirer: Inga Saffron takes a deep dive into analyzing the Durst Organization’s winning proposal for development of the central Delaware waterfront sites

by Inga Saffron, September 10, 2020

WHYY: City Council kicked off its return from summer recess with bills to extend the eviction related bills passed before recess, which expired at the end of August, as well as passing sick leave bills, and calling for hearings on the increase in violence in the city

by Ryan Briggs, September 10, 2020

Inquirer: After getting a court order enabling the city to clear the homeless encampments, Wednesday’s deadline came and went without clarity about what will happen next

by Alfred Lubrano, Laura McCrystal, Mensah M. Dean, Samantha Melamed, Anna Orso and Aubrey Whelan, September 10, 2020

An Inquirer reporter provides a perspective from inside the homeless encampment, raising broader questions about housing needs than just the fate of this site

by Jenice Armstrong, September 10, 2020