Provide feedback on PennDOT’s Concept Plan for Vine Street TODAY!  -- Survey takes ONLY 2 Minutes to complete. Continue reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 6th, 2025 PHILADELPHIA — Last Friday, a man was killed and a woman was injured as they attempted to walk across Washington Ave at Front Street. Just six months prior, a man in his 60s was struck and killed crossing the same intersection. Continue reading

5th Square's Steering Committee issues the following statement: The removal of the housing component of the 76 Place project is a huge step backwards for Philadelphia, especially given our city’s massive housing shortage. Residential density lowers housing costs and reduces cost pressure on current housing stock. Canceling these units also jeopardizes meeting our Mayor’s stated goal of 30,000 new housing units in the next four years. Continue reading

Responding to a Right-to-Know request, PennDOT released the full results of their I-95 planning study survey for Center City and South Philly. Looking at the written comments in the released results, we found a majority of respondents oppose the plan in all of the survey areas. Continue reading

Press Release: Reaction to Traffic Violence Citywide and Fatal Rittenhouse Crash FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 18, 2024 PHILADELPHIA — Yesterday, traffic violence left two neighbors dead and a third critically injured. A 30-year-old woman was killed while biking in Rittenhouse in a high-speed car crash, a man in his 50s was struck and killed while standing on a corner in Kensington, and a 26-year-old woman was critically injured after being struck while crossing a street in Germantown. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 286   🤔 SEPTA FUNDING STILL UNCERTAIN Pennsylvania's budget deadline passed and Harrisburg failed to pass a budget, but the SEPTA board recently approved a 2025 budget which is counting on PA's proposed transit funding. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 285 🚨 LAST CHANCE TO STOP SEPTA CUTS Harrisburg has until the end of this week to pass a budget, and SEPTA and other transit agencies throughout the state are depending on Governor Shapiro's proposed $282 million of transit funding to avoid drastic service cuts and fare increases.  Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 284   🤝 MEETUP THIS THURSDAY This Thursday, June 20th at 6pm, join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at the PHS Pop Up Garden at Manayunk!  Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 283 🤝 JUNE MEETUP On June 20th at 6pm, join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at the PHS Pop Up Garden at Manayunk!  This is an outdoor, family-friendly event where we will provide updates on our recent campaigns.  We will also be discussing mobility, safe streets, and access to transit specific to Northwest Philly neighborhoods. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 282 🤝 JUNE 5TH SQUARE MEETUP On June 20th at 6pm, join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at the PHS Pop Up Garden at Manayunk!  This is an outdoor, family-friendly event where we will provide updates on our recent campaigns.  Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 281 🥳 BUS REVOLUTION APPROVED It's been quite the journey, but this past week, SEPTA's board finally voted to approve Bus Revolution! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 280 🚏 SEPTA MEETINGS THIS WEEK There are two upcoming meetings hosted by SEPTA this week that we need volunteers to show up for and speak out: Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 279 ✨ MAY 5TH SQUARE MEETUP THURSDAY Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at Resurrection Philadelphia’s Annex this Thursday, May 16th at 6PM! This is an indoor/outdoor, family-friendly event and light refreshments and pizza will be served. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 278 5th Square is Philadelphia's urbanist political action committee, organizing and advocating for better transportation, land use, and public space policies. Our work is made possible through the support of nearly 450 members donating anywhere from $5 to $25 a month. 🤝 FTWNB URBANIST MEETUP THURSDAY Calling all Femme, Trans, Women, and Non-Binary (FTWNB) urbanists!  Join us for a meetup at Indy Hall's 4th Floor Skyroom, this Thursday May 9th at 6pm.  Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 277 🤝 FTWNB URBANIST MEETUP NEXT WEEK Calling all Femme, Trans, Women, and Non-Binary (FTWNB) urbanists!  Join us for a meetup at Indy Hall's 4th Floor Skyroom, May 9th at 6pm.  Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 276 🗳️ VOTE TODAY Today is Election Day! Make sure you show up to your polling place by 8:00 PM. We endorse the following candidates: Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 275 🗳️ ELECTION NEXT WEEK Election Day is NEXT TUESDAY, April 23rd. Make sure to turn in your mail-in ballot on-time or make a plan to show up to your polling place Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 274 🍽️ STREETERY SHOWDOWN Remember streeteries? After first proliferating during the peak of the pandemic as a safer alternative to indoor dining, they have been steadily going extinct. These dynamic public spaces which repurposed our streets for a more productive use than parking have shrank in number from more than 800 at their peak to only 13 today. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 273 🗳️ OUR BALLOT GUIDE Mail-in ballots are starting to arrive so we want to help you figure out how to fill yours out. This election, we are endorsing the following candidates: Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 272½ // April 1, 2024 Thank you for reading our April Fools Newsletter, if you aren't already a newsletter subscriber, sign up here!  All of these news items are satire, but obviously, with a kernel of truth touching on systemic issues with Philadelphia's broken political process and the way its affects our built environment and its residents. Continue reading