Newsletter: ๐๏ธ DC 33 Strike / ๐ Tomorrow: Canvass SEPTA Riders / ๐ค Become a 5th Square Member
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 338
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๐๏ธ DC 33 STRIKE
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๐ TOMORROW: CANVASS SEPTA RIDERS
Let's keep up the pressure on Harrisburg to fund transit! Tell everyone you know toย contact their elected officials and demand funding for SEPTA.
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Newsletter: ๐ซ๏ธ Stop Grays Ferry Pollution / ๐จ Board Passes SEPTA Cuts / ๐๏ธ PBA Laser Vision
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 337
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๐ซ๏ธ STOP GRAYS FERRY POLLUTION
We knew CHOP's proposed parking garage was bad for Grays Ferry.
But we didn't know exactly how bad, or why CHOP assured everyone it wouldn't worsen traffic.
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CHOP Garage's Transportation Impact Study Is Fatally Flawed
In this letter to the City of Philadelphia's Civic Design Review and Streets Department, learn why CHOP's proposed 1000-space employee-only parking garage at 30th and Grays Ferry will worsen traffic, increase pollution, and put Grays Ferry residents in danger.
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Newsletter: ๐ SEPTA Updates / ๐๏ธ Expanding Housing Options / ๐ Last Sunday for Gayborhood Open Streets
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 336
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๐ SEPTA UPDATES
We are now only two months away from the first of SEPTA's planned cuts this summer.
Fortunately, a transit funding bill passed the PA Houseย last week. While historically the PA Senate has been the bottleneck for transit legislation, this is an encouraging step in the right direction.
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Newsletter: ๐ Update on City Hall Bike Lane / ๐ฐ Tonight: Learn More About SEPTA's Budget / ๐ Canvass SEPTA Riders
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 335
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๐ UPDATE ON CITY HALL BIKE LANE
Last week, we joined with Philly Bike Action for a late-breaking action asking for a bike lane around City Hall and we have an exciting update!
This past Thursday, Councilmember Young introduced the bill authorizing the bike lane which allows PennDOT to install it when repaving over the summer.
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5th Square Condemns Parker Administration for Abandoning Zero Fare Commitment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 12, 2025
Philadelphia's nationally-acclaimed low-income fare program left unfunded in a last-minute betrayal.
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Newsletter: ๐๏ธ Bike Lane Around City Hall / ๐ซ School Streets / ๐ Harrisburg Transit Rally Recap
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 334
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๐๏ธ DEMAND A BIKE LANE AROUND CITY HALL
We urgently need your help to get a bike lane around City Hall.
As PennDOT prepares to repave Penn Square this summer, we have an opportunity to make it safer and add a bike lane.
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Newsletter: ๐ป Meetup on Thursday / ๐ Tomorrow: Harrisburg Rally & Lobby Day for SEPTA / ๐ End Parking Mandates
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 333
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๐ป MEETUP ON THURSDAY
Join us this Thursday, June 5th for our first meetup in Roxborough!
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Newsletter: ๐๏ธ More Housing, Less Parking / ๐ป June Meetup Next Week / ๐ฒ Fight for Parking Protected Bike Lanes in Harrisburg
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 332
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๐๏ธ MORE HOUSING, LESS PARKING
Parking mandates make housing more expensive and entrench car dependency by forcing businesses and housing developments to build parking spaces regardless of parking demand or proximity to transit.
Fortunately, there's a very simple solution: get rid of parking mandates altogether!
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Newsletter: ๐ณ๏ธ Vote YES on Ballot Question #2 / ๐ค Meetup Thursday / ๐ฃ Tomorrow: SEPTA Capital Hearing
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 331
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๐ณ๏ธ VOTE TODAY
Today is election day! Polls are open until 8 P.M.
Our Steering Committee recommends voting YES on Question 2. Check outย our election center for more info.
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Newsletter: ๐ Save SEPTA Rally on Monday / ๐ Meetup Next Week / ๐ Schuylkill River Trail Expansion
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 330
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๐ SAVE SEPTA RALLY ON MONDAY
If we don't act now to address SEPTA's funding crisis, SEPTA is planning to slash service by 45%, hike fares, and eliminate 50 bus routes and 5 regional rail lines.
We need your help to stop this!
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5th Square Supports Mayor Parker's Housing Bills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
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Newsletter: ๐ Ways to Save Public Transit / ๐ Our May Meetup / ๐ณ๏ธ Ballot Recommendation
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 329
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๐ MORE WAYS TO SAVE SEPTA
If we don't act now to address SEPTA's funding crisis, SEPTA is planning to slash service by 45%, hike fares, and eliminate 50 bus routes and 5 regional rail lines.
We need your help to stop this!
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5th Square Supports Daylighting Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEย ย Thursday May 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA -ย
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Newsletter: ๐จ Stop SEPTA Cuts / โ๏ธ DVRPC Vision Zero Survey / ๐ซ Grays Ferry Is Not a Parking Lot
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 328
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๐จ STOP SEPTA CUTS
Due to a funding crisis, SEPTA is planning to slash service by 45%, hike fares, and eliminate 50 bus routes and 5 regional rail lines.
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Newsletter: ๐จ Stop SEPTA Cuts / ๐ณ๏ธ Get Ready for the Primary Election / ๐ Save the Date for Our May Meetup
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 327
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๐จ STOP SEPTA CUTS
Due to aย funding crisis, SEPTA is planning to slash service by 45%, hike fares, and eliminate 50 bus routes and 5 regional rail lines.
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Newsletter: ๐จ 45% SEPTA Cuts Announced / ๐ฅณ Zero Fare Program Is Saved / ๐ฒ We Were Right About Washington Ave
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 326
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๐จ 45% SEPTA CUTS ANNOUNCED
This past week, SEPTA announced it will need to make massive cuts due to its funding shortfall.
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5th Square Applauds Safe Healthy Homes Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEย ย Thursday, April 10th, 2025
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Reaction to SEPTA Budget Cuts
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5th Square is providing the following press release in reaction to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)'s announcement of service reductions and fare increases due to lack of state financial support.ย ย
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Newsletter: ๐ Stop SEPTA Cuts / ๐๏ธ Have a Say on Our Budget / ๐ซ School Zone Speed Cameras Moving Forward
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 325
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STOP SEPTA CUTS
SEPTA cuts due to state funding shortfalls will be announced on Thursday, so we need you to join us for a rally at City Hall on Friday to show that we're not going to let these cuts happen.
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