An Urbanist Transgender Day of Visibility
Land use, public spaces, and transportation issues have concrete ramifications for transgender residents.
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Newsletter: 🚋 We Deserve Modern Trolley Service | 🚶 Demand Better Sidewalks | 🏙️ Philly Needs More Housing
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 142
🚋 WE DESERVE MODERN TROLLEY SERVICE
Our Trolley Mod Petition has garnered over 500 signatures in a week! We need to show our local congressional reps overwhelming community support for this most important transit project.
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Newsletter: 🚋 #FundTrolleyMod | 🛣️ PennDOT's Dubious Widening Projects | 🚉 MFL Somerset Stop Closed
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 141
🚋 FUND TROLLEY MODERNIZATION
The Philadelphia region deserves reliable, accessible, and frequent trolley service.
We call on Congress to authorize direct financial support for SEPTA’s Trolley Modernization Project. We are also asking SEPTA to prioritize Trolley Modernization and increase their capital budget investment allocation for this important project.
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🚋 SEPTA's Trolleys are Seriously Outdated, Let's Push for a Better System
We are announcing the launch of our campaign for funding SEPTA’s Trolley Modernization Project starting with an online petition.
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Press Release: Closure of Somerset MFL Station
5th Square is providing the following press release in reaction to the news that SEPTA may temporarily close Kensington’s Somerset Station over safety issues.
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Newsletter: 🚇 March Meet-Up is this Thursday | 🌆 Our Grid Magazine Feature | 🛣️ Redesigning Ben Franklin Pkwy | 🚲 Sign the MLK Drive Petition
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 140
Our March meet-up is THIS THURSDAY! We are honored to host special guests from the Mayor's Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, & Sustainability:
Chris Puchalsky, Director of Policy & Strategic Initiatives
Andrew Simpson, Transit Policy Planner
They will introduce us to the new Philadelphia Transit Plan which details a vision for our region’s transit system going forward to 2045.
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Reimagining the Ben Franklin Parkway
In the 100-plus years since Jacques Gréber designed the Ben Franklin Parkway, the ways in which Philadelphians have moved in and utilized public spaces has changed dramatically.
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Newsletter: 🚇 March Meet-Up & City Transit Plan | 🏞️ Cobbs Creek Pkwy Progress | 🚃 SEPTA's Use of Covid Funding
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 139
At our March meet-up, we are honored to host special guests from the Mayor's Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, & Sustainability:
Chris Puchalsky, Director of Policy & Strategic Initiatives
Andrew Simpson, Transit Policy Planner
They will introduce us to the new Philadelphia Transit Plan which details a vision for our region’s transit system going forward to 2045.
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Press Release: SEPTA Strategic Plan 2021-2026
5th Square is providing the following press release in reaction to newly-released SEPTA 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.
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Press Release: Philadelphia Transit Plan Announcement
5th Square is providing the following press release in reaction to newly-released City Transit Plan:
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Newsletter: 🏠 Land Value Tax Webinar | 🚇 The City's New Transit Plan | 🚲 Petition for Spring Garden St Safety | 🚧 Reimagine MLK Drive
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 138
🏠 TUESDAY: LAND VALUE TAX IN PHILLY
Join the Center for Property Tax Reform for a FREE webinar in partnership with 5th Square to discuss Land Value Tax in the city of Philadelphia.
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City Council's 2021 Zoning Reform: Prerogative Spreads to the Code
The 2021 revisions to the City's Zoning Code are great in principle, but Council district carve-outs threaten the very future of comprehensive citywide planning.
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Newsletter: 🚍 5th Square Meet-Up Tomorrow | 🏠 ADU Webinar | 🚧 Spring Garden St Survey Results
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 137
🚍 TOMORROW: February Monthly Zoom Meet-up & Better Buses Campaign Intro
5th Square, Philly's urbanist PAC and advocacy organization, is hosting our February monthly meet-up on Zoom TOMORROW evening, February 18th, from 7-8pm, and this month we'll be talking transit, with a focus on SEPTA's upcoming redesign of our region's bus network.
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Newsletter: 🏘️🏡🏚️ Say 'NO' to Council's New Zoning Commission | 💥 SEPTA CHW Line is Returning | 🚲 Grays Ferry Bridge's New Bike Lane
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 136
ACTION: 🏘️🏡🏚️ SAY 'NO' TO COUNCIL'S NEW ZONING COMMISSION
Council President Darrell Clarke and Republican Councilmember Brian O’Neill are proposing a resolution (#21003800) in City Council TOMORROW that would authorize a council-led Zoning Code Review Commission that could reverse Philadelphia's progress on climate, transportation, and affordability issues if supporters get their way.
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🚲 Grays Ferry Bridge 🌉 Protected Bike Lane is Here!
PennDOT just finished their work on the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge and the new westbound protected bike lane looks amazing!
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💥 BIG NEWS 💥 SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Line is Coming Back!
Thank you for signing our petition calling on SEPTA to adapt to the pandemic and grow its ridership by Restoring Service & Lowering Fares on Regional Rail.
We have some big news to share!
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Newsletter: 🚉 The Future of Regional Rail | 🏘️ The Rise of the Zoning 'Overlay' | 💰 Land Value Tax Event
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 135
5TH SQUARE IN THE NEWS - 🚉 The Future of Regional Rail
The Inquirer's Pat Madej poses the existential question facing SEPTA's regional rail system -- Without commuters, what will happen to SEPTA Regional Rail?
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Newsletter: 🚵 Demand Safer Streets for Frankford | 🏗️ How to Shape Development in 2021 | 📽️ Bicycle Film Festival
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 134
ACTION
PennDOT’s is accepting public comment on their I-95 proposal for road work near the Frankford Arsenal in Northeast Philly.
🚵♀️ Demand safe bike and pedestrian facilities here!
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Regional Rail Update: DVRPC to study Regional Rail fare equity and restructuring!
We have some small but exciting news to share about our campaign to reform regional rail fares and service in our region.As part of their FY2022 Work Program (still open for public comment), the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) will conduct a study of regional rail fare equity and restructuring.
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Newsletter: 🚸 Mantua Traffic Safety Project | 🚴 MLK Drive Usage Study | ❄️ Winter Friendly Cities
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 133
🚸 MANTUA TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECT
Do you live, work, or travel through the Mantua neighborhood in West Philly?
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