Newsletter: โ๏ธ Washington Ave Families meetup / ๐ฉ Be a committee person / ๐ฅ Learn about new housing
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 169
โ๏ธ KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AT WASHINGTON AVENUE
This weekend, we were out on our Washington Ave Families event, making signs and postcards against the street layout changes.
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Press Release: Safer Washington Avenue Fund Reaches More Than $10,000 in Donations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 10, 2022PHILADELPHIA โ
On Monday, 5th Square established its Safer Washington Avenue Fund, specifically dedicated to electing Philadelphia candidates who will pledge to uphold the City's stated Vision Zero goals. In four days, it has drawn more than $10,000 in donations.
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Newsletter: โ๏ธ Washington Ave Updates / ๐ฉ Run for Committeeperson / ๐ West Philly Pool Closures / ๐ Roxborough housing at risk
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 168
โ๏ธ WASHINGTON AVENUE IN JEOPARDY
We are asking everyone to contact OTIS, the Mayor, and Councilmembers Johnson & Squilla to tell them we want the safest possible option for Washington Ave -- the original 3-lane layout.
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Press Release: Concerning the Update on Washington Avenue Repaving and Improvement Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESunday, February 6, 2022PHILADELPHIA โ
Yesterday, the City of Philadelphiaโs Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS) released its update on the Washington Avenue Repaving and Improvement Project which backtracked from their September 2020 โFinal Design Decision.โ The Cityโs new plan eliminates the safest roadway layout, the 3-lane layout, from consideration in its design.
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Newsletter: ๐ฉ Run for Committeeperson / ๐ Blatstein's Wawa Withdrawn / ๐ Shape our Questionnaire / ๐๏ธ Need Public Housing in West Philly
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 167
๐ฉ RUN FOR A COMMITTEE PERSON SEAT IN 2022
Want to take the next step up toward neighborhood political leadership, and help 5th Square support great candidates for office in the 2022 and 2023 elections?
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Newsletter: ๐๏ธ Strong Towns Book Event / ๐๏ธ Women-Led Cities / ๐ฃ๏ธ Plans for Cobbs Creek Pkwy
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 166
๐๏ธ BOOK EVENT: CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING ENGINEER
Join 5th Square and friends for a guest talk by Chuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns, at Philly Office Retail at 4701 Germantown Ave.
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Newsletter: โ ๐ฒ๐๏ธ Join us for 2022 Elections / ๐๏ธ Affordable Housing or Parking / ๐ฉน New Road, Broken Sidewalk
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 165
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๐ฒ๐๏ธย JOIN US FOR THE 2022 ELECTIONS
Help us decide which Philly-area candidates to support for 2022 races in the PA State Senate and PA State House.
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Newsletter: โ๏ธ Invitation to Our Holiday Party / ๐ฝ๏ธ Who is Losing their Streeteries? / ๐๏ธ Density for Penn's Locust Walk
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 164
โ๏ธย HOLIDAY PARTY INVITATION
You're invited to our fun year-end Holiday Party at 990 Spring Garden on Wednesday, December 22nd atย 7 PM, where we'll be holding off our Third Annual Urbanist Awards ceremony!
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Newsletter: ๐ Seeking Urbanist Awards Nominations / ๐ฃ๏ธ Advocate for a Safer Washington Ave / ๐๏ธ Keep FDR Park Wild
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 163
๐ Nominate Your Faves for Our Annual Urbanist Awards!
We are taking nominations for the following categories through Friday, December 10th:
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Newsletter: ๐ Meetup this Thursday in W. Philly / ๐ฃ๏ธ Support a Safer Washington Ave / ๐ Better Buses Canvassing / ๐ Remembrance Event
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 162
๐ MEETUP THIS THURSDAY
Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up in West Philly this Thursday at 6 PM. This is an indoor/outdoor, family-friendly event where we will provide updates on our recent campaigns and talk about what's in store as we start to wrap up 2021.
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Newsletter: ๐ November Meetup in W. Philly / ๐ฎ Can Volunteers Replace Street Cleaning? / ๐ Bus Revolution Tradeoff Survey
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 161
๐ NOVEMBER MEETUP
Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up in West Philly at 42nd & Pine. This is an indoor/outdoor, family-friendly event where we will provide updates on our recent campaigns and talk about what's in store as we start to wrap up 2021.
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Newsletter: ๐ Tell PennDOT to Support Walking, Biking & Transit / ๐ข Parking vs. Affordable Housing in W. Philly / ๐ฃ๏ธ The Congestion Pricing Solution
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 160
๐ ACTION: TELL PENNDOT TO SUPPORT WALKING, BIKING & TRANSIT
PennDOT is seeking input on the Draft Pennsylvania 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) until TOMORROW, 10/19.
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Newsletter: ๐ Putting the Eye in Transit / ๐ Reimagining RR Event / ๐ฝ๏ธ Make Permanent Outdoor Dining
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 159
๐ PUTTING THE EYE IN TRANSIT
THIS WEDNESDAY, October 13, 6:00pm - In Person
โ Join DesignPhiladelphia forย Putting the Eye in Transit: The Research Behind SEPTAโs New Wayfinding System, an in-person panel discussion organized by the Weitzman School.
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Press Release: City Council Needs to Make Outdoor Dining on Streets & Sidewalks Permanent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 30, 2021
PHILADELPHIA โ
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Newsletter: ๐ค Meet-Up Tomorrow! / ๐ค๏ธ Regional Rail Revamp / ๐ Our Transit Book Launch
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 158
๐ค MEET-UP TOMORROW!
Due to the rain, our outdoor meetup has moved to tomorrow evening.
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Newsletter: ๐ป Meet-Up This Thursday / ๐บ๏ธ Help SEPTA Wayfinding / ๐ Our Transit Book Launch
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 157
๐ป MEET-UP THIS THURSDAY
5th Square September Meet-Up // Thursday, Sep 23, 2021 - 6 PM
Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at Cosmic Cafe & Ciderhouse!
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Press Release: SEPTAโs Reimagining Regional Rail Initiative is a Promising First Step in Creating an Integrated Transit System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 21, 2021PHILADELPHIA โ
5th Square applauds SEPTA leadershipโs openness to reimagining the kind of service that regional rail can provide throughout our region.
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Press Release: SEPTAโs Wayfinding Master Plan is a Long-Overdue Improvement for Riders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 8, 2021
PHILADELPHIA โ
5th Square congratulates SEPTA on the release of its Wayfinding Master Plan and eagerly awaits its implementation in the coming years on rail transit lines.
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Newsletter: ๐ Meet SEPTA Metro / ๐บ๏ธ Germantown's Proposed Rezoning / ๐ป Our Sept Meet-Up
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 156
๐ MEET SEPTA METRO
SEPTA just unveiled their proposed wayfinding design for our region's rail transit network! We LOVE this new design that simplifies and unifies the Subway, El, Trolleys, and NHSL into a seamless network.
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Newsletter: ๐ Bus-Only Lanes Finally Here! / ๐ช How the US Made Affordable Homes Illegal / ๐ฃ๏ธ MLK Drive Radio Hour
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 155
๐ช HOW THE US MADE AFFORDABLE HOMES ILLEGAL
The folks at VOX created a great video explaining the nationwide housing shortage and how cities across the US, including Philadelphia, have made it illegal to build more affordable homes.
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Newsletter: ๐ PA Turnpike Makes Last $450M Transit Payment / ๐ฃ๏ธ Washington Ave Safety Delays / ๐ A Tale of Two Transit Systems / ๐ธ A Tune for SEPTA
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 154
๐ TRANSIT FOR ALL PA! PLATFORM
Pennsylvaniaโs transit services could see major cuts next year, and itโs not about Coronavirusโitโs our legislature!
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Newsletter: ๐ Better Buses Survey / ๐ฃ๏ธ Last Day for Walnut & Chestnut / ๐ฝ Girard Petition Reaches 800
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 153
๐ YOUR VOICE FOR BETTER BUSES
Take Transit Forward Philadelphia's 5-minute bus network survey and you will be entered into a raffle to receive a $50 VISA gift card!
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Newsletter: ๐ฝ Mayor Kenney, Veto the Downzoning of Girard Ave / ๐ณSEPTA Key 2.0 / ๐ Our Harrisburg Transit Funding Rally
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 152
๐ฝ VETO THE DOWNZONING OF GIRARD AVE
Almost 500 petition signers are urging Mayor Kenney to veto Council President Clarke's bill that aims to downzone much of Girard Avenue east of Broad St.
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Newsletter: ๐ Transit Rally In Harrisburg / ๐ฃ๏ธ Road Safety for Walnut & Chestnut / ๐ SEPTA need to grow ridership / ๐ Penn Center's Makeover
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 151
๐ JOIN US IN HARRISBURG - FIGHT FOR TRANSIT FUNDING
Join 5th Sq and statewide partners for a RALLY in Harrisburg - NEXT TUESDAY 6/29, to fight for PA transit funding.
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Newsletter: โจ WIN: Parking Tax Cut Rejected! / ๐ฃ๏ธ Bike Lanes for Walnut & Chestnut / ๐ Fight for Transit Funding In Harrisburg
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 150
โจ WIN: PARKING TAX CUT REJECTED!
WHYY and The Inquirer are reporting that City Council is dropping their plan to cut the parking tax!
This is an incredible win!
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Newsletter: ๐ธ Reject Cuts to the Parking Tax / ๐ผ๏ธ Ben Franklin Pkwy Revamp / ๐๏ธ Affordable Units Approved for West Philly
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 149
ACTION๐ธ REJECT THE PARKING TAX CUT
Tell Council to support transit passes for low-income residents, not giveaways to parking executives
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Newsletter: ๐ A Setback for Trolleys / ๐ฃ๏ธ The Return of Cars / ๐ Reforming Commuter Rail
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 148
5TH SQUARE IN THE NEWS๐ A SETBACK FOR TROLLEY MOD
Tom Fitzgerald of the Inquirer wrote about how Amazon outbid SEPTA for land in Southwest Philly originally envisioned for a trolley maintenance yard -- and the lasting impacts this may have on modernizing our trolley fleet.
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๐ง More Safety Improvements for Cobbs Creek Parkway! ๐ง
Thank you very much forย being one of over 650 friends and neighbors who signed our petition calling for a safer Cobbs Creek Parkway.
To share some promising news, the City of Philadelphia has requested $800,000 in funding from the federal government for safety improvements at key pedestrian crossings at Cobbs Creek Parkway.
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Testimony for SEPTA's FY2022 Capital Budget
5th Square members and volunteers came to SEPTA's Capital Budget hearings today to advocate for
Trolley Modernization
Subway Station Accessibility
Expansion of Trolleybuses
Bicycle Amenities at stations
Here is the spoken testimony delivered at the virtual public meeting today by 5th Square members and volunteers.
This is in addition to a letter delivered by the Transit Forward Philadelphia to SEPTA with comments on the proposed operating and capital budgets.
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Newsletter: ๐ Speak Out for Trolleys / ๐ ฟ๏ธ Cutting the Parking Tax is a Bad Idea / ๐ Defending Affordable Units
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 147
๐ SPEAK OUT FOR TROLLEYS!
We are looking for speakers who would like to give short (2 minutes max) testimonials emphasizing the importance of clean, safe, accessible, and frequent trolley service. Personal stories are a plus!
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Newsletter: ๐ณ๏ธ Election Day Next Tuesday / ๐ In Defense of Affordable Housing / ๐๏ธ Keep MLK Open for People
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 146
๐ณ๏ธ PRIMARY ELECTION DAY INFO
The primary election is NEXT TUESDAY, May 18, 2021.
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Newsletter: ๐ Fresh Shirt Offer / ๐ณ Rally for Livable Communities / ๐ณ๏ธ Primary Election Info / ๐ฝ๏ธ Streeteries & Accessibility
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 145
๐ SHOW OFF YOUR URBANIST CRED WITH OUR NEW T-SHIRT!
Show your support for better city planning, transit, bike lanes and housing with our new T-Shirt designed by Philly-based artist Miriam Singer!
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Press Release: SEPTA FY 2022 Capital Budget
5th Square is providing the following press release in reaction to the newly-released SEPTA FY 2022-2033 Capital Budget.ย
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Newsletter: ๐๏ธ Our Budget Priorities for a More Livable City | ๐ Membership Bonus Offer | ๐ซ Firearm Policy Event Tomorrow | ๐ The Worst Bus Stop
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 144
๐๏ธ ACTION: SUPPORT OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR SAFETY, HEALTH & MOBILITY
Last week, Mayor Kenney delivered his annual budget address to City Council and 5th Square is excited to see many of our top priorities in the Mayor's proposal.
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Newsletter: ๐ Help Save Our Trolleys | ๐ Biden's Infrastructure Plan & Philly | โฝ Revising The Gas Tax
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 143
๐ ACTION: HELP SAVE OUR TROLLEY SERVICE
SEPTAโs purchase of the site at 6901 Elmwood Avenue would grow access to jobs, drive economic development, and reduce car reliance throughout the region.
We need your help to make this happen
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An Urbanist Transgender Day of Visibility
Land use, public spaces, and transportation issues have concrete ramifications for transgender residents.
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Newsletter: ๐ We Deserve Modern Trolley Service | ๐ถ Demand Better Sidewalks | ๐๏ธ Philly Needs More Housing
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 142
๐ 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: ๐ #FundTrolleyMod | ๐ฃ๏ธ PennDOT's Dubious Widening Projects | ๐ MFL Somerset Stop Closed
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 141
๐ FUND TROLLEY MODERNIZATION
The Philadelphia region deserves reliable, accessible, and frequent trolley service.
We call on Congress to authorize direct financial support for SEPTAโs 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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๐ SEPTA's Trolleys are Seriously Outdated, Let's Push for a Better System
We are announcing the launch of our campaign for funding SEPTAโs 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 Kensingtonโs Somerset Station over safety issues.
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Newsletter: ๐ March Meet-Up is this Thursday | ๐ Our Grid Magazine Feature | ๐ฃ๏ธ Redesigning Ben Franklin Pkwy | ๐ฒ 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 regionโs transit system going forward to 2045.
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Reimagining the Ben Franklin Parkway
In the 100-plus years since Jacques Grรฉber designed the Ben Franklin Parkway, the ways in which Philadelphians have moved in and utilized public spaces has changed dramatically.ย
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Newsletter: ๐ March Meet-Up & City Transit Plan | ๐๏ธ Cobbs Creek Pkwy Progress | ๐ 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 regionโs 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-releasedย SEPTAย 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.ย
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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: ๐ Land Value Tax Webinar | ๐ The City's New Transit Plan | ๐ฒ Petition for Spring Garden St Safety | ๐ง Reimagine MLK Drive
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 138
๐ TUESDAY: LAND VALUE TAX IN PHILLY
Join the Center for Property Tax Reform for aย FREE webinarย 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: ๐ 5th Square Meet-Up Tomorrow | ๐ ADU Webinar | ๐ง Spring Garden St Survey Results
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 137
๐ 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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