Newsletter: โœ‰๏ธ Washington Ave Updates / ๐ŸŽฉ Run for Committeeperson / ๐ŸŠ West Philly Pool Closures / ๐Ÿš‚ Roxborough housing at risk

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 168 โœ‰๏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. Continue reading

Press Release: Concerning the Update on Washington Avenue Repaving and Improvement Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESunday, February 6, 2022PHILADELPHIA โ€” Yesterday, the City of Philadelphiaโ€™s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS) released its update on the Washington Avenue Repaving and Improvement Project which backtracked from their September 2020 โ€œFinal Design Decision.โ€ The Cityโ€™s new plan eliminates the safest roadway layout, the 3-lane layout, from consideration in its design. Continue reading

Newsletter: ๐ŸŽฉ Run for Committeeperson / ๐Ÿ† Blatstein's Wawa Withdrawn / ๐Ÿ“‹ Shape our Questionnaire / ๐Ÿ™๏ธ Need Public Housing in West Philly

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 167 ๐ŸŽฉ 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? Continue reading

Newsletter: ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Strong Towns Book Event / ๐Ÿ™๏ธ Women-Led Cities / ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Plans for Cobbs Creek Pkwy

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 166 ๐Ÿ—๏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. Continue reading

Newsletter: โœ…๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ™๏ธ Join us for 2022 Elections / ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Affordable Housing or Parking / ๐Ÿฉน New Road, Broken Sidewalk

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 165 โœ…๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ™๏ธย 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. Continue reading

Newsletter: โ˜ƒ๏ธ Invitation to Our Holiday Party / ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Who is Losing their Streeteries? / ๐Ÿ™๏ธ Density for Penn's Locust Walk

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 164 โ˜ƒ๏ธย 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! Continue reading

Newsletter: ๐Ÿ† Seeking Urbanist Awards Nominations / ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Advocate for a Safer Washington Ave / ๐Ÿž๏ธ Keep FDR Park Wild

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 163 ๐Ÿ† Nominate Your Faves for Our Annual Urbanist Awards! We are taking nominations for the following categories through Friday, December 10th: Continue reading

Newsletter: ๐Ÿ“› Meetup this Thursday in W. Philly / ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Support a Safer Washington Ave / ๐ŸšŒ Better Buses Canvassing / ๐Ÿ’ Remembrance Event

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 162 ๐Ÿ“› 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. Continue reading

Newsletter: ๐Ÿ“› November Meetup in W. Philly / ๐Ÿšฎ Can Volunteers Replace Street Cleaning? / ๐ŸšŒ Bus Revolution Tradeoff Survey

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 161 ๐Ÿ“› 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. Continue reading

Newsletter: ๐Ÿ”Š Tell PennDOT to Support Walking, Biking & Transit / ๐Ÿข Parking vs. Affordable Housing in W. Philly / ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ The Congestion Pricing Solution

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 160 ๐Ÿ”Š 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. Continue reading