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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESunday, February 6, 2022PHILADELPHIA — Yesterday, the City of Philadelphia’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 “Final Design Decision.” The City’s new plan eliminates the safest roadway layout, the 3-lane layout, from consideration in its design. Continue reading

Newsletter: 🎩 Run for Committeeperson / 🏆 Blatstein's Wawa Withdrawn / 📋 Shape our Questionnaire / 🏙️ Need Public Housing in West Philly

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 167 🎩 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: 🏗️ Strong Towns Book Event / 🏙️ Women-Led Cities / 🛣️ Plans for Cobbs Creek Pkwy

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 166 🏗️ 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: ✅🚲🏙️ Join us for 2022 Elections / 🏘️ Affordable Housing or Parking / 🩹 New Road, Broken Sidewalk

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 165 ✅🚲🏙️ 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: ☃️ Invitation to Our Holiday Party / 🍽️ Who is Losing their Streeteries? / 🏙️ Density for Penn's Locust Walk

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 164 ☃️ HOLIDAY PARTY INVITATION You're invited to our fun year-end Holiday Party at 990 Spring Garden on Wednesday, December 22nd at 7 PM, where we'll be holding off our Third Annual Urbanist Awards ceremony! Continue reading

Newsletter: 🏆 Seeking Urbanist Awards Nominations / 🛣️ Advocate for a Safer Washington Ave / 🏞️ Keep FDR Park Wild

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

Newsletter: 📛 Meetup this Thursday in W. Philly / 🛣️ Support a Safer Washington Ave / 🚌 Better Buses Canvassing / 💐 Remembrance Event

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 162 📛 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: 📛 November Meetup in W. Philly / 🚮 Can Volunteers Replace Street Cleaning? / 🚌 Bus Revolution Tradeoff Survey

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 161 📛 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: 🔊 Tell PennDOT to Support Walking, Biking & Transit / 🏢 Parking vs. Affordable Housing in W. Philly / 🛣️ The Congestion Pricing Solution

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 160 🔊 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

Newsletter: 👓 Putting the Eye in Transit / 🚃 Reimagining RR Event / 🍽️ Make Permanent Outdoor Dining

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 159 👓 PUTTING THE EYE IN TRANSIT THIS WEDNESDAY, October 13, 6:00pm - In Person ⁠Join DesignPhiladelphia for Putting the Eye in Transit: The Research Behind SEPTA’s New Wayfinding System, an in-person panel discussion organized by the Weitzman School. Continue reading