Weekly Newsletter, Issue 244 🚌 SEPTA BUS OVERHAUL - FINISHED PLANS After six years of planning, SEPTA is ready to unveil it's completed bus route system redesign. SEPTA will hold 10 public hearings over the last two weeks of September to collect final testimony, before the board can vote on whether or not to approve it. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 243 ⛰️OVAL MEETUP JOIN US! For a conversation with the Ben Franklin Parkway redesign team at the Oval Pop-Up Festival, this Sunday at noon! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 242 🏖️ Beach Trip this Saturday It looks like this Saturday is going to have perfect beach weather! Join us in a daytrip to Atlantic City by beach train! We have a fun day planned of hoagie-eating, jitney-riding, beach-laying, and of course, margarita-drinking.   Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 241 🏖️ 5th Square Beach Trip What are you doing next Saturday? Join us in a daytrip to Atlantic City by beach train! We have a fun day planned of hoagie-eating, jitney-riding, beach-laying, and of course, margarita-drinking.   Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 240 5TH SQUARE IN THE NEWS🚸 Ways to Make Philly Kid-Friendly Philadelphia Magazine published a recently listed 17 ideas to make Philly a kid-friendly city. All of which are priorities which we embrace here at 5th Square. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 239 🐕 PETITION: Give Greyhound Riders Shelter We demand the Mayor and the Streets Department to require Greyhound to shelter their waiting riders and begin work on a new bus terminal. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 238 🤝 Meetup Next Week Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up Resurrection Philadelphia’s Annex401 S 42nd St - West PhillyNEXT Thursday, July 6th at 6 PM Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 237 🛣️ A Bold Proposal for I-95: Transportation Reparations The interstate has splintered neighborhoods and magnified inequities since its construction in 1957. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 236 🚇 Boulevard Subway Council Hearings Philadelphia City Council will hold hearings about a proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, a move spurred by the I-95 collapse in Northeast Philly over the weekend. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 235 🍻 June Meetup Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at the newly-opened Walnut Garden! This is an outdoor, family-friendly event where we will provide updates on our recent campaigns. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 234 📝 How is Cherelle Parker on Transit and Litter? With Cherelle Parker as the Democratic nominee as Mayor, she is heavily favored to win the seat in November's general election. We are eager to see how she will govern as Mayor, and whether she will work to further our common goals for a more robust and resilient city. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 233 🏇 Post-Election Roundup Congrats to all our endorsed nominees who won last Tuesday's primary! We're excited to work with you to make Philly more sustainable, affordable, equitable, and safer. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 232 📝 CONTEST: Guess Who Wins the Election Election Day is gonna be a nail-biter! We're holding a contest to see who can correctly guess the results of tomorrow's Mayor and Council race. Wager your best guess to win a Roosevelt Blvd Subway T-Shirt and bragging rights! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 231 📮 Mail Ballot Reminder Only one week left until election day! Here is our voter guide (and where to find our endorsed candidates on your mail-in ballot) Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 230 📮 Mail in ballots are here! Only two weeks left until election day! Here is a reminder of our endorsed candidates (and where to find them on your mail-in ballot) Continue reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 20, 2023 5th Square’s Steering Committee recommends both Rebecca Rhynhart and Helen Gym for Mayor of Philadelphia Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 229 🦺SEPTA'S NEW CAPITAL BUDGET With the demise of KOP rail, SEPTA's latest capital budget is showing the agency now shifting priorities, and money, to acquire replacement transit vehicles and address repair backlogs. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 228 🏆 SEPTA FARE WINS! Advocacy works! SEPTA proposed two important fare changes in their recent operating budget that moves towards our long-standing fare asks to increase ridership and make the system more user-friendly. A Second Free Transfer Zone 1 + PHL Airport Regional Rail access for TransPass users Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 227 // April 1, 2023 Thank you for reading our second April Fools Newsletter, if you aren't already a newsletter subscriber, sign up here!  All of these news items are satire, but obviously, with a kernel of truth touching on systemic issues with Philadelphia's broken political process and the way its affects our built environment and its residents. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 226 ✅ CITY COUNCIL ENDORSEMENTS Our City Council endorsements are out! Continue reading