Weekly Newsletter, Issue 310 🎁 LAST-MINUTE GIFT IDEA Need a last-minute gift for the urbanist in your life? We still have some GrimGrimGrim Blvd Subway shirts left in stock. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 309 5th Square is Philadelphia's urbanist political action committee, organizing and advocating for better transportation, land use, and public space policies. Our work is made possible through the support of over 400 members donating anywhere from $5 to $25 a month. A huge thank you to the folks who attended our Holiday Party last Friday! It was a great night celebrating our 10th year as an organization and the achievements of our award winners and urbanist community! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 308 ☃️🥳 HOLIDAY PARTY ON FRIDAY THIS FRIDAY, Join 5th Square members and friends for our annual Holiday Party + Urbanist Awards Ceremony at Indy Hall! Come celebrate with other Philadelphia built environment activists, neighborhood and community leaders, architects, planners, builders, and sustainability advocates at the urbanist holiday party of the season! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 307 🍻 TOMORROW: HAPPY HOUR WITH WELCOMING NEIGHBORS NETWORK  Join us TOMORROW for an informal meet-up with abundant housing advocates from across the Northeast Region of Welcoming Neighbors Network (WNN)! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 306 🥳 SEPTA DEATH SPIRAL AVERTED Governor Shapiro announced that he is flexing $153 million in federal highway to SEPTA. Averting disastrous service cuts, fare increases, and the transit death spiral that would ensue. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 305 🚋 THIS THURSDAY: MEETUP AND TROLLEY MODERNIZATION UPDATES Join us this THURSDAY November 21st from 6-8pm for an informal, in-person meet-up over at Resurrection Philadelphia’s Annex! This is an indoor/outdoor, family-friendly event. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 304 🚲 LEGALIZE PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANES There is still a chance during this legislative session to legalize parking protected bike lanes in PA. Legislators will be back in Harrisburg on November 13th to “wrap up” some bills. Reach out to State Legislators Today. Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 303 🗳️ VOTE TODAY It's Election Day! Stop by your polling place between 7am and 8pm and go vote! Continue reading

Weekly Newsletter, Issue 302 🚲🥳 NO MORE BIKE LANE PARKING! We have a major victory to announce! After more than a decade of hard work by activists, it will soon be illegal for drivers to stop in bike lanes. Last Thursday, City Council unanimously passed Bill 240657, which prohibits stopping in any bike lane citywide and increases fines for bike lane parking. Continue reading

5th Square's Steering Committee issues the following statement: The removal of the housing component of the 76 Place project is a huge step backwards for Philadelphia, especially given our city’s massive housing shortage. Residential density lowers housing costs and reduces cost pressure on current housing stock. Canceling these units also jeopardizes meeting our Mayor’s stated goal of 30,000 new housing units in the next four years. Continue reading