🛣️ RECOVERY STREETS - EXCITING NEWS
TODAY: Join us for a webinar about our Recovery Streets Platform and hear about the progress Philadelphia has made to date plus exciting new initiatives.
Be among the first to hear about the next steps the City will be taking towards adapting our streets for these times.
TODAY at Noon
The conversation will be moderated by Patricia Madej, The Philadelphia Inquirer transportation beat reporter
Panelists include:
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Councilperson Jamie Gauthier, Philadelphia’s Third Councilmanic District
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Job Itzkowitz, Executive Director of the Old City District
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Chris Osgood, Chief of the Streets, Transportation & Sanitation from the City of Boston
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Kelley Yemen, Director of Complete Streets, Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability
⭐ WE DID IT! 200 MEMBERS! ⭐
We are happy to announce we reached our goal of 200 contributing members! This is a watershed moment for 5th Square and it all happened with your help.
Let's keep the momentum going -- sign up to be a member today for as little as $5/month or $60/year, and get a FREE SHIRT! We still have a few of these amazing gold 5th Square shirts left -- sign up today!
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Unsure if you already applied to vote by mail in the November Election?
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Head to the Pennsylvania Department of State's online ballot status lookup.
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If your status says "Pending" then you will be mailed a ballot.
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Any registered PA voter can request a mail-in ballot for any reason: either online (need PA ID) or by mail.
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You can also register to vote or update your voting address online.
🍽️ OUR NEW 'STREETERIES' MAP
Back in June, the City eased its permitting rules to allow for a large expansion of outdoor dining on our sidewalks, parking lanes and, in some cases, streets closed to traffic.
We created an interactive map showing the new temporary permits (in blue), along with the places (in red) that had already had permits under the old system.
Looking to build a Parklet or Streetery? Check out Parkade's
🚗 TRAGEDY IN OUR STREETS
WHYY went to the block in West Philly where 7-year-old Zamar Jones was killed in a drive-by shooting. The reporter found that neighbors had long been asking for speed cushions to deter violence and speeding only to be given the run-around by the Streets Department.
Now only after this high-profile tragic incident, is the City now coming back to perform a full traffic study.
5th Square has long held that the City's requirements for obtaining safer streets is too onerous, requiring neighbors to circulate a petition with a 75% approval threshold, a request from the District Councilmember, and a slow, opaque internal process with the Streets Department.
This process serves neighborhoods containing residents with the resources to spearhead street safety efforts on their own and leaves behind low-income residents who are more affected by traffic and gun violence.
The Kenney Administration must absolutely work harder to streamline the process for neighborhoods to achieve safer streets.
🤩 RISING STAR: MALCOLM KENYATTA
At last week's DNC, Pennsylvania State Rep. representing North Philly and our endorsed candidate, Malcolm Kenyatta, delivered a speech as part of the "Rising Stars" keynote. The Inquirer ran a feature interview with him about this moment.
We are so proud to be a part of Malcolm's team working to get him re-elected to a second term come November.
🗑️ OUR TRASHY MEMBERS
Tired of staring at the mountains of uncollected recycling, the President of West Passyunk Neighbors Association and valued 5th Square Member, James Gitto, took matters into his own hands.
Borrowing pickup trucks, him and a group of South Philly volunteers picked up recycling from neighbors who are elderly, disabled, or don't have their own cars. Great work, James!
This highlights the essential role that all our sanitation workers play in ensuring our city is clean and functioning. The City needs to do more to ensure that neighborhoods without proactive community groups or similar resources aren't buried in trash.
Philadelphia Navy Yard Connected Community Plan
The Navy Yard is excited for the next chapter in it's development and wants your input in shaping this future.
You can also sign up here to receive news about the public engagement and outreach activities related to the creation of the Navy Yard's Connected Community Plan.
South Jersey: Feedback is now open on Connect 2020, the Collingswood and Haddon Township pedestrian and bicycle plan. If you live, work, or travel through either town, we'd love to get your feedback on our draft recommendations: https://www.connect2020sj.com/plan-recommendations-survey/
Now offering no-cost EMT Certification Training in partnership with Drexel University. (Apply by 9/1)
2021 New Leaders Council Institute
New Leaders Council is a 501c3 and is the leading training program for a rising generation of progressive leaders. Anchored by its six-month training program, the NLC Institute, NLC equips our leaders with the skills to run for office, manage campaigns, create start-ups and networks of thought leaders. The 2021 NLC Institute begins in January 2021 and applications are due by September 3rd, 2020.
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