Philadelphia Magazine

Malcolm Burnley

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Best Way to Help Homeless Families? Give Them Homes

New study finds Section 8 vouchers cost less and help more than shelters.

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New NYC Service to Offer Access to Pristine Bathrooms … for $25 a Month

Is anyone bothered by this?

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How the Big Blue Bin Has Made Recycling Awfully Expensive

The city used to turn a profit off recyclables. Not anymore.

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A Simple Tool To Save Bicyclists’ Lives

How to make trucks less lethal to bicyclists, and move one step closer to achieving Vision Zero.

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Cities Are Killing Rats With Data

Should Philly Moneyball its pests to death?

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Google’s Next Big Project? “Urban Problems”

New Google subsidiary called Sidewalk Labs aims to improve city life by leveraging tech. Free wifi in NYC is the first project.

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The Cul-de-Sac Is Dying

Over the last 20-years, America has stopped building as many roads to nowhere, and that’s a strong sign that sprawl is in retreat.

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2,500 Youth Summer Jobs Announced

Philly nets $4.4 million to boost goal of creating 10,000 youth jobs

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Billionaire Thinks Class War Is Near

Philly should raise its minimum wage … or else, warns Nick Hanauer.

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107,000 Teens and Young Adults With Nothing to Do

What could go wrong?

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One Way to Reduce Center City Traffic — Ban Private Cars

Dublin is giving it a go. Philadelphia’s big experiment, the Chestnut Street Transitway, failed.

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Still Bowling Alone

Only one in three Americans trust each other. Can great public spaces bring them closer together?

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How the On-Demand Economy Can Bring New Vitality to Kingsessing

(And a bunch of other Philadelphia neighborhoods.)

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High Line Lessons for Reading Viaduct Park

Be careful with the zoning, and be sure to fund maintenance.

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Philadelphia Has Added 50,000 College Grads

But how many grew up here?