Philadelphia City Councilmembers Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Jamie Gauthier are reviving a push for mandatory inclusionary housing with a new overlay that would require developers building in certain areas to include affordable homes in new residential projects containing 10 or more units. | From WHYY (Read more.)
Under the plan, the vacant structures and empty lots will be transferred to area nonprofit groups committed to housing longtime community residents, as they increasingly struggle against rising rents and home prices, officials said in a news conference Tuesday. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
El “Fondo de Acción contra la Pobreza” es otro paso en el largo camino para sacar a 100.000 personas de la pobreza. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The ‘Poverty Action Fund’ is another step in the long journey to pull 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The North Philadelphia councilmember last week killed a bill that would have legalized plans for a 20-story apartment tower on the vacant site of Morris Iron and Steel on N. American Street between Berks and Norris Streets and 40 rowhouses on nearby city-owned land. This week, she said she is working with developers Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, or APM, and Scannapieco Development Corporation on a public-private partnership to enable the project. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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Three bills to enhance affordable housing rights were released in conjunction with a new report on poverty in Philadelphia. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: In 2013, Mayor Michael Nutter rebranded Philadelphia’s community services office and charged it with nothing less than the slashing of poverty in the poorest big city in the United States. Five years on, the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity has spent $65 million with few measurable accomplishments. (Read more.)
Done right, TOD can introduce mixed housing and commercial opportunities while making residents less reliant on cars and more likely to use public transit. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
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