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Philly encampment residents say they won’t leave by deadline

July 17, 2020

A group of people experiencing homelessness, now living at an encampment on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, say they’re staying put, despite a city order to dismantle the tents by Friday morning. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Housing

This is the view from within the encampment on the Parkway

July 17, 2020

People experiencing homelessness and their allies in the Workers Revolutionary Collective and Occupy PHA took control of field on the Parkway June 11 and have named it an autonomous, police-free zone. | From: Generocity (Read more.)

Civic and Community Engagement

Showdown looms over the Parkway homeless encampment

July 15, 2020

Years of perceived inaction on the part of Philly officials over affordable housing could come to a head this Friday, when the city plans to evict people living in an encampment along the Ben Franklin Parkway. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Housing

Philly homeless camp grows as talks with city, PHA go slowly

July 15, 2020

Negotiations between the city and residents of the encampment over their demands for permanent housing seem to be at an impasse. As the camp continues to grow into a small village on the ballfield near the Parkway’s museums, many of its neighbors and the city want it dismantled. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

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Las personas cercanas a las viviendas de la PHA (Philadelphia Housing Authority) en el norte de Filadelfia tomar Lyft de $2.50 para ir a la tienda de comestibles

August 29, 2019

El Programa de acceso a supermercados viene como parte de Lyft City Works, un compromiso de la compañía para desplegar alrededor de $50 millones cada año en programas “que hacen que las ciudades sean más habitables”, dijo la compañía. | Presentado Por: Technical.ly Philly (Read more.)

Housing

Folks near PHA housing in North Philly can take $2.50 Lyft rides to the grocery store

August 19, 2019

The Grocery Access Program comes as a part of Lyft City Works, a commitment by the company to deploy about $50 million every year to programs “that make cities more livable,” the company said. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)

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ICYMI

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