Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass A lot in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, Philadelphia. (Photo: Katie Levesque) Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass Four students in the Weitzman School’s Department of City and Regional Planning are working to find suitable properties to rehabilitate with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project and the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development.
Public scooters may soon zip through Philadelphia Public scooters may soon zip through Philadelphia The School of Design’s Megan Ryerson assisted with the city’s debate over the scooter as a safe and viable transportation alternative, as Pennsylvania assesses a bill to legalize electric scooters on public streets.
The future of urban waters Rising Waters fellows in Mumbai in January (Photo credit: Photography Promotion Trust) The future of urban waters Students and faculty of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities’ Liquid Histories course study the impact of rising sea levels from the banks of Philadelphia and Mumbai.
From urban renewal to today, tracking the struggles of America’s cities With help from the Penn Libraries' staff, Cebul and his students worked with maps in an electronic classroom in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Image: Eric Sucar From urban renewal to today, tracking the struggles of America’s cities Equipped with SEPTA Key cards, Brent Cebul’s students are taking a deep dive into Philadelphia’s history, looking into the past and present challenges facing cities.
Scooter companies hope to be street legal in Pennsylvania by summer Philadelphia Inquirer Scooter companies hope to be street legal in Pennsylvania by summer The School of Design’s Megan Ryerson said the popularization of shared scooters could make everyone’s commutes safer by increasing drivers’ awareness and a resulting demand for protected bike lanes. “When we give Philadelphians access to safe and affordable alternatives for transportation, they will use them,” she said. A plan to balance growth, quality housing, poverty, and construction for an entire city A plan to balance growth, quality housing, poverty, and construction for an entire city PennDesign’s Vincent Reina helped Philadelphia complete its first comprehensive housing plan. Truck traffic is clogging Center City streets. What’s Philly going to do about it? Philadelphia Inquirer Truck traffic is clogging Center City streets. What’s Philly going to do about it? The School of Design’s Erick Guerra discussed the issue of delivery trucks blocking major streets in Philadelphia. “One of the big first steps is closely analyzing and understanding the problem,” he said. “I’m not sure that’s quite been done yet.” Fine arts professor marries art and science on the Schuylkill River banks Deirdre Murphy, a “toolmaker” for the Ecotopian Toolkit project as part of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, examines the banks of the Schuylkill River. Fine arts professor marries art and science on the Schuylkill River banks Fine Arts lecturer Deirdre Murphy answered a call for artists for Penn's Ecotopian Toolkit project with a piece based on the migratory patterns of birds on the Schuylkill River, right in her backyard. A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help WHYY (Philadelphia) A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help In an Op-Ed, doctoral student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design discusses the progress and potential of a new Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Philadelphia.
A plan to balance growth, quality housing, poverty, and construction for an entire city A plan to balance growth, quality housing, poverty, and construction for an entire city PennDesign’s Vincent Reina helped Philadelphia complete its first comprehensive housing plan.
Truck traffic is clogging Center City streets. What’s Philly going to do about it? Philadelphia Inquirer Truck traffic is clogging Center City streets. What’s Philly going to do about it? The School of Design’s Erick Guerra discussed the issue of delivery trucks blocking major streets in Philadelphia. “One of the big first steps is closely analyzing and understanding the problem,” he said. “I’m not sure that’s quite been done yet.” Fine arts professor marries art and science on the Schuylkill River banks Deirdre Murphy, a “toolmaker” for the Ecotopian Toolkit project as part of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, examines the banks of the Schuylkill River. Fine arts professor marries art and science on the Schuylkill River banks Fine Arts lecturer Deirdre Murphy answered a call for artists for Penn's Ecotopian Toolkit project with a piece based on the migratory patterns of birds on the Schuylkill River, right in her backyard. A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help WHYY (Philadelphia) A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help In an Op-Ed, doctoral student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design discusses the progress and potential of a new Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Philadelphia.
Fine arts professor marries art and science on the Schuylkill River banks Deirdre Murphy, a “toolmaker” for the Ecotopian Toolkit project as part of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, examines the banks of the Schuylkill River. Fine arts professor marries art and science on the Schuylkill River banks Fine Arts lecturer Deirdre Murphy answered a call for artists for Penn's Ecotopian Toolkit project with a piece based on the migratory patterns of birds on the Schuylkill River, right in her backyard.
A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help WHYY (Philadelphia) A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help In an Op-Ed, doctoral student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design discusses the progress and potential of a new Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Philadelphia.