The Week in Parking
Philly is planning a parking spot alert app
Plus the week in parking tweets
A parking spot app will only help so much...
Billy Penn IllustrationWhat’s Philly doing with its Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant? Trying to make parking suck less.
Actually, the city has a bunch of ideas in the works, including making property data more accessible, affordable housing and things like smart street lighting in non-Center City neighborhoods.
But yes, also parking. As Curbed explained in this recap of the city’s Smart City roadmap workshop, one way Philly can leverage technology is through an app that alerts you to nearby open parking spaces. The really cool thing about this? The city already has plenty of surveillance camera infrastructure to kickstart a project like this.
Parking posts of the week
A duck boot on wheels at Temple
“Dear Parking Ticket People, you are killing me”
#PhillyDelivers?
Parking > coffee
Parking > good roads
Parking > work
Parking > fire safety
Well, yeah
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There’s no such thing as free parking
But there is such a thing as revenge parking
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Free Library adds searchable archives of 10 Black American newspapers
Interested Philadelphians can now access "a more complete story of American history."
Uncle Bobbie’s to reopen with community support after burglary and vandalism
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Opinion: Temple’s plan for on-campus learning puts North Philly neighbors at risk
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Fundraiser vigil celebrates life and birthday of murdered trans woman Dominique Rem’mie Fells
"Dominique was always one to give, no matter what she had," said Fells' mother.
Made by students, ‘Our Philadelphia’ offers a look at how boys talk about gun violence
A group of West Philly teens who lost friends to shootings created a must-watch documentary.
Police misconduct in Philadelphia: Unsealed records name the city’s most cited cops
Even if officers assault civilians, they rarely face repercussions — and sometimes get promoted, newly released documents show.
How worried should Philly be about the Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak?
So far only one local staffer has tested positive, but the Miami team is quarantined in Philadelphia.
Free Library board mostly silent as workers demand involvement in selecting new leader
In a meeting Tuesday, only one board member committed to anti-racism efforts. Others have resigned in solidarity with their former director.
10 ways the School District of Philadelphia can become an antiracist organization
A group of teachers outlined a list of specific demands for equity in city schools.
Spotted lanternfly sightings are up 500% in PA compared to last year
Summertime brings the "nymph" phase of the invasive insect, a prelude to mature bugs this fall.
Philly NAACP president shares anti-Semitic meme with misattributed neo-Nazi quote
Rodney Muhammad said he was trying to show support for DeSean Jackson, and didn’t realize the image was offensive.
Philly’s coronavirus curves: Daily updated stats on COVID-19
How serious are infections? Is testing increasing? What's the positivity rate? Check these charts.
Opinion: If colleges want to be antiracist, they should start by ‘banning the box’
Studies show criminal records checks do not make campuses safer — but they discriminate against Black applicants.
Free Library director Siobhan Reardon has resigned
The leadership change comes after intense pressure from Black workers to end a culture of discrimination.
This rose ice cream with 24k gold is the perfect summer 2020 escape
Vannah Banana's vegan treats are available at pop-ups and via Instagram.
Free Library director expected to resign within the week over discrimination allegations
Many board members “were unaware of the true climate" at the library, a diversity consultancy found.
What happens after the $600 expires? Here’s the situation with unemployment benefits in PA
Economists say ending the boost could trigger a downturn that would cost Pennsylvania another 250k jobs.
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