Streeteries feedback wanted; Tenants fight AI; Indigenous People's Day activities

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY

Moving day
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Philly spent $120K for two model streeteries. Now it wants your review

The project came in response to restaurant owners who told the city that building an attractive streetery while meeting city, state and federal regulations can be difficult and expensive.

Crash-worthy barriers, accessibility requirements and other safety rules can sometimes force businesses to revise designs multiple times before receiving approval.

“The prototypes are designed to make it easier and more affordable for restaurants to install licensed streeteries that meet all requirements,” said acting Commerce Director Karen Fegely. Continue reading…

A streetery prototype outside LOVE Park in Philadelphia on October. 7. (Davis Cuffe/Billy Penn)

Philly tenants are fighting to limit AI in property management

Advocates want to bar property managers from using AI for maintenance requests, which they say can misrepresent those requests and leave tenants without an accurate paper trail.

They’re also fighting to stop property managers from using artificial intelligence to tabulate rental arrears, which anecdotally has left tenants being accused of delinquency or assessed late fees. Continue reading…

Rowhomes at 34th and Spring Garden streets for sale or rent. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

BP Quizzo Question of the Day

Before Roosevelt Boulevard was renamed in 1918 in honor of the former president, it was named after which Northeast Philly neighborhood?

RECAP: What else happened?

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• Tariffs, taxes and other takeaways from Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity’s governor debate. + Where the candidates stand on health care, abortion, trans rights and more. [WHYYx2]

• “So much more to do”: Bucks County joins nationwide demonstrations against sexual violence. [WHYY]

• A new map lets you track state broadband infrastructure projects, which were delayed after a federal agency forced the Shapiro administration to rewrite its proposal. [Technical.ly]

• “A sobering day”: Protests in Rittenhouse Square mark 3rd anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. [WHYY]

• Break-ins, threats, and violent incidents around Vernon Park in Germantown have pushed local institutions to tighten access and reduce services, as community leaders seek a coordinated response. [Germantown Info Hub]

• AI forces coding program to revamp how it prepares Philadelphia students for tech jobs. [Chalkbeat]

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MAYOR WATCH

Mayor Parker has no public events scheduled for Friday.

Highlights from Billy Penn’s City Guide

35 places to have a picnic in Philadelphia
From the Delaware to the Schuylkill, and everything in between.
That’s not actually a cheese vending machine in Olde Kensington
It’s Perrystead Dairy’s gourmet cheese dispensary.

ON THE CALENDAR

Love Market at Love Lab (Friday),
Celebrate the first indigenous peoples at Saturday’s Firstival at the Penn Museum (Saturday),
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours: West of Broad Street (Saturday-Sunday),
It’s always punny in Philadelphia contest (Saturday),
Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts (Sunday)
AND MORE!

See the **FULL LIST** of this week’s events calendar at BillyPenn.com!