Broad Street Brief

City Hall “Mixed-Income Neighborhoods Overlay” Bill Passes Out of Committee A plan intended to protect the ability of low and moderate-income Philadelphians to live...

City Hall City Council Advances Streetery Bill A City Council committee advanced legislation to make some “streeteries” a permanent part of the city’s dining and zoning...

City Hall Councilmember Gilmore-Richardson Pushes for Greener City Buildings Philadelphia’s new public buildings may soon be held to a higher environmental standard than before. Councilmember Gilmore-Richardson...

City Hall Solar Lab Unveiled at Frankford Highschool, Aiming to Train Students in Green Careers Sponsored by the Philadelphia Energy Association, U.S. Department of...

CITY HALL Driving Equality Bill Championed by Councilmember Thomas Passes City Council passed Councilmember Isaiah Thomas’s driving equality bill with a 14-2 vote, which will prohibit...

City Hall As Gun Violence Surge Continues, City Council Considers Proactive Measures to Reduce Harm With a historic surge in gun violence continuing through...

City Hall Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Bill Hite Says He Will Step Down Next August After nearly 10 years on the job, Philadelphia School District Superintendent William...

City Hall Clarke Introduces $400 Million “Neighborhood Preservation Initiative” On Friday, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced legislation that would borrow nearly half a billion dollars in an effort...

City Hall City Council Returns This Fall Virtually Although City Council was planning on returning to in-person meetings later in September, Council President Clarke announced that...