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"“We focused the first night on the areas that are coming up for construction first, topics like lighting, the aesthetic treatment of walls, the paint color of bridges and the street scape...Read more

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I thought it was interesting that community members felt the need to address public transit security (to PennDot) in community meetings, addressing issues related to lighting and aesthetics (wall...Read more

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One of the metrics that is measured in North Philadelphia is air pollution, reporting data pertaining to risk, public health, climate change, and more.  For example, using "healthoftheair.org," I...Read more

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The following methods, tools, data, and/or actors were involved throughout the plan proposal process, helping to produce the arguments made in the article: Philadelphia Solar Schools Initiative (...Read more

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The following methods, tools, data, and/or actors were involved throughout the plan proposal process, helping to produce the arguments made within this article: community members, Redevelopment...Read more

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While many individuals believe that a land bank is critical for Philadelphia, acting as a single entity in order to control blight and vacant land, I wonder how feasible such a plan actually is.  ...Read more

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"“We saw the power,” Gold-Markel said. “We saw how students, once they learned about solar energy, they really grasped it.”"

"Since PSSI will pay for the solar panel...Read more

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This article talks about the plan to install 5,000 solar panels on the rooftops of 20 public schools, providing opportunities for solar energy education programs as well.  Implemented by...Read more

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I particularly enjoyed reading about Philadelphia's Solar Schools Initiative (PSSI) project, attempting to expand one's knowledge with respect to solar energy and solar energy education.  With the...Read more

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“We had just been in the garden the week before and gathered in most of the harvest so God saw to it that most of the harvest didn’t get ruined but we lost a lot of squash, a lot of potatoes...Read more

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This article focuses on the challenges caused by vacant land and blight, often affecting some of the poorer communities across Philadelphia.  Because there are currently approximately 40,000...Read more

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This article highlights some of the suggestions made by community members in regards to the location and design of I-95, as PennDOT works to improve the Girard Avenue interchange.  Some of the...Read more

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