UPDATE May 31: Rivage gets approval from Civic Design Review Committee! And East Falls Local was there! Steve’s not a huge fan of Civic Design Review, but when the Rivage project appeared on the CDR committee [more…]
A day after Community Council’s zoning committee voted unanimously to green-light new riverfront development, East Falls’ other RCO initiates a democratic vote of members. But first: neighbors on both sides discuss plans for an “organic” playground at [more…]
East Falls Forward’s general meeting for April shed light on why Redeemer would not be developed as a community space, as many wished. Plus, why Philadelphia is spearheading efforts to banish parking requirements for neighborhood zoning — are we [more…]
Showdown! If we could distill last night’s zoning meeting down into one key debate, it’d be parking versus green space at Midvale & Conrad. From our vantage point, green space (and modern sustainable parking models) [more…]
Zoning is the hottest craze to hit East Falls since traffic calming. Get in on the thrills of RM2, CMX3, curb cuts, and more at this month’s East Falls Zoning Meeting. Seriously: game-changing presentations by Grasso [more…]
Finally! Full-on democratic voting on important development issues in East Falls. Members weigh in on St. Bridget’s, PhillyU, Pennrose and more. PLUS: Tour Midvale’s new community coffeeshop in the making. An exciting message echoed at the last East [more…]
Can’t tell a RSA-5 from a RM-2? Answers here! East Falls’ proposed zoning changes in plain English, with context and links to all the important stuff. Thanks, East Falls Forward! So Philly is going thru [more…]
Big doings at last night’s East Falls zoning meeting. Exciting ideas, bold plans, negative NIMBY comments, and rampant optimism from a very spirited crowd. [more…]
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