Plan to Help Homeowners Gains Steam
March 31, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Federal housing agencies are moving closer to a possible plan to help homeowners caught between rising interest rates on their mortgages and falling home prices that preclude selling or refinancing to pay off those debts, officials said Saturday.”
Source: Plan to Help Homeowners Gains Steam
Report Says HUD Secretary Will Resign
March 31, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Housing Secretary Alphonso R. Jackson is expected to resign Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night.”
Source: Report Says HUD Secretary Will Resign
Phila. to relax residency rule for new hires
March 28, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “For the first time in nearly a half-century, non-city residents soon may be able to apply for city jobs.”
Source: Phila. to relax residency rule for new hires
Phila. visitors compare SEPTA to Toronto transit
March 28, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Stepping past mounds of lingering snow melting at the curb, a group of 30 Philadelphia-area transit officials, planners and students recently climbed aboard Toronto’s hot vehicle of the future: a streetcar.”
Source: Phila. visitors compare SEPTA to Toronto transit
Getting more from a stadium
March 28, 2008
According to a Philadelphia Inquirer commentary, “Amid all the justifiable enthusiasm of this region’s getting another major-league sports franchise, an important issue seems to have been lost. Part of the reason for spending Delaware River Port Authority and state dollars to attract the new soccer team and build a stadium has been the potential economic development for the waterfront in Chester, one of the nation’s most impoverished cities.”
Source: Getting more from a stadium
Cities edited out of this election?
March 28, 2008
The Daily News reports, “FOR MONTHS, the Democratic presidential candidates have delivered policy speeches, stumped at town hall meetings and jousted at debates. But while Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have talked themselves hoarse about health care and Iraq, they’ve rarely discussed key issues for Philadelphia.”
Source: Cities edited out of this election?
Philanthropy needs to reinvent itself
March 28, 2008
According to a PlanPhilly.com commentary, “More than ever before, charitable foundations have the resources and the will to reinvent struggling American neighborhoods. But even as their ambitions grow, old institutional problems remain.”
Source: Philanthropy needs to reinvent itself
Center helps adults get back to school
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “The College Access Center in Center City’s Gallery mall is one brick-and-mortar result of a renewed push to get Philadelphians to complete their college degrees. Hundreds of visitors have streamed in since it opened - including some early arrivals who showed up when the moving boxes were still full.”
Source: Center helps adults get back to school
Philadelphia targets one of its toughest problems
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Too few Philadelphia residents go to college. And too many who start don’t finish. But this problem — which cripples the city economy, as well as the people in it — now is getting the attention of a growing group of city leaders. Some are even calling it a movement: Philly folks have to get those college degrees.”
Source: Philadelphia targets one of its toughest problems
This time around, SEPTA is raising … service
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “SEPTA officials yesterday unveiled a $1.08 billion operating-budget proposal for next fiscal year. For the first time in more than a decade, the transit authority is basking in a monetary surplus due to a ridership increase.”
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