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The streets of South Philadelphia are often flooded with bicyclists. Some may be out for a joyride or running an errand, but studies show that South Philly has one of the highest rates of workers using a bike for their morning and evening commutes.
Primary Elections, Bike to Work Day, and TWO New Arboretums
“Bike to Work & Wherever Day” celebrated urban cycling and highlighted the need for safe, protected bike lanes. The Bicycle Coalition with Independence Blue Cross hosted a group bicycle ride starting in five different neighborhoods and all ending in a press conference...
Senate Democrats Hold Policy Hearing Regarding the Worker Protections
PHILADELPHIA, PA − Mayo 14, 2025 − Today, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a hearing to examine ways to protect Pennsylvania’s infrastructure and economy with a skilled, protected, and reliable workforce. “The testimony we heard today from...
Reconstruir Filadelfia, manzana a manzana
Es una escena que lleva tiempo manifestándose. Junto a sus vecinos, en la calle, hay decenas de voluntarios y contratistas de viviendas que, como un ejército de hormigas, entran y salen continuamente de 11 viviendas diferentes del bloque. Los equipos ejecutan sin descanso una lista de...
Senator Saval Stands with Transportation Workers in Demand for Full Funding for PA Public Transit
Pennsylvania Senate passes transphobic school sports bill
A Republican-led state Senate passed the Save Women’s Sports Act (SB9) on Mayo 6 — a piece of legislation that would ban trans people from participating in school-sponsored athletic teams that align with their gender identities. If the bill becomes law, the rule would...
Senator Saval Welcomes Members of UFCW 1776, the Whole Foods Union, to the Pennsylvania Senate
Local lawmakers rebuke Jameson after no-show at City Council hearing on DEI
ocal lawmakers convened at Philadelphia City Hall on Viernes to condemn Penn’s “mind boggling” rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs — and University leaders’ “refusal” to attend the hearing. The Mayo 9 joint committee hearing — held by Philadelphia...
Hidden talents of Pennsylvania lawmakers: a New Yorker writer, an MMA fighter, and alligator rescues
The work of a Pennsylvania legislator may be defined by bureaucracy and procedure, but lawmaker lives can be a little more colorful in the off-hours. While the hundreds of legislators in Harrisburg proudly tout their values and communities, they're often less vocal...
Two Problems, One Solution
“Location, location, location” is a well-known real estate axiom, and the value of a particular building or piece of land is heavily influenced by the access it provides to different kinds of amenities and services. Among those services that affect housing prices is...
Beginnings and endings at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
(The Center Square) - While the Navy Yard in Philadelphia looks toward the future, a Pennsylvania brand which briefly made its home there is closing its doors. On Jueves the Shapiro administration visited the Navy Yard to speak about a $30 million investment toward...
Governor Shapiro Highlights $30 Million Investment in Philadelphia Navy Yard Through First PA SITES Grant Awards, Creating Hundreds of Jobs, Building Shovel-Ready Sites for Businesses, and Supercharging Growth in South Philly
The $30 million investment in the Philadelphia Navy Yard is part of the Governor’s first round of PA SITES funding — a total of $64 million awarded to 11 strategic sites across the Commonwealth — helping create shovel-ready sites across the Commonwealth in order to...
Senator Saval Opposes Legislation to Ban Trans Youth from School Sports (Senate Bill 9)
Senator Saval and Welcoming Caucus Stand in Solidarity with PA Immigrant Communities
Fares up, service down: SEPTA riders sound the alarm
SEPTA’s doomsday budget would have a sweeping impact on the Main Line, stranding young people from the area’s many colleges, cutting off residents from opportunities and increasing car traffic, Montgomery County leaders warned Martes. County elected officials,...
Senator Saval Honors Members of the Save Chinatown Coalition for AAPI Heritage Month
Trump Wants ‘Beautiful’ Architecture. You Decide What That Is.
Amid the blizzard of executive orders President Donald Trump has issued in his return to office — from the significant (gutting federal diversity programs) to the overly ambitious (“Iron Dome for America”) to the downright silly (Gulf of America, anyone?) — one that’s...
‘Ghosts’ of long-demolished Philly buildings have stories to tell
All that’s left of 2716 N. 12th St. in North Philadelphia are sun-bleached rectangles of plaster clinging to the party wall of an adjacent house that still stands. Traces of stairways, shelving, joists, and tilework overlook demolition sites in the city’s older...
Big city mass transit push has small boost for county
The Transit Authority of Warren County stands to see an additional $231,766 in the budget proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro. With two months remaining before the deadline for state lawmakers to adopt the 2026 state budget, Democrats in Harrisburg are putting on a...
PA Public Transit Funding Package Proposed
HARRISBURG – Philadelphia County Senator Nikil Saval and Allegheny County Sen. Lindsey Williams announced the Transit for All PA Funding Package, a suite of legislative proposals to help secure full funding for transit agencies across the state. The package includes a...