This is part six in a series of posts about a zoning dispute near my house. I know how to have a good time! (I am on maternity leave with baby #2, writing this while she naps in my arms. It really is...

While many of our City Council representatives have been vocal about SEPTA funding recently, it’s good to remember that pretty much all of them drive their taxpayer-supplied cars to City Hall and don’...

The City’s Motion for Summary Judgment I wrote about in my last post was denied. So this case will go to trial!! It was originally scheduled for trial on June 2nd, but an emergency motion for conti...

The 5000 Warrington spot zoning litigation is almost over. But my blog posts about it aren’t! Previous blogs on this topic here , here , and here . Trial is scheduled to begin on June 2nd. The C...

Previous related posts here and here . About a year ago, the City announced major changes to the way they review requests for traffic calming/speed bumps. I submitted a new RTKL request to find o...

This is the third post I am doing about this zoning dispute. Feel free to read Part 1 and Part 2 first. Some background: in 2020, a developer put out a proposal to build a 174 unit affordable a...

A new thing I am trying is getting non-docketed documents from interesting litigation going on around the city. A little background for any non-lawyers reading this blog: when you file a lawsuit, a...

Mayor Parker and City Council - it's time for our City to back up its commitment to safety and contribute $5 million to Vision Zero in the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Budget!

The City held an “open house” and solicited feedback on the plan to install concrete protection for the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine back in October. It was apparently a madhouse with hours-long wai...

The first blog post I did about 5000 Warrington is here . I hadn’t been following the zoning dispute over 5000 Warrington that closely since someone appealed the ZBA’s grant of a variance back in ...

The arena is such a contentious topic! I am really interested in how this process is playing out behind closed doors. The Mayor and CM Squilla have to make public statements, and the opposition is v...