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Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia by Gregory Saville On this July 4 Independence Day, I dis...

Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Bridge Skyline views at night mask the reality of neighbourhood life  - photo Jeffrey Phillips Freeman ...

Times Square echoes Bladerunner - hyper-commercialized, electronic billboards in every direction by Gregory Saville The writing on ...

Plans for a POP-up market in Philadelphia - diagram by Brad Vassallo GUEST BLOG : Brad Vassallo is a SafeGrowth Advocate having taught ...

The title above is a quote from one of my favorite people in 2015 - Amelia Price. Every now and then I recognize a stellar community dev...

One of the more offensive ideas I’ve come across in criminology is the theory that some high crime neighborhoods never change. Giving the ...

Every now and then some irresistible news comes along you just can't wait to share. Today I received that news; a team project seed...

Image from video Our Community, Our Vision Last blog was about cohousing as a way out of a Wire-esque future. Here's another. I love ...

Scene from Desolate to Dynamic "If it wasn't for the recreation programs, where would the kids be other than hanging out on the co...

Ghost Busters on South Street How much is too much? Planner, developer, and academic types have asked this question for decades. So has Malc...

Simple solutions to complex problems CPTED prevents crime by designing defensible space into places - what 1st Generation CPTED calls territ...

Philadelphia mural project My life the past week has been spent editing the newest product of the International CPTED Association (ICA). It...