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John Coltrane House project in Strawberry Mansion gets state blight remediation funds

Greening vacant city lots reduces residents' depression, Penn study finds

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Philadelphia Land Bank emphasizes affordable housing in 2017 strategic plan

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Penn calculates financial toll of blight, violence in Philadelphia

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PennDOT takes control of Market Street East Advertising District

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CHOP research shows fixing urban blight may reduce youth homicide, violence

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Philly cracking down on illegal clothing donation bins

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New program pairs ex-offenders with 'green' jobs in Philly

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Baltimore to emulate Philadelphia's fraught Neighborhood Transformation Initiative

Philadelphia Land Bank sets targets for thousands of vacant lots

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Philadelphia Housing Authority to seize 1,330 properties for redevelopment

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Learn about Black history through audio walking tours and storefront installations in Northern Liberties

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