Livability
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:17
Impact summary of Governor's budget proposal from the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:55
From 2008 to 2010, Pennsylvania's recently closed Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) saved more than 6,100 Pennsylvania homeowners from foreclosure and had a total estimated impact of $480 million, according to a newly released report, the Reinvestment Fund’s (TRF)
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:49
The report of the sixth year of the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund was released in January, and it continues to demonstrate strong results across the board. Since its inception in 2005, the Housing Trust Fund has:
Produced nearly 1,150 new homes, with another 225 under construction as
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 13:58
The City’s Board of Ethics has issued an advisory indicating that the City’s new lobbying regulations, which were amended in September, will be in effect as of January 3, 2012, with the first reports due April 30, 2012. Given amendments approved by City Council in October, further
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 13:56
As follow up to City Council’s unanimous approval of Councilman Goode’s bill with amendments proposed by PACDC members to expand the Philadelphia CDC Tax Credit Program from 30 to 35 partnerships and maintain the tax credit at 100%, but lower the annual contribution from $100,000 to $85
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 13:52
Philadelphia City Council voted 17-0 to approve the City’s new zoning code on December 15th. The new code will increase predictability for developers, homeowners and neighborhoods, and advance appropriate development. Our understanding is the Mayor will have a bill signing
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 13:41
The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission has adopted the final plan for redrawing boundaries for the State’s Representative and Senatorial Districts. Philadelphia lost the 169th District currently represented by Dennis O’Brien who was recently elected to Philadelphia City
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 09:56
Councilman Goode introduced a bill (No. 110561) September 8 amending the City’s CDC Tax Credit Program that would:
· Expand the program from 30 to 40 partnerships; and
· Maintain the
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 09:54
“Cautious optimism” seems to describe the belief of many stakeholders that the four-year process to re-write Philadelphia’s seriously outdated Zoning Code may occur before year’s end.
City Council’s Committee of the Whole held a seven hour
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 12:24
In response to comments received by the Board of Ethics from PACDC, the Bar Association and others in June on their draft local lobbying regulations, Board staff has been drafting changes to the proposed regulations. The three main issues that PACDC commented on are being addressed:
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PACDC Fact
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PACDC’s activities have culminated in $180 million to date in new resources for affordable housing and neighborhood economic development.
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The Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund has raised nearly $80 million since September 2005 to expand housing opportunities for more than 6,000 Philadelphia families.
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The CDC Tax Credit Program has fostered 35 partnerships between businesses and non-profits that is providing $60 million in new funding for CDC neighborhood economic development.
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PACDC’s Member Services programming builds capacity of CDCs through technical assistance and training, sharing of best practices, networking, and promotion of the local CDC industry.
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The local CDC industry generated $3.3 billion in economic impact in Philadelphia during the past 20 years.
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