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Read about how our latest Civic Catalyst advocates for and supports greening efforts in Queen Village.  Name: Louis Bartholomew Role: Executive Director for Queen Village Neighborhood Association (QVNA) Green superpower: Supporting logistics, data collection, and funding for grants for greening...

Check out the latest sustainability news: Office of Sustainability releases 2025 Climate Action Update. OSS released its first Climate Action Playbook in 2021. The 2025 Climate Action Update highlights citywide achievements in sustainability since 2021, including: the Streetlight Improvement Project,...

From Malvern to Massachusetts, the first blind birding event showed accessibility in action. Chester County resident Natanya Sortland suddenly lost considerable vision in 2015, following a freak accident. When she was invited on a birding date, she recalled saying, “Hello!...

More than 500 residents advocated for change, leading to 40% longer crosswalk times on Girard Avenue It can be dangerous to cross busy streets in Philadelphia. Residents have mixed results on their request for traffic calming efforts.     Girard Avenue is...

Check out the latest sustainability news: City Council votes to protect one of the city’s oldest and largest community gardens. This morning, City Council is expected to approve legislation to transfer city-owned land to the Neighborhood Gardens Trust. The land...

Here’s how the city plans to retrofit the aging housing stock and support existing repair programs. Philadelphia is facing two challenges: the need to increase affordable housing and mitigate the effects of climate change, which include increased temperatures and precipitation....

From storytelling workshops to seed swaps, they’re cultivating more than just vegetables in Philly and nationally. As the price of food increases and plant-based living becomes increasingly important, one local organization is connecting BIPOC communities to their cultural heritage through...

Catch up on the latest sustainability news: Safer streets coming to Pine and Spruce. Philadelphia Bike Action held a citywide meeting featuring invited guest, Rich Lazer, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Participants discussed new safety and mobility projects...

You’ve seen environmental justice come under fire. But what does the term mean? Here are the basics of what it is – and why it matters now more than ever. Environmental justice is a term that describes the principle of...