Pat Loeb

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved new bike lanes in West Philadelphia, despite opposition from residents. Council also moved forward with legislation supporting Mayor Cherelle Parker's $800 million HOME initiative for affordable housing. The 47th Street bike lanes have been in the works for a year and a half. They are part of a larger project that includes repaving the street and converting it to a one-way, northbound, from Kingsessing to Chestnut Street.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Two bills designed to ease the cost of renting an apartment in Philadelphia passed a City Council committee on Tuesday, over the objections of landlords. The bills seek to help tenants afford the upfront costs of renting. One bill would eliminate application fees and cap the credit check fee at $50. The other would allow tenants to pay their security deposits in up to four installments, if the security deposit is more than a month's rent.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Vietnam veterans and their families gathered at the memorial on Spruce Street Monday to remember their fallen comrades and their own service. This year's celebration was the end of an era of sorts. Terry Williamson, who's led Philadelphia's Vietnam Veterans Memorial for 25 years, stepped down as president and gave a final address, invoking the memories that war sears in a veteran's brain. "The recollections are at once painful and bittersweet," he said.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Philadelphia lost its intercity bus terminal more than two years ago and still hasn't settled on a permanent location for a new one. Since Greyhound ditched its depot near Chinatown and construction wiped out stops near 30th Street, the city has tried Sixth and Market streets, and Second and Spring Garden streets. But planning officials at a City Council hearing last week agreed that something better is needed.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - The National Labor Relations Board's regional director has certified the results of the Philadelphia Whole Foods' union election, dismissing the grocery chain's objections. That means negotiations should begin, but Whole Foods plans to appeal. Workers overwhelmingly voted to organize in January, but Whole Foods filed objections that required a hearing, so it's taken four months to make it official.