Re: [UC] [Fwd: PlanPhilly: A President's House Divided]
It's amazing how Penn and the Mayor have gone into high gear during our financial crisis! Where do they find time to cut essential services? Milton Friedman would be very proud of their use of a crisis. If you see leaders of multinational corporations drooling, you will understand that they are excited about PlanPhilly too. Ah, the glorious VISION! Glenn -Original Message- From: John Ellingsworth j...@ellingsworth.org Sent: Feb 25, 2009 4:47 PM To: University City List UnivCity@list.purple.com, UCneighbors ucneighb...@hector.asc.upenn.edu Subject: [UC] [Fwd: PlanPhilly: A President's House Divided] Some insights into Philadelphia Planning... This week in local design, development and planning news: PART I: NEWS -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2531 1. A President's House Divided -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2532 By Kellie Patrick Gates / As DRPA allocates funding to create museum, a minority opinion says project's presentation should be more powerful. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2533 2. Public gets a new view of Market East -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2534 By Plan Philly Staff / Ehrenkrantz Eckstut Kuhn Architects of New York say big picture is more important than focusing on casino. Asian Americans United express displeasure. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2535 3. PennDesign Dean: Philadelphia fixes are inevitable -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2536 By Kellie Patrick Gates / As new dean of Penn School of Design, Marilyn Jordan Taylor is focused on the city's renaissance, every step of the way. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2537 4. Creative thinking about Penn Treaty Park -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2538 By Kellie Patrick Gates / Friends of the 7-acre parcel and Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will engage citizens about imagining a master plan for the property. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2540 5. Stimulus bill leaves visionary projects idle -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2541 By Thomas J. Walsh / Philly’s $631M share “limits opportunities,” Economy League says. Plan is heavy on “short-term approaches instead of well-planned investments.” POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2542 6. Gentrification in the Age of Subprime -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2543 By Thomas J. Walsh / Two experts go back and forth on neighborhood dynamics during another segment of Philadelphia Conversations at Penn. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2545 7. Proper opposition to development -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2546 By Thomas J. Walsh / Judith Eden hated the fix. She believed a pragmatic approach could make a project acceptable to the neighborhood and the developer. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2547 8. Woodlands and beyond -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2548 By Brandon Gollotti / Additional stories as a follow-up to the full feature that connects this historic cemetary in West Philadelphia to Thomas Eakins and Dr. Samuel Gross. POST YOUR COMMENTS: http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2550 PART II: OPINION 1. Design Advocacy Group concern over TOD zoning classification -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2551 As City Council mulls the creation of a new zoning classification called a Transit Oriented Design District, Design Advocacy Chair Joanne Aitken has released this statement, which voices concern over the suitability of such a TOD designation in an urban setting such as Philadelphia. 2. Loose Canon: Once and Future Journalism -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2552 City Paper columnist Bruce Schimmel writes about PlanPhilly. PART III: NOTEBOOK -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2553 Here are some of this week's highlights from PlanPhilly's quick-news feature: 1. Green resonates at Penn -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2554 2. See video testimonials from final city budget forum (West Philadelphia) -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2555 South Philadelphia forum -- http://www.planphilly.com/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?q=359266u=2556 Germantown forum --
Re: [UC] The Praxis 100 point game
Glenn moyer wrote: I said that we were being treated like third graders. 3 more forums, on 3 consecutive days -- interesting to compare penn's technique of engagement with temple's: - - - - feb 23: the essence of leadership preceptorials hosted by wharton's michael useem and penn's president gutmann http://tinyurl.com/d5dba8 For part of the session, students were divided into groups and asked to pick a historical or contemporary figure they all agreed was a good leader. Each group then presented its choice along with two to four qualities that defined its chosen leader to the rest of the room. Students presented on leaders as diverse as Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammed Ali, Steve Jobs and Penn's own Ira Harkavy - founder of Penn's Center for Community Partnerships. Perseverance, good communication skills and the ability to lead by example came up frequently in different groups' leadership templates. This exercise demonstrated the inductive way in which the preceptorial was designed to work. Useem told students to take example and experience and extract the underlying principles of leadership. Gutmann said she was impressed by how well the students completed the assignment and by their level of engagement. - - - - - feb 24: seven community forums to get input for citywide mural project, led by ppce's sokoloff and whyy's satullo http://tinyurl.com/aerxy8 Two teams of artists will incorporate the beliefs of participants of all seven forums into proposed murals, and later, residents will pick the mural that most represents the theme. Murals are about what is possible, said Harris Sokoloff, director of the Penn Project for Civic Engagement, which is running the forums with WHYY. And these forums are an opportunity for people to come out and talk about their beliefs and what's possible for the city, rather than focusing on the negatives. Tonight will represent a different kind of civic engagement for Sokoloff We're going to ask people to share a story with someone else, Sokoloff said. People will sit in pairs and interview each other and ask what it's like to live where they live, what it feels like, tastes like, smells like, sounds like, Sokoloff said. Out of that, we will talk about what they believe -- what beliefs or values are implied in that story. - - - - feb 25: temple's spin forum about the local effects and responses to the economic crisis, hosted by temple's student public interest network http://www.temple.edu/law/spin/forum.html The Temple SPIN Forum will address the local effects of, and responses to, the global economic crisis. The global economic crisis has hit Philadelphia hard, impacting the city in a number of ways. The city is faced with an enormous budget deficit. Health centers are closing and access to affordable healthcare is down. Unemployment and foreclosures are rising. The purpose of the forum is to engage with members of the community, politicians, researchers, students, and advocates, to inform the policy debate about how to deal with the economic crisis here in Philadelphia. Panelists will speak about housing, jobs, and healthcare issues, how the budget cuts have affected their work and their clients, and solutions they have devised. - - - - - .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] SHCA/Lussyhop push for HD
West Philly neighbors, If you saw the little posters about the SHCA protest yesterday, or the news report in which Lussy complains about the 43rd and Baltimore demolition; you know that these “leaders” are renewing a push for HD. If you saw the outrageous pathetic performance by the Philadelphia Historic Commission to approve the Campus Inn, and the ease with which the applicants/SHCA used deception; you also must be terrified by this prospect! The PHC and historic designation have absolutely nothing to do with historic preservation for communities! It is a tool for forced gentrification, and placing unlimited power over communities into the hands of large developers. SHCA “leaders” see it as the ultimate power to bully their neighbors at will, and believe that their inner core leaders will always get exceptions when needed, like Campus Inn. Please consider: At the last PHC charade for the hotel, one commissioner pointed out how some “little guy” had his proposal to build a small addition on his property denied. Why was his application denied? The property next door was historically designated and his addition was not permitted to be one millimeter above the historic property! The big developer can tower 7 stories over any historic property with SHCA full support, but the little guy can be destroyed, if he has enemies among an unscrupulous civic association. I previously reported the case last year where a little guy’s building had been hit by a truck. The two nervous little guys had to report twice about their efforts to comb the east coast for the exact same bricks. They wished to use bricks that were very close and rebuild the wall. This PHC needs to be investigated and not given the enormous power to harm individuals and communities. They have no standards or accountability, and they can bankrupt our older, poorer, or even middle class neighbors with impunity! Our neighbors don’t want to rip the porches off of their Victorian houses. That is an absurd lie. The proponents of historic designation have been boldly lying about that to cause fear, just as Paulson and Bush used fear to achieve their goals. Please consider these examples and remember that a big developer is ripping down the building on Baltimore Avenue. And ask these SHCA cats to show us all of these porches our little neighbors have been ripping down over these past few years without an HD. How many lies from the same gang of liars are people willing to take Glenn, a citizen You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] [Fwd: PlanPhilly: A President's House Divided]
Glenn moyer wrote: Milton Friedman would be very proud of their use of a crisis. A crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste. -- Amy Gutmann http://tinyurl.com/d5dba8 .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] [Fwd: PlanPhilly: A President's House Divided]
A crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste. -- Amy Gutmann http://tinyurl.com/d5dba8 And Amy, Penn, and their mayor are not wasting this one. Selling the public schools, libraries, recreation centers, and trash collection are only some goals. Busting unions, regressive taxation, and increasing corporate welfare are also major targets for our ivy mayor and this crisis. Aren't we lucky to have all these forums at the same time the mayor is having less publicized forums for big big business leaders. I like the lie and fear about chasing businesses out. Many of the biggest corporate businesses doing business in Philadelphia don't have headquarters here. If these entities, like Penn too, paid their fair share instead of parasitically using the city for free, as they pull in the big bucks; the budget problem could be solved, while small local businesses could all be exempt from additional tax burden. Small businesses pay high taxes but huge international corporations often pay nothing or almost nothing. But we're supposed to be so afraid that they can insist on any lie they choose! International corporations aren't going to stop selling beer here if they were forced to pay their fair share, as just one example. I was told by a reliable source that the city is refusing to give up data so that these large corporations local tax burden and residency could be looked at and understood. Imagine that! The biggest crisis, by far, is the power and ruthless tactics of the plutocracy spinning perpetual crisis. Glenn, a citizen -Original Message- From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN laserb...@speedymail.org Sent: Feb 26, 2009 2:30 PM To: UnivCity Listserv univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] [Fwd: PlanPhilly: A President's House Divided] Glenn moyer wrote: Milton Friedman would be very proud of their use of a crisis. A crisis is a terrible opportunity to waste. -- Amy Gutmann http://tinyurl.com/d5dba8 .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Sell the kids
Three interesting articles about local kids: Here is a report about a good properly funded public school, which allows art and music education. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/40272792.html The Nutter/Ackerman plan: Renaissance 2010, the Chicago plan, set out to close 100 struggling schools and replace them with 60 charter schools. Critics say the plan has pushed poor students out and that the new schools have not produced better results than traditional public schools. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090226_Phila_students_challenge__Imagine_2014__plan.html Follow-up. Kids for sale to the private prisons: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20090226_Class-action_suit_filed_in_corrupt_judges_case.html You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] SHCA/Lussyhop push for HD
I walked around this property (43 Bal.) today, it seems to be about 1/3 demolished. Is anyone on this list aware of any future uses for this site? If it's posted to the other list, or there's more info there, could you cross-post it here? I'm not on that one. Thanx. -cm `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸º On Feb 26, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Glenn moyer wrote: West Philly neighbors, If you saw the little posters about the SHCA protest yesterday, or the news report in which Lussy complains about the 43rd and Baltimore demolition; you know that these “leaders” are renewing a push for HD. If you saw the outrageous pathetic performance by the Philadelphia Historic Commission to approve the Campus Inn, and the ease with which the applicants/SHCA used deception; you also must be terrified by this prospect! The PHC and historic designation have absolutely nothing to do with historic preservation for communities! It is a tool for forced gentrification, and placing unlimited power over communities into the hands of large developers. SHCA “leaders” see it as the ultimate power to bully their neighbors at will, and believe that their inner core leaders will always get exceptions when needed, like Campus Inn. Please consider: At the last PHC charade for the hotel, one commissioner pointed out how some “little guy” had his proposal to build a small addition on his property denied. Why was his application denied? The property next door was historically designated and his addition was not permitted to be one millimeter above the historic property! The big developer can tower 7 stories over any historic property with SHCA full support, but the little guy can be destroyed, if he has enemies among an unscrupulous civic association. I previously reported the case last year where a little guy’s building had been hit by a truck. The two nervous little guys had to report twice about their efforts to comb the east coast for the exact same bricks. They wished to use bricks that were very close and rebuild the wall. This PHC needs to be investigated and not given the enormous power to harm individuals and communities. They have no standards or accountability, and they can bankrupt our older, poorer, or even middle class neighbors with impunity! Our neighbors don’t want to rip the porches off of their Victorian houses. That is an absurd lie. The proponents of historic designation have been boldly lying about that to cause fear, just as Paulson and Bush used fear to achieve their goals. Please consider these examples and remember that a big developer is ripping down the building on Baltimore Avenue. And ask these SHCA cats to show us all of these porches our little neighbors have been ripping down over these past few years without an HD. How many lies from the same gang of liars are people willing to take Glenn, a citizen You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
