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Inquirer: City Life’s Better with Fewer Paved Surfaces

May 8, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

An editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer both lauds the city’s plan to depave 500 acres of impervious surface and leaks the news that a groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Thursday to kick off the second phase of the Green 2015 action plan.

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Frankford Depaving Project Is Complete

May 3, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

Yesterday, a group of volunteers braved the wet weather to plant the final two rain gardens at a partially depaved lot at Eadom and Bridge streets (just west of I-95) in Frankford.

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A Shad State of Affairs

 |  Matthew Fritch

As the peak of the shad spawning season arrives, WHYY’s NewsWorks has a very informative article (and great photos) about the Fairmount fish ladder, including interviews with PWD aquatic biologists Lance Butler and Joe Perillo.

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