Philadelphia Chinatown community casts doubt on arena impact studies to be paid for by 76ers
Philadelphia Chinatown community leaders and critics are speaking out against the 76ers’ recent announcement that it will cover a series of impact studies in the neighborhood for its planned $1.3 billion arena. Key details: The developers of the planned Sixers arena will reportedly raise funds and put the money into a pot that Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), the city’s public-private economic development agency, can later use to hire consultants to conduct a series of impact studies related to the arena. The first two studies will reportedly have a total...