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Although the zoning reforms on offer this year are less dramatic, the chances that a housing package will be included in the 2024 budget have increased.

The scrubbed rail extension illustrates the financial crisis at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and at other transit agencies around the country. Still, some advocates say it’s an opportunity, too.

Community members voiced their support for the project — 100 years in the making — during a town hall hosted by State Rep. Jared Solomon.

Advocates looking to restore commuter rail service between West Chester and Philadelphia got an informal go-ahead to continue developing a plan from Borough council on Tuesday. The Committee to Reestablish Rail Service to West Chester believes service could be restored with an upfront cost of just $16.4 million, which is much lower than the $380 million price tag SEPTA placed on the project.

WHYY By Daniel Trubman, with 5th Square, said that he’d prefer to see money for tax cuts for parking lot corporations go to education, jobs, and cleaning up city streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Philadelphia City Council once again postponed a committee vote on a proposal to slash taxes on parking lot revenues, as urbanist groups picketed outside the headquarters of Parkway Corporation, a prominent lot and garage operator that has backed the cuts. The delay on the parking tax — the third time council punted on the controversial bill in under a week — also comes as council is floating an...