Mayor Parker wants to defund a program that provides free transit passes for low-income people
Zero Fare participants had taken about 6.6 million trips on SEPTA since the program started about 18 months ago.
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Philly’s Zero Fare program for low-income residents is not in Mayor Parker’s budget
To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.
Will Smith, Mayor Parker talk after Philadelphia honors artist with street renaming
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Will Smith both hinted about a Fourth of July concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway ...
Property tax bills would stay the same for most Philly homeowners next year under Mayor Parker’s budget plan
Property owners who believe their assessments are inaccurate can file a formal appeal with the Board of Revision of Taxes.
For decades, every Philly mayor has had access to free sports suites
Since Ed Rendell, every Philadelphia mayor has had free access to a suite at any game and concert at the current Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia commerce director Alba Martinez stepping down
Philadelphia's commerce chief Alba Martinez is stepping down from her post effective May 1 to produce an original musical, ...
Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, there’s now a street called Will Smith Way. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle ...
Mayor Parker wants to cut free SEPTA fare benefit for city workers
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposed budget would slash a benefit that provides free SEPTA passes to city employees, a perk that the administration has promoted as a help in workforce recruiting and ...