What We're Reading: Week of April 6, 2020

Here's what we're reading this week about the projects, people and policies driving local development:

The Philadelphia Citizen: Councilmember Allan Domb reached out to local banks to ask for a forebearance program on home and business loans, and the banks quickly stepped up

by Larry Platt, April 3, 2020

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: As SEPTA faces an estimated loss of $550mm due to drastically reduced ridership and reduced sales tax revenue from the state, news of $643mm in bailout funds due to COVID 19 is a lifesaver for the agency

by Michael D'Onofrio, April 4, 2020

PennLive: The battle is on in Harrisburg over the scope of business closure to reinforce social distancing while unemployment claims in Pennsylvania soar

by Jan Murphy, April 7, 2020

The Philadelphia Citizen: Larry Platt opines on how Mayor Kenney will approach a reworked budget in response to dramatically reduced City revenue

by Larry Platt, April 10, 2020

The Pew Charitable Trusts released its annual “State of the City” report for Philadelphia, which included early evaluation of the possible impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the state of the city

Pew Charitable Trusts, April 4, 2020