In December 2020, Independence Foundation Fellow/Staff Attorney, Justin Hollinger, and Staff Attorney, Joe Jampel, finalized a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the development of North10 Philadelphia's Be A Gem Crossing…
Category: Policy: Racial Equity
The Case for Housing Justice in Philadelphia from PolicyLink
The housing crisis in Philadelphia is not new. The racial inequities in the distribution of housing and resources are not new. But with COVID-19 causing unprecedented levels of unemployment, they…
RHLS and PULP Statement Regarding Walter Wallace Jr.
On Monday, October 26th, the Philadelphia Police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a twenty-seven-year-old Philadelphia resident whose life mattered. Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) and the Pennsylvania Utility Law…
Who Pays the Most? COVID-19, Utility Accessibility, and Race
By Madilyn Keaton, Energy Justice Project Consultant Introduction Right now COVID-19 is the topic of conversation on everyone’s lips. The United States is facing a national emergency unlike any other…
Quick Take: Housing Affordability & Transit Costs
Transit costs are tightly tied to the real estate. Accordingly, the same quality of home, with similar rent, can be vastly less affordable depending on where it located. When you…